For an adult co-op fan, finding a kid-friendly game that isn't mind numbingly boring can be tough. Spectrobes Origins is one of the better co-op games I've played on Wii in quite a while, and definitely worth a look.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Now that the DLC leak has been officially announced, we have the official word on what comes with the Transformers: War for Cybertron DLC Pack. Actually, more like official YouTube video that shows off each of the DLC characters, and the two new Escallation mode maps.
It looks like the release for Little big Planet 2 has snuck up on us in adorable little Sackboy costumes. Media Molecule, the brilliant minds behind the Little Big Planet series, has announced for Comic Con that Little Big Planet 2 will be released this November 16th to be exact. For those keeping track, that's relatively soon - and just in time for the holiday season.
The staff is fully focused on dropping knee deep in grunt blood this weekend thanks to ODST's Firefight mode. Hopefully Mike won't run over Nick this time with a Warthog. There's a full array of gaming going on this weekend for sure - and with temperatures approaching 100 in the North East and other parts of the country (not to mention a tropical storm in the South East) - you can bet we'll be staying in doors. The sun - it burns us.
Bungie has unveiled a few new features for Halo Reach that, while not necessarily all co-op, are add quite a bit of value to an already impressive looking package.
Confirming that H.A.W.X. 2 will feature four-player co-op like its predecessor, VG247 taxied some gameplay details onto the deck, and blasted off with some more cool info straight from Ubi's Edward Douglas. In the interview, Douglas - who serves as the narrative director for H.A.W.X. 2 - treats readers to an inside look at some of the new elements we'll see this September.
The sweltering summer months make us want to stay indoors and get our game on. Thankfully there's a few titles out there that help break that heat. This month we look at five single player titles including Singularity, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, DarkStar one, Persona 3 Portable and more.
Do you like the XP? The experience? What some might call the cool points? If so, have I got a Gears of War 2 deal for you. For this weekend only, Epic Games is giving players FREE extra experience points. No strings attached, no extra hoops to jump through. But, just how much are they giving away?
Microsoft is on a roll lately with releasing new consoles, now on its 3rd version of the Xbox 360 S with the Halo Reach bundle. This time the console comes in silver and is all marked up dead sexy with Halo inscriptions. Included in the box are two matching controllers and a copy of Halo Reach - perfect for your local co-op sessions. You'll also be getting a 250GB hard drive, the built in 802.11N Wi-Fi and the whisper quiet design found on the other Xbox 360 S.
At PAX East the glory, visuals, and smooth controls of Shank wow'd us back to the Klei entertainment both to play again, and again, and again - and it was just single player at the time. Now Shank has brought a buddy to play the incredibly impressive platforming adventure game. Shanking, shooting, jumping, and co-op attacking, the co-op campaign looks absolutely phenomenal in the trailer we've got for you.
Today, Indie-ana Co-Op goes on an adventure in the wide world of iPhone/iPad gaming. The common theme for this installment? Zombies. Two different takes on the theme are investigated: Tweet Defense and Alive 4-Ever Returns.
