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The 5 Best Multiplayer Games of 2017

The 5 Best Multiplayer Games of 2017

Battlefield is well-known for large scale maps concerning players. Now that Battlefield V includes a battle royale game mode, it has cemented itself as one of the greatest first-person shooters of all t

After the mod transitioned to ARMA 3 and took-off in earnest, Daybreak Game Company (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) took notice and started development of a battle royale mode for their then upcoming game "Just Survive" (formerly "H1Z1"). In relatively short order, the developer invited Greene to their studio to ask if they could use his mode in the game. Greene agreed and they wound up bringing him onboard the project as a consultant. Just Survive’s battle royale mode would come to be known as "H1Z1: King of the Kill" and helped popularize the fledgling game genre even further.

In 2012, a modder by the name of Dean Hall released a mod for ARMA 2 called "DayZ." Its extreme survival focus being the result of Hall’s desire to create an experience that would cause its players to seriously consider their surroundings and survival needs, rather than just blindly reacting. As it turned out, many gamers out there were hungry for this new kind of gaming experience, and DayZ released to massive praise and popularity. So like ARMA 2 before it, DayZ also attracted a healthy modding community, and it wasn’t long before some members of that community starting trying to adapt the game’s survival elements for pvp-focused experiences. It wasn’t until a year later though, in 2013, that PlayerUnknown would make his debut and deliver one of the most influential DayZ mods to date, "PlayerUnknown’s Battle Royale."

Global Green is an organization dedicated to creating a sustainable future for the environment, and they've teamed up with fundraising titan Omaze and the popular video game, PUBG Mobile , to raise worldwide awareness towards the plight of the Amazon , with the goal of protecting the land from greedy corporations that seek to shorten the planet's lifespan in the name of short-term prof

Still, surely they are supportive of those still playing the game, right? Wrong. For those brave adventurers still fighting the numerous bugs , Bethesda has handed out a couple of bans we still can't get our heads aro

The year of 2009 is shaping up to be one of the more important years of modern gaming. This was the year that saw the birth of many of the current giants of the industry. It was the year that saw the real beginning of the Assassin’s Creed series, the beta release of Mincraft, and was the year when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves released and blew away all expectations. It’s also the year that saw the release of ARMA 2, the game would come to serve as the spawning point for both PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka "PUBG") and the battle royale arena genre in general. Upon its release, ARMA 2 was received as a competent, though mostly unremarkable, tactical shooter. Still, it managed to gain a small, but healthy, following thanks to its wide variety of weapons and realistic ballistics. Left to its own devices, ARMA 2 would have faded into obscurity as its player slowly bled away but that’s not quite what happed. See, the game also happened to attract a strong modding community, one that would propel it back into the limelight three years later.

I don't think people realize what a big part the Amazon plays globally. I don't think they realize just how important it is to have that spot on the Earth, and what that forest provides, and what it does with CO2 and what it does with being part of the ecosystem itself, how important of a job it plays in the free world, in what we have and what is necessary for us to surv

Small nuances like being able to ride a bicycle make Rules of Survival a joy to play. It has vehicles like trucks and doom buggies like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which makes Rules of Survival highly similar. We can tell from its gameplay that its not the highest budget battle royale game in the market. If you can look past its graphics, Rules of Survival can be an immensely enjoyable free-to-play online battle royale g

No. Me and the family, we sort of moved away from TV and video games and iPads and computers and iPhones. We try to get our kids outside and have them be as intertwined with the environment as possible. That's what I had when I was a kid. When I was a kid, I had a skateboard and the outside. If I was thirsty, I'd drink from a hose that I found, you know? There was that sense of, like, when the sun comes up, you go outside, and you play outside until the sun goes down. Those were my weekend days and my summer days. We really want our kids to have as much of that as possible. We want them to play outside and swim. They're really big right now with the neighbor kids playing "ding dong ditch," which is awesome because, as annoying as it is for us adults, it's really cool that the kids are into that! That was a huge part of growing up for me. And they're playing frisbee and riding bikes and skateboards and doing those outdoor activities. That means a lot to myself and Megan, and that's a big part of our family and what we do. When weekends come around, we're like, "Okay, what the activity going to be? What are we gonna do? Are we gonna Hitman Go Mobile to a zoo? Aquarium? The museum?" We've got to find an activity. We can't just stay at home. There's too much going on in the world to sit at home and watch

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