Nick and Mike apologize for the latest episode, but it appears fatherhood has taken its toll on both of our hosts. Both exhausted and beaten down, they weather the storm and bring you the latest in co-op news and information.
As we correctly guessed, Metal Slug XX will be released this week on Xbox Live Arcade. The 1200 title features two player local and online co-op play with six different characters to choose from. The same game has been available on the Nintendo DS as Metal Slug 7, which didn't include co-op play. A PSP version was released last year as Metal Slug XX and added that feature in, but now we're getting the complete package with offline and online co-op.
Ubisoft has announced the first pack of premium DLC for Splinter Cell Conviction. The pack is called Insurgency, and will be available on the Xbox 360 and PC on May 27th. With the pack you'll have access to brand new missions in the Deniable Ops mode on four new maps. The locales range from the docks of San Francisco to a New Orleans cemetery, a prison in Portland to a hidden research complex in Salt Lake City. These missions are all playable in two player co-op.
Earlier this month, Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition was released on Xbox Live Arcade. A very rare first person brawler, we found the game to be pretty good, though the lack of campaign co-op was troubling. The trippy game world and inclusion of dual wielded fish pistols were highlights. If only you could carry a couple real life fish pistols while on the treadmill, or in the car, wouldn't that be great? Well, your neighbors would likely look at you funny if you did. So, you'll just have to content yourself with downloading the complete soundtrack to the game for all your excercising and driving needs. Best of all, you can get it free, until May 31st.
About a month ago we took a look at a game called Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, a top-down stealth game with the ultimate goal to steal, hijack, or otherwise obtain others goods. With the co-op, you have one of 4 main characters of different classes with different abilities to help the mission. Co-op in this has caught our attention, and Indiegames.com decided to ask the creator of Pocketwatch Games, developer of Monaco, a few important questions about the co-op and general process of creating a game like this.
The first trailer showcasing cooperative gameplay from Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light has exploded onto the scene. Show casing plenty of gigantic creatures, environmental puzzles, co-op play, and explosions - the trailer sets the stage for the upcoming $15 downloadable title. While the Tomb Raider games have always had a bit of a sci-fi or fantasy edge to them, this one really looks to up the ante with crazy creature likes giant spiders, trolls, and some sort of dragon or dinosaur. Perhaps they were trying to recapture the T-Rex moment from the first game?
If you've been following Fable 3 news, and I know you are, you may have noticed that the word PC has been thrown around here and there. On more than one occasion we've seen it mentioned in interviews, hinting at a possible port or simultaneous development, but a PC version has never officially been confirmed.
Lost Planet was a decent seller, but never broke through to the mainstream. Those that did play the game found it a challenging experience that was equal parts exhilarating and annoying. The sequel adds co-op, and hopes to fix the mistakes. Were these changes enough to make the game a must buy?
SNK has announced that Metal Slug XX, which is a remixed version of Metal Slug 7, would be coming to Xbox Live Arcade next week on May 19th in Japan. The game features six characters, two of which are King of Fighters guests, 70 combat school missions, as well as offline and online co-op play.
There was a time in my life when someone would say "Mac" and "Game" in the same sentence immediately followed by laughter. In fact, one of my all time favorite spoof videos on the Mac ads come from the Red vs. Blue guys about Mac gaming. So really it's quite a shock to see the Apple's platform, specifically the Intel systems with OSX getting the biggest digital distribution service from PCs in Steam.
This week's Left 4 Dead 2 mutation is a very unique, and very co-op friendly one. Called Last Gnome on Earth, players are tasked with carrying a gnome through one level of the campaign. Sounds similar to the "Guardin' Gnome" achievement where you need to carry the gnome through the entire Dark Carnival campaign, but there's a twist.
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