MotorStorm online details revealed

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12-player race battles are in; split screen is out

MotorStorm 's multiplayer features will include at least 12-player muddy race-offs and full voice chat support when it launches on February 27th. Two-player split-screen play will not be offered, although developer Evolution may rectify this with a downloadable bolt-on sometime in the future.

Evolution is hoping to boost the multiplayer roster to allow for 16-player racefests, but 12 is currently the number the developer is willing to commit to according to a recent interview with Edge Online. Regardless of the final number, though, voice chat will still be featured, supporting either USB headsets or Bluetooth wireless sets.

There's plenty more issuing forth from the mouths of MotorStorm 's creator, including Evolution's opinion on the lack of controller-rumble, the potential of a PS3 WRC title, and the reasons for the game launching in Japan minus the online service. We expect to get some multiplayer online time very soon, so stick around.

January 17, 2007

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