The NEOGEO system was quite popular in arcades in the 1990s. Though renowned for a slew of great fighting games like Samurai Showdown and King of Fighters, some excellent co-op titles were available on the platform as well. Later this month, NEOGEO Station is coming to the Playstation Network, bringing classic NEOGEO titles to your console or handheld.
You know when Epic announced they would be making an announcement relating to Gears of War at the Spike Video Game Awards? Well, Major Nelson is announcing that the announcement is delayed.
The Wii has become an unlikely candidate for some interesting horror titles recently. Most notably Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, but none so interesting to the co-op community as Night of the Sacrifice. This mysterious title which has yet to officially be revealed via Famitsu magazine features the Wii balance board as means of control, and an unspecified "2-player" capability.
God Eater Burst hasn't exactly been the game on North American co-op gamers minds. After taking a look at some very Monster Hunter-esque gameplay, complete with 4 player local co-op or Ad-hoc online co-op - perhaps it should be. We took a look at a solid hands-off preview of the game, as well as the trailer. You be the judge.
Some of the Co-Optimus staff have succumbed to the Cataclysm. World of Warcraft veteran Mike has sucked Marc and Nick into the "Skinner Box" with him. This could be bad, really really bad - at least - if we knew what a skinner box was. Good thing the rest of the staff has a sane head with Red Dead, Black Ops, and other AAA titles around. And one lucky staff member is hitting up LA for the Spike TV VGAs - so keep and eye on the site for coverage.
This week was a big week for owners of iPhones and iPod Touches. Not only did the truly excellent and jaw dropping Infinity Blade hit the device, but a sequel to an incredibly popular RPG was released - and it added online co-op play.
...or these pugs get Lancer-ated.
Earlier this week we told you that X-Men Arcade, Konami's re-release of the classic title featuring 6-player online co-op, would be an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive for two months. But it seems that's not entirely true, as Konami has confirmed to Joystiq the game is releasing next week on the 14th for the PlayStation Network and on the 15th on Xbox Live Arcade.
The students 'peaceful' rally had just spotted the Queen
It's that time of year... when you're getting pretty sick of all the holiday cheer. Why not take out your frustrations on the whole "glad tidings" bit with some good old fashioned zombie killing? Killing Floor is bringing its players the "Twisted Christmas" event, starting December 14 and running through January 4. All of the normal zombies and other enemies will be replaced by holiday themed specimens, and there's even a brand new level: Santa's Evil Lair. (I suppose we all knew deep down inside that those elves were a bit diabolical.) If that isn't enough for you, there are new achievements, including 13 Christmas themed ones, taking the total up over 130!
I'll be honest. I've read about MindJack, and I wasn't really absorbing what the game was trying to do. Maybe because I kept flashing back to Freejack, the 1992 film starring Emilio Estevez and Mick Jagger. Which is really weird, because I don't remember anything from that film other than a sweet car crash.
The Doritos-sponsored Unlock Xbox indie game contest has been narrowed down to two finalists, and one of them has co-op. Harms Way is a racing game where you actually compete in cooperative teams of two - one drives and the other utilizes sniper turrets on the track to take out bridges, open shortcuts, and obliterate the other racers. It looks like good fun, playable in four-player splitscreen or online.
