It would appear Epic games is just waiting for the right moment to let fly some great news about an upcoming Kinect enabled Gears game, and other Gears of War 3 info. The most recent change of plans took the Gears team away from the Spike VGA's at the last minute. Cliff Bleszinski took a minute out of his busy Gears planning to explain just what the hold-up was.
"That's billion. With a 'B.' Now get me a sammich"
Eat Them! is arriving just in time for the holidays. The monster masher pays homage to games like Rampage and King of the Monsters with some co-operative city-destroying action. A 'Monster Lab' allows players to build custom creatures with up to 5 million possible combinations. New parts are awarded as you progress through the game. Up to four players can team up locally to crush buildings, race around the city, or try to survive against the puny human defenses.
Demon's Souls, aka "That Really Hard Game You've Heard About But Don't Have The Guts To Play," is getting an extension to its online playability. Someone is playing it, just not you or anyone you know. The incredibly difficult, and apparently popular, role-playing game came out last year. Critics immediately touted the game's high difficulty as a huge selling point, then went on to play something else.
Microsoft is kicking off a countdown to New Years by discounting several titles from now until the end of the year. In addition, each day a new set of content will be discounted for one day only. So what's in store for today, December 21st:
Dungeon Defenders: First Wave - an Unreal Engine tower defense game with RPG elements - debuted on iOS last week, but in two days Android users can get their fill of cel-shaded co-op combat.
Everyone has a different tradition on how they decorate their tree for Christmas. Some do it as soon as the previous holiday has passed, while others wait until Christmas Eve to dress up their blue spruce. Some decorate the tree in matching colors with fancy crystal balls and an angel on the top while others using flashing colored lights, Hallmark ornaments and candy canes.
Namco Bandai recently announced another Naruto game entitled Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive for the PSP. The game will include a traditional Story Mode revolving around Naruto and fan favorite characters and their investigation of the disappearance of ninja from Hidden Leaf Village. In addition to the Story Mode, there will be a co-op mode called Free Mission mode, supporting up to 4 players. This new installment to the Naruto game franchise features a new team-based combat system called the (who would have guessed) Kizuna Drive Combat System:
Are you a Left 4 Dead 2 addict? Do you scoff at those who don't play in Realism mode, because seeing where your teammates are is for newbs? Do you handicap yourself by using just the pistol and shove attacks? Perhaps you even dream of zombie killing at night. Well, for you hardcore undead re-murderers, Valve has just the thing for you, so you won't be far from your favorite special Infected even when you are tucked snug in your bed.
The team over at iiji must have a thing for doing co-op in a valley. Earlier this year we brought you an exclusive first look at a new co-op mode called Death Valley for the free to play FPS called Alliance of Valiant Arms. iiji's is back with a brand new free to play FPS called Genesis A.D. - a futuristic game that's more about twitch gameplay than strategy. It too is getting a cooperative mode, this time called - Viper Valley.
Good news, iGamers! Co-Optimus has recently confirmed that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light has co-op on the iPhone and iPad. We loved this isometric action title, which got a great co-op review. The iOS versions are identical to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade versions, minus the DLC. Co-op is available through wi-fi between any of the devices - that means iPhone gamers can play with iPad gamers and vice versa.
