We're here in LA two days before the official kickoff of E3 2010 and we managed to sneak down to the convention center to take a look at some of the gigantic banners that adorn it. Sony's PlayStation move, staring Kevin Butler, and EA's Crysis 2 have the big "entrance" banners.
Zombies, Zombies, and more Zombies. Dead Nation was officially announced about a year ago, but has been on the down low ever since. E3 2010 is the first we'll really get to see any of the zombies of Dead Nation in action - well, aside from this great half live action, half gameplay trailer we got from Sony. Dead Nation will be a PSN exclusive featuring a lot - and we mean, a LOT of zombies. You'll want to bring a friend along to cover your back, because this trailer makes them look like they're some desperate hungry cannibals.
This week during E3, Microsoft is releasing some great downloadable deals for those of us who can't attend the show. Starting Monday, June 14th through the week, Xbox Gold members will have access to a variety of downloadable titles, avatar items, and games on demand at price reductions as much as 50%. Quite a few titles appear on this list, and some of these are hard to pass up.
Super Mario Galaxy was superb, as a single player experience, but the limited co-op was disappointing. Shooting star bits was OK, but experienced Mario players wanted more. Super Mario Galaxy 2 has delivered improvements in this respect, though the co-op is still not ideal.
It's been some time since we've seen anything about Disney Guilty Party for the Nintendo Wii. The four player co-op detective game will have families solving crimes while aboard a cruise. We've got a behind the scenes trailer for the game which showcases some of the mini-games - all of which utilize the Wii mote.
Next week Sony Online Entertainment is launching a three pack of games called the Gundemonium Collection. These Japanese inspired bullet hell titles are developed by Rockin' Android and feature plenty of bullets to dodge with your strange looking flying people.
Co-Optimus is heading to Los Angeles, California to cover the biggest gaming event of the year - E3! While our main focus of the show will be on cooperative titles, you can be sure we'll still bring you the biggest gaming news out of the show including previews of Natal, the Nintendo 3DS, and more!
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Sometime ago we held a contest, partnering with t-shirt website Splitreason.com, to design a co-op themed t-shirt. We had tons of great entries, but an entry by a user named Ville took the cake with a coin-op inspired design.
As a new father, I often have to game with my loud sound system turned down so far that the air conditioner makes hearing game dialogue fairly difficult. Recent games with fun stories, good voice acting and great music (Red Dead Redemption, etc.), lose a lot while played watching subtitles. So, enter the Primal Gaming Audio Wireless Headset: I needed headphones, but I don't have the scratch to afford a slick pair of Astro A30's, nor do I really want to deal with a multitude of cords. Can these cans silence my mighty air conditioner whilst also allowing me to game or watch movies in peace?
Well, holeeeey crap! The Electronic Entertainment Expo is next week, that's E3 for short, and Co-Optimus is going to cover it. Rather, Jason and I are there with the rest of the team manning the fort. Festivities kick off Sunday evening with a Natal event - so stay tuned. So while some of the staff is gaming what little they can, most is gearing up to bring you guys great co-op exclusive news!
Colony of Gamers has posted an interview with Splash Damage Creative Director, Richard Ham, concerning the upcoming 8 player cooperative Brink. While co-op is discussed a bit, we do get some good details on how character progression will work as we bring our different characters between games. The game will even offer an option to power level up a new character with "extra XP" from another.
