So I've noticed in almost every game preview in the last couple of years, that it almost always states, if it's that kind of title, "Multiplayer TBA." Now, if the Devs. know they are working on a multiplayer component to a game, and they state "Multiplayer TBA," isn't that an announcement as such? Why even bother with the statement, and just go ahead and state in the article that they are, in fact, working on a multiplayer component of the game or not? I guess it may give them a chance to renege if all doesn't go as planned, or gives them an umbrella statement without a lot of clarification, but again, it just seems to be a redundant statement. Am I missing something here?

Yea, i agree thats pretty dumb.

I always thought of it as, the multiplayer gameplay details haven't been announced yet, i.e. game modes, number of players, co-op, ect. :shrug:

Yeah, I think Sivartus is correct.

There is going to be a multiplayer, but they just don't want to tell us exactly what's coming in it.

I always though that TBA meant that it wasn't known, only speculated.

I'd say it's something like that, because yes, saying "We're working on multiplayer but we're not going to announce its presence yet." doesn't make any sense, but now "We're working on multiplayer, but we're not ready to reveal the details of it." on the other hand, is much more logical.