In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Patrick Beja, podcaster and creator of RDV Tech, and Pierre Le Goupil, journalist at Phonandroid. They look back on 20 years of the World of Warcraft franchise which revolutionized the multiplayer online role-playing game, the video game industry and gave Blizzard a special status. Also on the menu: Arcane, Dragon Age and Lego Horizon Adventures.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Maxime Claudel, journalist at Numerama, and Florian Agez, editor-in-chief of Canard PC Hardware, to dissect the PlayStation 5 Pro, available since November 7. At 800 euros, does Sony’s most expensive and most powerful console keep its promises of beautiful games?
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Lox, presenter and streamer, and Carole Quintaine, content creator, to discuss the new Call of Duty opus. Promised revolution or yet another variation? We were able to test Indiana Jones and Le Cercle Ancien and we give you our first impressions.
What does Paris Games Week have in store for us this year? Melinda Davan-Soulas walked the aisles of the video game festival and tells you everything you shouldn’t miss in this special PGW episode of Multiplayer!
In an exclusive interview with Multijoueurs, Xavier Poix, director of the Ubisoft France, Southern Europe and China studios, looks back on the bad patch the French publisher went through. Social crisis, financial crisis, postponement of games and damaged image, he talks about the state of the French video game giant, the solutions launched to find serenity in its studios.
In Multiplayers, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Olivier Bénis, journalist at France Inter and presenter of “La fault aux jeux jeux”, and Valentin Cebo, specialist journalist. With the release of Silent Hill 2 Remake and Until Dawn Remake, they question the proliferation of game remakes and remasters. A sign of a creative slowdown in the industry or of a nostalgia that needs to be satisfied?
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Maxime Chao, editor-in-chief of JeuxActu.com, and Julien “Adyboo” Thiry, caster and streamer. They talk about players’ rights to their games, but also Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the return long awaited by fans of the manga.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Mohammed Aigoin, journalist at Jeux Vidéo Magazine, and Chris Klippel, journalist and creator of the site Rocktar Mag, to talk about the crisis that Ubisoft is going through, after the postponement of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the counter- Star Wars Outlaws performance. They also talk about Hell is Us, a game that wants to rethink the way we think about action-adventure.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Alix “Nanix” Dulac, journalist and streamer, and Alexandre “Xortek” Viot, content creator on NBA 2K. On the menu of the show: the Nintendo-Palworld war, a mixed PlayStation State of Play and the release of sports games. Do we really need a new version every year?
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Charlotte Massicault, Gaming and Multimedia Director at Fnac-Darty, as well as Bertrand Amar, esports manager at Webedia. They notably discuss the arrival of the PS5 Pro and its impact on the market as well as the evolution of esports in France, a very specific market.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Matthieu Collin, journalist at Total Jeux Vidéo, and Patrick Beja, podcaster and presenter of RDV Jeux. At a time when we are talking about mass layoffs, a slowing industry, but soaring turnover, they are debating the state of video games. Real crisis or turning point in sight?
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Guillaume “Antistar” Leviach, journalist and streamer, and Nicolas Dixmier, journalist at JVCom, to discuss the failed landing of Concord, the launch of Star Wars Outlaws into orbit and the perfect takeoff in view of Astro Bot.
Multiplayer starts again for a new season. In the company of Sylvain Tastet, journalist at Origami, and Cassim Montilla, journalist at Frandroid, Melinda Davan-Soulas debriefs Gamescom, the video game fair in Cologne (Germany). The opportunity to take stock of the surprises and favorites, but also to look back on the crazy success of Black Myth: Wukong.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Julien Chièze, content creator, and Menraw, co-founder of LeGrandPop.fr. Layoffs galore at the start of the year, death of Akira Toriyama, disappointing games, good surprises and expectations: they take stock of the start of 2024 in video games.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Alex Cortes, editor-in-chief of GameKult, and Ken Bogard, streamer and host of Nintenbros. They return to the Monster Hunter saga which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. From the first appearance on PS2 in 2004 until the release in 2025 of the next very ambitious episode, Monster Hunter Wilds.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Julien “Adyboo” Thiry, caster and streamer. They talk about the cancellation of Life By You, announced as the great rival of The Sims, the surprise arrival of Beyond Good & Evil 20th anniversary or even the successful transformation of Fortnite into a multiverse game. As for recommendations, a close-up on the temporary mode of World of Warcraft and the astonishing Loreleil and the Laser Eyes.
