Sportsfriends

Sportsfriends hits PC this week, but without Johann Sebastian Joust

The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Local Multiplayer

For a while, it looked like online gaming had completely killed off the joy of having people over for a friendly game or two. But, it seems, couch gaming is back in a big way.

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Local Multiplayer is Gaming's Holy Grail

And, until recently, argues Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef, the industry had completely forgotten about it.