As of September 3rd, 2013 -this position has been filled.
Co-Optimus is looking to expand our staff! We're preparing for the onslaught of fall releases and the hugely anticipated launch of next-gen consoles. We're looking for an excellent writer who eats, sleeps, and breathes co-op.
Sometimes when a game has been in development too long, it loses its identity. You can almost tell where the ideas and gameplay mechanics were changed and tweaked over the years because of indecision, technical issues, and any of the many problems that can occur in game development. Charlie Murder from Ska Studios has been in development for almost...
Cubemen 2, the community-friendly defense game from 3 Sprockets, is getting ready to tread new ground. Cross-platform support between Wii U, PC, Mac and Linux systems means everybody gets to fight everybody!
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has had more DLC than perhaps any other game, ever. This fact has not stopped Activision from planning to release yet more DLC, in the form of Apocalypse. This new pack will contain 4 multiplayer maps (2 new and 2 re-imaginings), but we at Co-Optimus are more interested in the Origins Zombie Experience that claims to be "wildly creative".
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, the weekly piece where we look at industry news that may or may not directly relate to cooperative gaming. This week Conan goes retro, Amazon gets jungle fever with a rumored console and change your Microsoft space bucks into real money. Clueless Gamer Throwback I'm not American so don't really know ...
This seems like a pretty good deal for those of you looking to purchase an Xbox One system this fall, but are hesitant to pick up any more games for your Xbox 360. Gamestop will let you trade in the Xbox 360 version of many of the games that are also launching on the Xbox One and receive the Xbox One version of the same game for only $10.
ArmA 3, the military sandbox game on the PC, recently got an official launch date: September 12th, 2013. It's hard to believe it, but that's just a little over a month away!
Saints Row IV. It's coming. You're either going to love it or hate it; it's just a matter of what you consider "fun." I've spent about a dozen hours in the strappy stripper heels of my version of the President of the United States, and I'm most definitely having fun.
The staff are all doing their own thing this weekend, with a good variety of games on the table across all platforms.
Ska Studios is known for their slick art style, dark tones, and violent gameplay with the likes of The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. Their newest game, Charlie Murder, continues the tradition - bringing a side scrolling four player co-op beat em' up to Xbox Live Arcade on August 14th.
The Nintendo 3DS EShop is getting a several 3D remakes of classic Sega games. We've already seen a 3D Altered Beast coming, but another classic co-op franchise in the works is 3D Streets of Rage. While all the 3D Classic Sega games are coming to Japan on August 21st, there are plans to bring them to the West shortly after.
The three words every young gamer dreams about hearing: sci-fi, space, exploration. And Hadron's Forge has them all!
