If there's one thing that people always associate with Middle Earth, it has to be giant birds. What? You think of hobbits first? Long-bearded wizards spring to mind, do they? Maybe you first associate flaming, disembodied eyes with the world of the Lord of the Rings? Hmm.
You know how you always hear us talking about how crowded the fall gaming season is? Well, it's about to get even more crowded, though this time, we can hardly complain. The much heralded and long-rumored Xbox Live Arcade release of Radiant Silvergun is right around the corner. You can play one of the greatest shoot em ups ever released on September 14; that's a mere two weeks away!
This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op, we sit down with Tim, Mike, and Hal from Final Form Games to play through their 4 player co-op PC 'shmup, Jamestown.
We've got a special episode lined up for this week! Mike and Jason travelled to Philadelphia to visit the fine folks from Final Form Games to talk about Jamestown, indie development and... Miyazaki films? It's a long one, so pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage and have a listen!
Sometimes, we find things that are so awesome that they speak for themselves. This is one of those times. A Special Edition has been spotted (at EBGames Australia, of all places) for Saint's Row the Third. Here's what you get in this pimped out box.
We're about three weeks out from Gears of War 3's release date. We are nearly frothing with anticipation; it's probably the biggest co-op launch in this very crowded fall season. As the wait shortens, new details emerge, and today, Epic announced that a "Season Pass" would be available beginning launch day, September 20.
This week in co-op... we actually have some new game releases! Oh, thanks be to the video game gods! We have looked into the abysmal void that was the summer release schedule and reeled back from the brink of oblivion! We have some downloadable titles out this week, along with a real life, honest to goodness, full retail title. Get your gaming in now while you can. Hope you've caught up on your backlog. September 6th is a week away, and with it comes the Fall gamesplosion in all of it's time leeching glory.
Gearbox Software was showing off Borderlands 2 at PAX Prime this year, showcasing some of the tweaks and changes the game has taken on. The line for the game was definitely one of the longest of the show, with wait times approaching 5 hours. Keep in mind - that's not the wait to PLAY the game - that's to watch a 15 minute developer driven demo in a small theater. People are definitely excited for this one - and so are we.
Media Molecule continues to pump out a steady stream of downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet 2, just as they did for its predecessor. On September 14, LBP2 receives its largest DLC pack to date: ‘Move Pack: Rise of the Caklings.’ I don’t know what a Cakling is, but I get the impression that we’re better off if they stay down low instead of rising.
Castle Crashers is probably the best side-scrolling beat-em-up in recent memory, if not all time. The XBLA version just got a little better as The Behemoth has finally published a second title update, fixing many of the game’s longstanding issues. The update also introduces a new piece of DLC, the Pink Knight pack. And it’s free! (The Pink Knight has been available as paid DLC in the PSN version since February.)
A new Cursed Crusade trailer recently came out which highlights the game's fighting system. Sure, it may be in German, but the language of hacking, slashing, and otherwise maiming knows no boundaries, as far as I'm concerned. The trailer shows various methods of stabbing and slashing with swords, axes, and spears, much to the chagrin of the enemies. For those of you who are faint of heart, be warned that some of the combat is quite brutal - but oh, in the most satisfying bloodspurty way.
In case you were looking for a way to fill up your entire XBox 360 hard drive with downloadable co-op content, Xbox Live Marketplace's summer deals have you covered. Mission packs for older games? Check. New Arcade releases? Check. There's only one caveat - some of these will expire soon, so don't twiddle your thumbsticks. Well...do twiddle your thumbsticks, but only after you've browsed the below list.
