Ben Franklin said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes, but you can scratch at least one of those off the list with Diablo 3's Reaper of Souls DLC out on PC on 25th March. You can take out Death itself and live forever! Rumors of a tax return mini game are yet unfounded. Check out the new TV Spot and patch news for the game.
Welcome to Beyond Co-op, the weekend piece that gathers up some of the more interesting non-co-op news from around the industry. This weekend is full of S’s between Season updates, Sony announcing it’s March line-up for PS Plus, and Swords and Soldiers II announced for the WiiU.
There's another beta event going on this weekend, so a few of the crew will be hitting up the online version of Tamriel and hopefully taking part in some of the PvE co-op raids. There's plenty of gaming to be had though with the likes of board games, PC games and consoles games by everyone.
Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender has hit Steam, and it's obviously the best action game to feature both cats and submarines. As a nice bonus, you and a local friend get to blast through mechanical sea monsters together. Nothing says "co-op" like kittens on the sea floor!
If you don't already own the most sophisticated Nazi Zombie Shooting Simulator ever released, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army and the sequel, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2, this weekend might be the best chance to pick up both games on the cheap. Celebrating the series' one year anniversary, both titles are a whopping 75% off on Steam and the Rebellion Store, meaning you can snag both for $6.75. Chances are if you are a living, breathing human like myself, you have grown to really loathe the undead, especially if those zombies happen to be really huge fans of Mein Kampf.
Get in your last few rounds of online Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart DS, because on May 20, Nintendo is handing its Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service a pair of cement shoes. This means matchmaking, leaderboards and online play for over 400 Wii and DS games will cease to exist, forcing players around the world to sit with people in person to play last-gen multiplayer games.
Modern shooters take themselves far too seriously. Sure, they might deal with mature themes like the brutality of war, or discovering the darkness lying in the hearts of all mankind, but they don’t have an ounce of humor at all. They resemble accountants in suits who feel uncomfortable when a client starts smiling. Earth Defense Force 2025, h...
Tactical co-op shooters are rare - with the only recent example of a hardcore title being Takedown: Red Sabre. But there's another recent release; Insurgency is the first game by New World Interactive, a new Denver based studio developing the Source engine title for PC. While the core of the game is focused on its four competitive multiplayer modes for up to 32 players, the game does feature an eight player co-op mode.
You may remember Trixie360, former community manager of Xbox Live, host of numerous video shows that were on the console a few years back. She interviewed former editor Jim McLaughlin for a gamer spotlight a few years back as well as helped usher in Xbox Live Co-Op Night. Since moving on from Microsoft, Christa Charter (aka Trixie360) has become a successful author writing several novels. Her series based on a character named Lexy Cooper is particularly interesting for gamers. Why? The stories are murder mysteries set in a universe respectful of gamer culture.
Separated from the last entry in the franchise by a decade, Age of Wonders III is out on PCs March 31 for $40. Originally due out last year, Triumph Studios pushed the game back to brush up and apply additional polish. Now that they've had a little extra time, wizard enthusiasts everywhere should be ready to command their loyal dragonmen to commit genocide against anyone who disagrees with them.
It's time to get a bit classier in the next update to hit GTA Online! Rockstar will be releasing yet another downloadable patch, "The Business Update", next week and will be adding all new items for players to purchase.
Takedown: Red Sabre has had a rocky launch, but this underdog may soon rise in the ranks. The Kickstarter-funded game originally set for PC and Xbox 360 once lived exclusively on PC while the publisher worked with Microsoft to navigate the its console launch. However, the day has finally come for 360 owners. The game that first launched in September for PC is now available for Xbox 360, and it's not the same version you may have played months ago.
