On October 1-3, Co-Optimus’ own top hat wearing autocrat, Samoza, attended Eurogamer Expo 2010 held in London’s Earls Court. This preview covers hands on experience with future big hitters: Dead Space 2, Goldeneye Wii, Gran Turismo 5, Motorstorm 3D and Killzone 3D.
I am ecstatic with glee today, as my favorite arcade game of all time is finally heading to Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. X-Men The Arcade Game is coming soon to a console near you, though certainly not soon enough for me. After eighteen years, the legal issues surrounding the classic brawler have cleared up, allowing Konami to release the title to a new generation of gamers. While the game appears to be largely unchanged, a few tweaks like difficulty levels, a new HUD, and the ability to swap between the US and Japanese releases of teh game will be included. The best part? 6 player online co-op, with drop in/out support! And yes, you can mix and match local and online players however you'd like. We'll keep you posted on any furtehr developments, but for now, enjoy the announcement trailer straight out of Comic-con.
Every once in a while, we like to cover good cooperative board games here at Co-Optimus. Today, we'll check out a hot new board game based on an iconic Dungeons & Dragons setting, Castle Ravenloft.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Finally the weekend. It's been a particularly busy week this week for a lot of us - and this weekend is just as packed for others. That's not to say we won't find time to get some gaming in - with lots of great new releases like Valkyria Chronicles 2, Explosionade, and of course...Halo Reach - the staff will be busy. And since the zombies are coming out soon you can be we'll be killing the horde in Dead Rising 2 and Left 4 Dead.
Prepare your inner geekness for this interesting bit of news that takes a look inside a game developer's mind.
DeathSpank and Shank are coming to the PC. "DeathSpank and Shank" also sounds like a fantastic rock opera, or maybe the name of the most kick-ass beauty pageant of all time. These two downloadable games have already made an appearance on XBL and PSN. They both offer fun but flawed co-op.
This month we're heading back to Borderlands with a special focus on the DLC and the GOTY Edition. What's more? We have three quality headsets to give away provided by SteelSeries. Read on to find out how to join up - and how you can win a set of cans!
"With only one week to retirement, the last thing that any grizzled veteran needed was a rookie fresh from the academy. This goes doubly when your beat is the crime riddled metropolitan of Pacific City. With three gangs dominating the three different islands, DjinniMan and I (Samoza), were about to embark on a deadly mission. I’m getting too old for this …… type of game.
Heather finally decides she wants to see what the big deal with Halo: Reach is. Two quick matches of Firefight before bed becomes a Co-Op Couples late night of laugh-out-loud fun and screenshot hunting.
If you were planning on picking up the upcoming Time Crisis: Razing Storm on the PlayStation 3 later this month, hoping to have a solid on rails shooter co-op experience with your buddy and some PlayStation Moves, the deal just got a whole lot sweeter. Not only will Razing Storm be in the box, but Time Crisis 4 Arcade and Deadstorm Pirates will be included int the package as well. This marks the first time that Deadstorm Pirates is even seeing a console release.
If you thought Lost Planet 2 kicked your butt, you should see what it did to Capcom's profit forecast. The gaming giant has had to lower its expected sales and profit figures for the year. There are several contributing factors to this, a major one being the poor sales of Lost Planet 2.