In Multiplayers, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Carole Quintaine, content creator, and Elisa Rahouadj, journalist at Journal du Geek. They return to the Xbox Showcase, a high-level conference during Summer Game Fest, and to the Nintendo Direct, which announces a bright future for the Switch. But also on Shadow of the Erdtree, the masterful expansion of Elden Ring.
Multiplayer takes you behind the scenes of Summer Game Fest, the big video game event in Los Angeles. Exclusive interviews, new products, discoveries and favorites, Melinda Davan-Soulas and her guests look back at the highlights of the four days of the show. Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Astro Bot, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 or even Dragon Age: The Veilguard: close-up on the games that will mark the end of the year and 2025.
Before the start of Summer Game Fest, the video game festival taking place in Los Angeles from June 7 to 10, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives in Multijoueurs Matthieu Collin, journalist at Total Jeux Vidéo, and Chris Klippel, journalist and creator of the Rockstar Mag channel. They give their predictions on the games that should be talked about under the Californian sun and their expectations.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Loïc Ralet Marion, former Bungie specialist journalist, and Sylvain Trinel, Tech&Co journalist. They look back on 10 years of the Destiny saga as the Destiny 2 – Final Form expansion comes out, but also on Helldivers 2, the Sony exclusive which saw itself as an ambitious heir and is starting to become disillusioned.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas welcomes Mohammed Aigoin, journalist at Jeux Vidéo Magazine, and Pierre Le Goupil, video games journalist at Phonandroid. They look back at the first images of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and this week’s release, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.
This Multiplayer week takes you to Sweden to discover the Mojang studios. The creators of “Minecraft”, a game with 300 million players, are celebrating the game’s 15th anniversary this year.
Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Edouard EMB, content creator, and Alix “Nanix” Dulac, journalist. Does buying your games mean owning them? Can a publisher or developer cut off your access? Multiplayer explains why you don’t actually buy a game and can’t claim ownership of it.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas, Maxime Chao, editor-in-chief of JeuxActu.com, and Alix “Nanix” Dulac look back on the release of TopSpin 2K25 and the evolution of tennis games. Is the latest arrival shaping up to be the best simulation of all time? They also discuss the boarding of Sea of Thieves on PS5.
In Multiplayers, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Marie Palot, TV host specializing in pop culture, and Benjamin Annequet, journalist at JVCom, to discuss the release of Stellar Blade, the PS5 exclusive which has caused a lot of ink to flow, but also the first images of Hades 2 and the surprise Tales of Kenzera: Zau.
Melinda Davan-Soulas receives in Multijoueurs Florian Agez, editor-in-chief of Canard PC Hardware, and Tanguy “Crono” Toussaint, journalist at Les Numériques. PC for less than 1000 euros, interest in portable PC consoles, do you have to spend to play well: the two specialists give their good advice for equipping yourself according to your budget.
Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Menraw, co-founder of GrandPop.fr, and Maxime Chao, editor-in-chief of JeuxActu.com to talk about the release of Fallout on Prime Video and the adaptations of video games into TV series. They also talk about Akira Toriyama, the mangaka who also shook up video games as Sand Land is coming.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives Élisa Rahouadj, journalist at Journal du Geek, and Marion Bargiacchi, gaming journalist. From Unpacking to Dordogne, via Minami Lane, they evoke the growing trend of wholesome games or cozy games, these small games without pretension or big ambitions which do a lot of good. And also the arrival with fanfare of Princess Peach in her own game.
In Multiplayer, Melinda Davan-Soulas receives RZA, pro esport player and event organizer, and Pierre Le Goupil, journalist at Phonandroid. They discuss the arrival of generative AI, but also the Asian cultural wind blowing through video games. What are we playing this week? Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2.
