Unveiled officially at the Microsoft Press Conference, Resident Evil 5's gameplay will be built entirely around co-op. The co-op is a first for the series, one that traditionally is about lone wolf style survival, but it's a welcome addition. The developers aren't cutting any corners either, making sure to design levels with co-op in mind.
Last Monday night I was lucky enough to be invited to a pretty exclusive Gears of War 2 preview event. Donned with celebrities like Lester Spreight (voice of Cole Train above), Zachary Levi (of NBC's Chuck fame) and numerous others; we all got our hands on with Gears 2's new co-op mode called Horde.
If there was one good thing to come out of E3 2008 this year (despite the bad), it's the fact that co-op has been moved up from an afterthought to a bullet point. Right from the get go at the Microsoft Press Conference we were hit with a plethora of AAA titles all that featured co-op as a major bullet point. Fable 2 and its integrated co-op mode to 3rd party titles like Resident Evil 5 and the official unveiling of its coop focused gameplay, the Microsoft press briefing had one overwhelming message - it's good to play together. Sony followed suit with titles like Resistance 2 and its 8-player co-op mode on display; and even though Nintendo didn't show much their big game Animal Crossing for the Wii was built around cooperative play, even introducing a new microphone peripheral for online play.
As we previously reported, the upcoming sequel to Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (called Geometry Wars 2, natch) will feature a 4 player co-op mode! The first title was a blast to play, and the addition of co-op should make the sequel even more enjoyable. Just hope you don't have a seizure or something! To tide you over to the game's release on August 6, check out the gameplay trailer after the break. It's single player, but still worth checking out!
There's been a lot of anticipation for Valve's survival horror first person shooting four player co-op title Left 4 Dead Yes, that's the genre. As we make our ways through the halls of E3, we had a chance to sit down and play the Xbox 360 and PC title, and let me tell you, it's going to meet expectations.
Peter Molyneaux showed off the long awaited (but pretty much expected) online co-op mode for Fable 2; but he had one surprise up his sleeve. The surprise was a seemless co-op experience which integrates into your single player game. At anytime while walking around the game world you will see these orbs floating around, they represent your friends currently playing the game and their spot in their respective worlds. Simply walk up to the orb, and you can invite your friend into your world.
So we finally know all the details of Gears of War 2's co-op mode, and while we didn't get a true 4 player co-op mode, we did get a brand new 5 player co-op mode. The mode will have players facing wave after wave of enemies in an increasing number and difficulty.
Quite a bit of co-op news from the Microsoft Presser today. Gears of War 2 will have a 5-player co-op multiplayer game mode called Horde. Unfortunately, the main game will only see 2-player co-op. Game is coming November 7th, 2008. Resident Evil 5 will have 2-player co-op. Game is coming March 13th, 2009. Fable 2 will...
E3 kicks off tomorrow at 10:30 AM Pacific Time with Microsoft Press conference. While a price cut is imminent for Microsoft, we also hope we'll hear a bit about some new and interesting titles that feature co-op play. In fact, one thing I personally hope for throughout the whole show is to see some new franchises, not just sequels, that have a great focus on co-op.
The Pre-E3 deluge of information continues, this wave bringing news of Too Human. Some love it, some hate it, but it looks to us like some great co-op fun. A press release from Microsoft about their coverage of E3 reveals that a demo for Too Human will be made available for download next week! No exact day is given for the availability of the demo, however. That's not a huge deal, since you'll likely be logging in often to check on the E3 coverage offered over Xbox Live. We certainly hope that co-op will be included in the demo, so keep your fingers crossed.
E3 is right around the corner, July 13th through 17th to be exact, and with that comes our first coverage of the biggest show in the games industry. We'll be onsite to cover all the co-op games that are on hand, and hopefully bring you guys some great exclusive content like developer interviews and in game footage!
