As a die-hard sidescrolling shooter fan, when I found out a new Contra game, a prequel to the underrated Genesis title Contra Hard Corps nonetheless, was being developed, I was completely stoked. How does the latest title fare? Read on and find out.
The MLB The Show series is a popular baseball game series for the Playstation, often praised for its high polish and eye for detail. Past installments have only included single-player and multi-player modes, but upcoming MLB 11 The Show will contain a 2-player online or offline co-op mode as well! This mode will have players on the same team where they can choose who is responsible for the different offensive and defensive areas. In the field, there are four different controllable areas players can divy up: pitcher, catcher, infield, and outfield. Pitcher can either be assigned to one player all the time or can alternate between players every inning.
You've gotta love the weekly sales for Xbox Live Arcade Gold members. Well, to be precise, if you have a Gold account, you have to love them, I guess. Generally, the deal of the week is well advertised, but sometimes, games are discounted without much hoopla. That is the case today with a few movie-related games, three of which feature co-op. These hidden deals are Turtles in Time: Reshelled for 400 points (totally worth it), TMNT The Arcade Game for 200 points (definitely worth it), and Star Trek D-A-C for 400 points (probably still not worth it). Both Turtles games are excellent examples of brawlers, and the graphic overhaul on Reshelled is quite nice. The Star Trek title, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired, as you can read about in our review. There's no telling when these deals will expire, so grab them now while you have the chance!
Since it's release a few weeks ago, the co-op action of Magicka has captivated PC gamers. Sitting on the sidelines with a PC on the mend, console gamers like myself have been wondering if we'd ever get our hands on the co-op, spellcasting, fun of Magicka on the consoles.
Back at CES, the beautifully co-op game Dungeon Defenders showed off a bit of cross-platform action. We thought it was initially just to boast performance ratings out of the new Nvidia phone, but it turns out the game will be playable in co-op across a few platforms.
A few years ago developer Blue Tongue Entertainment had this brilliant idea. If everyone can please take a moment to open their minds to the color of the de Blob 2 world, we can go on one of the best cross-platform adventures imagined. Bring your kids, or whoever likes good, simple fun.
That's right. One thousand percent more guitar solo. If you don't think that's possible then you simply don't know how to do guitar solo math. Yesterday we brought you the news that the Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike Map Pack will be released on the PS3 on March 3rd. People with calendars tell me that day is today. Hooray! Now, on yesterday's post some wisenheimer may have poked fun at PS3 owners. He (or she) has been horrifically reprimanded. Today, we make it up to you with the best video featuring Scorpion's "Wind of Change" you'll see all day.
Pirates of the Caribbean is the latest franchise to become Lego-ified. The new Lego title is scheduled to release in May, around the same day as the fourth film in the series, On Stranger Tides. Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean will cover material from all four films and have over 70 playable characters. We can see from the screens that the game will feature more realistic backdrops, similar to Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars. The game will have its standard drop-in drop-out co-op for two local players. It will be available this spring for the Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. Read on to check out more images from the latest Lego infected game.
Epic VP Mark Rein recently sat down with Eurogamer to talk about the yearly release of Gears of War titles. Many gamers may cry foul, but Activision and Ubisoft apparently like the idea, and have recently begun releasing their triple-A titles annually. (Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, respectively.) Rein seems to like the idea, as well:
Before Magicka receives its first big, and extremely out of left field, DLC in Magicka: Vietnam - the developers thought it'd be nice if they gave back to the community with a little - "my bad." Because of all the issues the game had at launch, despite being patched almost daily for two weeks, the team at Arrowhead Games have released some free downloadable content called Mea Culpa.
Cute as a button ilomilo is getting a batch of DLC on March 9th. The new DLC is titled "Autumn Tale," and it will contain 19 new levels, six bonus levels, and three new Achievements. We were charmed by the blocky puzzle game, giving it a 4 out of 5 in our co-op review. Read on to see the new trailer for "Autumn Tale."
