Japanese shoot-em-up makers CAVE have recently expressed interest in leaving the console market for the mobile market's greener pastures. Yet it turns out they have another Xbox 360 release in store for us after all. Dodonpachi Saidaioujou (a title which is extremely unpleasant to type and has no direct English translation) , the latest in CAVE's long-running Dodonpachi series, will make the transition from arcades to 360 next year.
On PC and mobile phones, freemium or free-to-play games are all the rage. Freemium games cost nothing up front, instead making their money from optional microtranactions. For whatever reason, console manufacturers Microsoft and Sony have only really started opening up to the free-to-play business model this year, with multiple titles in the works for both systems. Now Microsoft has announced that massive online action game Happy Wars will be the very first Xbox 360 freemium game when it launches in fall 2012.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, the weekly column that takes a look at what's going on in the industry outside of the co-op side of things that are near and dear to our hearts. This week, we get excited about the International, sympathize with the layoffs at Funcom, and speculate about the resurrection of the much loved Black Isle studio.
It's early access weekend for those of you that pre-ordered Guild Wars 2. Get a few day head start on the rest of the unwashed masses as you jump into the sequel to the MMO that changed MMOs. I know a few of the Co-Optimus staff will be playing, will you?
These new Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 screens feature four new playable characters. Yuda, Fudu, Shachi, and Shuu will each be making an appearance in the sequel to the Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage. The super-violent, ultra-cheesy, so-bad-it's-almost-good beat'em up did well enough to earn a second installment. As flawed as the first game was fans still flocked to it. You can't keep a good fanatic down.
Get your camouflage ready and grab your neon orange hat because Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 is putting a new gun in your hands. Pack two bags because they have also announced that there will be 2 player co-op in the new 'Maneater' mode.
DTP Entertainment have announced Blood Knights, a new vampire action-RPG headed to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. The game follows the story of Jeremy and vampire hunter and Alysa a vampire herself. How do these two end up teaming up and working together? It seems Jeremy had to be turned and now must face his former allies and vampires alike.
They asked for it. Now they have it. The Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition is now available on PC. The dark fantasy game known for its punishing difficulty is now available to the mouse and keyboard crew. The Prepare to Die edition will also feature around 10 hours of extra content which will cover the "Artorias of the Abyss" story line. Console fans may be tempted to double dip on their purchases. For those poor souls whose PC can't handle the load, never fear. The extra content will be coming to consoles in the form of DLC later this year.
Monolith has been pretty great about releasing videos for their upcoming console MOBA, Guardians of Middle-Earth. Previously, we've shared with you guys videos outlining six of the heroes for the game so far. Today, we have a developer diary video for your viewing pleasure.
Need to get your Borderlands 2 fix, but you can't wait until September 18th? Developer Gearbox Software has got you covered. If you're into old school shooters (and I mean really old school), you need to check out "The Border Lands," a free browser demake featuring the four new Vault Hunters from Borderlands 2.
Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise is one of the few games to capture the wuxia fighting style scene in many a Chinese martial arts film. But are top knots, aerial dashes, and local co-op enough to save this brawler from mediocrity or worse?
We've just got our hands on a couple of screenshots from the Japanese version of Resident Evil 6, courtesy of website Andriasang. The screens showcase the game's interface as well as the split-screen setup for the survival horror title.
