Dark Souls will be hitting store shelves this week. Think you're ready for the challenge? We have four new videos for your viewing pleasure. We've got a little character creation, some early boss and mini-boss battles, as well as a plethora of punishing death scenes. Some are a little spoiler-tastic, so you may want to avert your eyes. While these videos may not show any co-op, you will get a definitive sense of the game.
Shotty shot! Stabby stab! GameSpot has been quietly trickling videos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops gameplay from the Call of Duty XP gathering in Los Angeles earlier this month.
Payday: The Heist is showcasing another one of it's... um, heists, in this latest video. We've seen the crew pull of jobs in a bank, a drug den and a sky rise. Now they're on a bridge. Looks like those wacky criminals are trying to Batman a convict out of custody. What will they think of next?
October is here, as are a ton of new games. This week we've got a wrestling title for the Kinect, an FPS set in a gorgeous wasteland, and the second entry in one of this generation's most punishing (and rewarding) franchises.
Shank was one of those games you really really wanted to like...and you did, but certain aspects of it just kept frustrating you. Our own review points to that numerous times - the biggest culprit being - some control issues. Well, the game is getting a sequel called Shank 2, and like any good sequel it's getting a bunch of tweaks thanks to fan feedback.
The last month has been pretty slow for updates on MMOs, but we still have a couple things to report. Let's talk about the SW: The Old Republic release date and City of Heroes going Free-to-Play, shall we?
Keeping a job in the current economic climate is not always the easiest thing, but those looking for an opportunity in co-op games development may find IO Interactive's new job posting of interest. Are they looking for staff to help develop Kane and Lynch 3?
It appears the world isn't quite ready for Serious Sam 3. The game's publisher today announced the title would be delayed a month to further polish and tweak the PC shooter.
It's a very special Co-Op Classics Video Edition this time around, pizza fans. Two fantastic examples of the late 80s and early 90s multiplayer brawlers are available in convenient video form.
Dead Rising 2 on PC was a great game, assuming you could run it well enough. The Windows port required some stiff system specs in order to perform well, which is important in a game that usually has about a million zombies on-screen at once. Capcom recently revealed the minimum system specs for the computer version of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and not surprisingly, they are the same.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
SEGA has officially released more than 11 minutes of footage of Aliens: Colonial Marines in action. The footage is actually the same demo that was on display at both E3 and PAX 2011 this year. You can read our impressions of that right here.
