Joystiq is reporting that a "trusted source" confirms the existence of a new Castlevania game coming to the Xbox Live Arcade. Another side-scroller, this one is rumored to allow up to six players fight side-by-side in full co-op and will be called Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
The teaser trailer for Call of Duty 7 is here, called Call of Duty Black Ops. There's no gameplay to be found in the trailer, at least, no discernable gameplay, but what is there is a mysterious plot element. It hints at something sci-fi almost with an offscreen character laying on an operating table mixed with flashbacks of different battles and locales.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Every once in a while, we like to look beyond consoles and controllers for cooperative gaming experiences. The board game under consideration today, Castle Panic, is ideal for casual gamers, particularly for groups of mixed ages.
Some of the staff has a Deadly Premonition, while others will be Reaching for the Halo beta. The rest of the Co-Opticrew? There's plenty of other gaming to be had by them. Perhaps you'll see them online this weekend and can join in on the fun.
Wow! Who knew the Spring time could be so jam packed full of gaming goodness. We've got the most reviews ever in an issue of Beyond Co-Op, stack in at eight high with the likes of God of War 3, Final Fantasy XIII and many, many more.
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Activision has just put out a press release confirming the name and release date of the next Call of Duty title, set to be unveiled tonight on GameTrailers TV on SpikeTV.
Did you know Co-Optimus now lists iPhone/iPad/iPod games in its database now? It does. Despite covering the platform for some time we just didn't feel it was worthwhile to break out the few co-op games it has, but now with several high profile releases, we've decided to track these titles more closely.
Not a whole lot to say, as not a whole lot of info, but we did get two new screens and a really slick looking piece of artwork for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. The downloadable game is a two player co-op isometric action platformer for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Got all that?
Official Xbox Magazine in the UK decided to put together "The worst co-op games On 360," list of the top five terrible co-op experiences on the 360. We, as a co-op community want a chance to chime in and hear what you have to say about this. The list is 5 terrible co-op games for different reasons; some of them are bad games, while others are just gimped co-op. Let us know what you think.
Gormiti: The Lords of Nature is an upcoming Wii and DS game based around a popular television show. The show is on Cartoon Network, and features a solid storyline and a toy line of awesome miniature toys to boot. The gist of the world of Gormiti is simple; various armies are based off of the elemental forces of nature, locked in battle over 5 amulets. The "bad guys" of the group are the Lava Lords, led by Magimion. If the 5 amulets are reunited by the evil Magimion, a portal will open and the Gormiti will have free reign of Earth.
