I still consider myself a PC gamer. Though I now own several consoles and handhelds, my heart still has a special fondness for the good old mouse-and-keyboard set-up attached to an upgradable rig. The sad truth, however, is that many developers don't share my fondness for the PC. What used to be staples of games on PC (like dedicated servers and LAN support) are often cut out (which results in much nerd rage, believe you me).
Happy Friday everyone! Today we're giving away one copy of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on the PlayStation 3 to a lucky reader. Sure it may not be a chainsword, and sure, the game doesn't even have co-op yet, but for the love of the Emperor it's a free friggin game.
Tim Schafer has got a game to pitch. You may have heard of this game before. It's got zombies, and it's going to be awesome! Oh noes! Not zombies! They've been done to death! GET IT??? Cookie Monster is having none of it. Check out this cutesy video during your down time from the nigh criminally violent video games you've been playing all week.
It's been a hell of a week for Dead Island. After disastrous launch issues on Steam, reports of rampant bug infestation, and an individual developer's offensive joke, Dead Island is still doing remarkably well. (At least, that's my deduction, if my Friends List and Twitter have anything to say about it.) We were able to look past these minor flaws (we played the Xbox 360 version) and gave Dead Island a perfect co-op score. The game is simply amazing, and it's about to get a whole lot amazing-er. The Bloodbath Arena DLC is scheduled to go live by the end of the month.
If you've played Left 4 Dead you know it's one of the best co-op games created in recent years. If you've played Minecraft you know it has the potential to be a really great co-op game as well. So when you combine the two into a brand new map for the Adventure mode in Minecraft what do you get? You get Mine 4 Dead: Blockhawk Down - a brand new map and skin pack for Minecraft.
When Codemasters announced their next Formula One game, F1 2011, would feature a co-op championship mode, you could paint Co-Optimus surprised. Is their a team sport in the world that is more about the individuals than F1? Codemasters explain this new mode in their latest Dev Diary found after Read More.
Gearbox Software has been a Co-Optimus community darling ever since they released the mighty Borderlands. You may have heard that there is an upcoming sequel, titled -wait for it- Borderlands 2. Gearbox is a fan friendly company, and they want to know what you liked about the original Borderlands. You can follow this link and help them out with a survey. Complete the survey and you'll be entered into a drawing for some Gearbox swag.
With all the awesome launch games focusing on death and destruction this week, it was easy for me to miss a nice family friendly co-op title on the XBLA. I should have caught it in our Co-Op Release Alert for the week, but sometimes I'm blinded by bloodlust. Leedmees is a new, full body puzzle game which uses the Kinect sensor. It also relies on your complete willingness to make a fool of yourself, which I have. After the break we have a pleasant trailer featuring a nice, culturally diverse group of people enjoying the game. Check it out, but don't listen to the music for too long, or you'll suffocate on all the kittens you puke up.
All three of your Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker buddies will love you when you break this "news": Hideo Kojima has confirmed that four-player co-op will return for Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Shortly after Fruit Ninja Kinect launched on August 10, it received a DLC Pack called “Storm Season.” Just yesterday, “Storm Season” was followed up by another pack, “Space Capsule.” Each Pack costs 160 Microsoft Points and adds a new weapon, shadow, background, and Achievements. We’ve put them through their paces and survived to tell the tale, though a great many fruits weren’t so lucky.
If you are playing the PC version of Dead Island, the patch that was recently released for the game has a nasty side effect - it makes your saved games unplayable. Deep Silver said they tried every avenue to avoid this, but it simply wasn't possible. Instead there is a small work around available. While you won't get your weapons and items - you can retain your story progress.
The system requirements for RAGE on the PC have been revealed and they are surprisingly tame for a game developed by id, a company historically known for pushing graphics technology to its limits. Perhaps though it shouldn't come as a total surprise for anyone who has seen the game running beautifully and silky smooth on a console. John Carmack certainly knows how to create 3D engines.
