PAIN goes online today

by Andrew Yoon { Mar 19th 2009 at 1:30PM }

PSN's best-selling game of '08 gets an extensive update today, adding voice chat, a lobby system and online play. Idol Minds' Travis Williams explains that the large amount of physics data that is used in the game will demand a hefty internet connection: a minimum of 256k upstream will be required.

Many new online modes will be introduced, including a paid PAIN content pack, dubbed the "Smack Pack." This premium content will include both Fortress and Darts modes of play. See a video of Fortress, after the cut.

[Thanks, Andrew L.!]

Tags: idol-minds, pain, smack-pack

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Moris @ Mar 19th 2009 1:52PM

Although this game doesn't catch my interest, i love what they are doing. Nice to see support from developers like this :)

Peter @ Mar 19th 2009 2:02PM

This game is hard to recommend but I find it very enjoyable - It's definatly the PSN game that I've spent most hours with.

rmjohnson124 @ Mar 19th 2009 2:03PM

best selling game of 08 my @$s......it was a free dl for anyone who either got a 80GB ps3 or knows anyone that got a 80 gb ps3.....they are counting the number of dl's not the number of actual purchases...the game is crap!

fullmetalfrey @ Mar 19th 2009 4:59PM

Actually they said 256k upstream and considering alot of companies go for a 10/1 solution, you'll need at least 2.5-3 mbps to get that speed usually, of course companies sometimes give you better upspeed than that ratio, but most of the stuff ive seen is 10/1.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 19th 2009 2:37PM

JUST 256k!?!?!? anything lower than that is Dial-up isnt it???

at any rate I Havent played it since they added trophies and they made them hard as shit to get. But with online play I will jump back in it to give it a try again.

lounand @ Mar 19th 2009 2:53PM

i just went to update but there is not one so what gives...

Andrew Yoon @ Mar 19th 2009 3:08PM

Wait until the PlayStation Store updates.

inkerjay @ Mar 19th 2009 4:59PM

many people don't give this game enough credit. This psn game I show to everyone I know and the reactions the same. "Wow! this game is really fun, but it didn't look this fun in the videos." Maybe now that there is online support people will actually play it for more than 5mins and enjoy all it has to offer.

PhoenixP3K @ Mar 19th 2009 6:33PM

So 256kbps of upload is 32kB/s
With my DSL advertised at 5.1Mbps download I know I can get 600kps at best...

All that to say, if you want to play online you always need a good upload, and ISPs don't like to give you upload bandwith