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Red Faction multiplayer test released

Sixteen player deathmatch and capture the flag on the menu

Volition have released a multiplayer test version of their first person shooter Red Faction, featuring support for up to sixteen players and a mix of deathmatch and capture the flag maps. Red Faction was recently released to critical acclaim on the PlayStation 2, and the PC version of the game is currently due for release in the UK on September 21st. Online multiplayer support is one of the big new PC-specific features for the game, and this "technology test" is designed to see how it works in the wild. If you want to give it a try, you can grab the 45Mb file from any of the following locations -

download from 3D Files (Mirrors)

download from 3D Gamers (USA)

download from Barrysworld (UK)

download from Blue's News (USA)

download from PlanetMirror (Australia)