Co-Op Love in the Air
Question: What's better than playing co-op games with your boyfriend or girlfriend? Answer: Playing co-op games with your husband or wife!
Question: What's better than playing co-op games with your boyfriend or girlfriend? Answer: Playing co-op games with your husband or wife!
The upcoming Gears of War 2 patch that we told you about last week is going to have a nice bonus in it. Well, I should clarify it's a nice bonus if you forked over some MS Points for the available map packs.
The fine folks at Relic Enterainment have announced that the upcoming Co-Op RTS Dawn of War 2 has gone goooooooooold. Like we said, the entire game is playable in co-op, which includes branching storylines throughout the campaign. The game is built on Relic's Essence 2.0 engine, the same one found in their Company of Heroes series.
If you are looking for a little something extra to play on your day off of work, perhaps a great deal on a top notch co-op PC game will fill the void? Steam is offering Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for only $9.99 with three bonus maps.
Harken back to my golden age of gaming, a time when the Sega Genesis and SuperNES were head to head in the console wars. There was a game genre that sparked my love of co-op, one that seems to have all but disappeared. From Altered Beast to Golden Axe, Streets of Rage to Double Dragon - the co-op beat em up games were the cream of the crop in co-op experiences. The concept of these games was simple - partner up with a friend and punch, kick and attack everything in your path. They were challenging, fun, and over the top; but once 3D games became popular they all but disappeared.
For all you folks out there who think playing Drums on Expert in Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour is too easy, we have some news for you! We hate to use Gamestop as a source, but if you check the pre-order page for Guitar Hero Metallica, you'll find something quite interesting.
Developers of the co-op Action/RPG Titan Quest have formed their own studio a few months after the previous studio, Iron Lore, was shut down. Best of all, the developers have actually bought back the rights to the a game they were working on called Black Legion.
In the age of co-op online gaming on the Xbox, you need a Gold Subscription to team up with your friends. But you shouldn't be paying full price for that $60 subscription, instead you should be on the lookout for deals like this one. Amazon has a 13 months subscription card for only $29.99. That'll save you over half the price if you paid on a month by month basis.
If you participated in our latest Games for Windows Co-Op Night, you would have know you had a chance to win some great GTA IV swag. Rockstar Games has graciouslly sent over the prizes and boy are they awesome!
Capcom has released the details of the Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition. What's in store for hardcore fans of the upcoming 2 player co-op title?
It's a snowy weekend here in the Northeast, which makes it perfect for playing games. Here's what the staff around Co-Optimus HQ will be playing.