Each new release of an always-online game built around a single-player experience is a good reminder of the latter.

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This would add an entirely new level of challenge to both the single and multi-player components of the game.

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The Swedish developer isn't talking about the game's new multiplayer options, but it offered a live demo of the game's single-player campaign on a movie theater screen.

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