If there's one thing Oblivion lacked, it was online multiplayer, and now thanks to a user made mod, gamers all over may get one. Bethesda aren't planning to have any sort of MP for Oblivion and this was explained very categorically on their website; "Rather than split our focus between two different types of gameplay, we'd rather focus on one and make it the best single-player experience possible." This statement however didn't stop the mod community from giving the multiplayer angle a shot.
the_FERRET has decided to take this gigantic project in his own hands and has succeeded in making a multiplayer player mod that allows two players to run free in Cyrodiil. He still feels that the project has a long way to go but the next release should have MP up to 8 players and will feature deathmatch and capture the flag.
For more information visit
Oblivion's Multiplayer site.