Cross platform gaming is one potential future for the games industry. Why can't I play a console version of a game at home, pick up the portable version on my journey and play the iPhone version whilst I am on the loo? With newly announced Oliver & Spike: Dimension Jumpers, this may happen. Rock Pocket Games are creating a kid friendly co-op game that will provide a unique gaming experience on different types of media.
Ever wanted to play the third installment of the PixelJunk series, but only own a PC? Well, tonight’s your lucky night! Dylan Cuthbert, boss of developer Q-Team, is finally releasing their longstanding PixelJunk series game, PixelJunk Eden for the first time on Steam.
In a recent interview with Dark Souls’ creative director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, his thoughts on the design processes reveal his uncertainty of a future sequel.
Today we bring you a new commercial touting the capabilities of the Xbox 360's Kinect motion control peripheral in Mass Effect 3. The Kinect has been a whipping boy for many gamers since it's announcement, and this video is probably not going to change that. At all. As a semi-proud owner of the device, I can definitively say, "It's okay, I guess."
This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op we speak with Matthew Griffin and Jason Gordy, the development team behind the 4 player PC game, Wanderlust: Rebirth. We speak with them about what lead them to become game developers, what co-op games inspired them, and what challenges they faced throughout Wanderlust's long development.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier may have recently been delayed to a May 25th release date, but that doesn't mean the game isn't shaping up to look like one of the best co-op experiences of the year. Ubisoft have put out a handful of walkthrough videos, showcasing over 5 minutes of gameplay in each trailer.
Many gamers today don't know they are born. Back when I started playing games you were lucky to get out of the first room, never mind complete the game (I'm looking at you Jet Set Willy). Today it’s all AutoSaves and constant check points. An upcoming game that may buck this trend is Syndicate. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Starbreeze have hinted that the game will provide around 50 hours of pleasure, but you'll have to work hard to complete everything.
Today, EA released a brand new video of Klei Entertainment's Shank 2 muliplayer survival mode, explaining some of the main features it will bring for the upcoming sequel.
It's a topic/point of debate that gets brought up often here at Co-Optimus: Does co-op make a game better? For a site that's dedicated to co-op gaming, you're surely thinking that the obvious answer would be, "yes, of course it does;" however, that may not always be the case. Bioware, developer of the upcoming Mass Effect 3 - the first game in the series to feature co-op gameplay - seems to agree.
The PC version of Dungeon Defenders has been the superior version for numerous reason, the biggest being it's had a half dozen pieces of DLC already available. The other being the game has been available for some ridiculously cheap prices on Steam. While console gamers have gotten their own sale on the game, it hasn't been anywhere near as cheap. Sadly it looks like console gamers aren't going to ever get the DLC for the game too.
Today I'm very happy to announce a brand new Xbox Live Indie and PC game. The game is called SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance and it's being developed by a new studio named Brain Shape Games. Who are Brain Shape? It's a studio founded by two childhood friends, one of which...is me.
The titles are rolling on yet another episode of The Simpsons, but this time it is not one of the tired antics of the past few years, but a classic from the past; The Simpsons Arcade. Co-Optimus already dropped the news that The Simpsons Arcade was coming to PSN and XBLA, but Sony have thrown in an extra bonus. If you are a member of the Playstation Plus scheme you can download the game for free from the 7th February. As for owners of Microsoft's gaming behemoth - no news yet on a release or pricing.
