Aspyr Media have announced that it will be publishing the Macintosh version of Civilization V. The PC version was released this past September with three player co-op support, while the OSX version is being slated for November 23rd - just in time for Thanksgiving in the US. Now you can use your turkey induced coma to conquer nations!
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Harmonix has long set atop the music game pecking order, and Rock Band 3 is another very strong effort. The gameplay we've enjoyed for years is as good as ever, and arguably the best it has ever been. But the inclusion of an entirely new instrument and Pro mode are Rock Band 3's true focus.
Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night is tonight and we're going to focus on the campaign. If you want to join just look for some of the staff on Xbox Live or use the game's built in matchmaking. That's not all we are going to be playing this weekend though as it seems some of us still have zombies on are minds with Dead Rising 2.
Round two of the battle between the biggest game titles featuring a grammatical colon kicks off November 9th with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Round one was easily won by Halo: Reach, which was probably due to the fact that it came out a month and a half ago. Be prepared to see so many commercials for Activision's military shooter that you'll think its running for office.
I believe this is the first time that we've seen any type of time frame talked about for Saints Row 3. According to THQ, a lot of marketing effort and money are being pumped into the project. We should expect to start seeing major exposure in the near future, and THQ is counting on the game's retail performance to boost their earnings in fiscal 2012. In all of the Kinect craziness, some quiet coverage on one of our community's favorite series is a welcome sight.
WHA Entertainment have announced a new version of their PSN brawler based on the Kick-Ass movie. Kick-Ass New and Improved is an enhanced version of the two player co-op game we reviewed earlier this year.
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is free to play this weekend on Steam as well as on sale for 50% off its normal $15 price tag. The game is primarily a versus multiplayer affair but it does offer a two player co-op survival mode called Gold Fever.
It's been a couple months since we've heard much about Darkspore from developer Maxis. You may remember we did a couple of previews over the summer which included some screenshot and trailery goodness. Good news, though, for all of you hack-and-slash PC gamers: you can now sign up for the Darkspore beta! Sign-ups are on their website.
Last month we hinted at a new arcade game mode in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. Two listed Achievements/Trophies refer specifically to Dead Ops Arcade. According to CVG.com, videos are surfacing for a top-down, twin-stick shooter called Dead Ops Arcade hidden in the game. Activision is pulling videos as fast as they pop up, so instead of embedding a blank screen that says, "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claims by Activision Games, Inc.," I'll just offer you this link instead. Here you go. Industrious net users can probably find the videos by other means, as well.
Last month we took a look at the things that scare us in games with quite a few brave souls spilling their guts - well, not literally. This month we’ll look a little lighter on the subject of gaming as work picks up for the holidays and mid-terms roll around for students everywhere.
Dead Rising 2 was somewhat unique in that Capcom did not develop it in-house, but rather produced it while giving the development reins to Canadian studio Blue Castle. The upcoming Devil May Cry reboot is being handled in a similar fashion, and rumor has it that SOCOM: Confrontation and Fireteam Bravo 3 helmer Slant Six may have its hands on the development of a future Resident Evil title.
