From its announcement back in 2010 and a trailer that captured the gaming world in approximately 15 minutes, practically everyone is looking forward to BioShock Infinite release. There is no getting around it. However, it looks as though some bad news came out of Irrational Games recently, as they have just announced that BioShock Infinite will no longer contain any of the intended co-op modes upon release.
Where there is Nintendo, so will there be Mario. Just confirmed, Nintendo will be showing off a playable demo featuring Mario’s Wii U debut in a new New Super Mario Bros.
It's hard to believe, but the Co-Optimus Staff has churned out over 60 articles covering this year's E3. There were so many co-op games on display, so many good co-op games on display, it almost brought tears to my eyes. Tears of joy... and tears of pain from walking to see them all.
Free to play co-op? Yes, please. In the early quarter of 2012 it looks like we’ll be seeing a very slick fantasy co-op game called Prime World from developer Nival. I sat down for some quality PC time and walked away convinced I could play this game. Not only for its content, but the style and diversity in the gameplay. Here’s what I saw.
Sometimes you don't realize how devastatingly poignant something is until a day later. I snapped this photo of the Dark Souls booth, happy that there was no line covering the display . Sure, it looks cool, but what's more intriguing is that there's no line at all. Those ropes mark the entrance to Dark Souls, and they could hold no more than a dozen people. This picture was not taken at E3 after hours or before the doors opened. In fact, there were hundreds of people in line for some of the bigger games when I took it.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City captured my attention the moment it was announced. A four player squad shooter set during the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3? We get to play as the evil Umbrella Security Service? That works for me. I've been wanting to take out Leon S. Kennedy and his stupid haircut since 1998.
As E3 was winding down I finally got to get my hands on one of my most anticipated games of 2011, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. I spied the playable co-op while Andrew was playing some Twisted Metal and immediately told our PR rep we had to play it. Soon Andrew and I sat down with another developer to play through the game's new three player co-op adventure mode.
During Sony's E3 2011 press conference they unveiled a new family friendly PS Move title called Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest. Kat immediately turned to me and said how much fun it looked like. Being developed by the same team that created Sports Champions and utilizing many of the same mechanics, that should come as no surprise. The gladiator and archery games in Sports Champions were some of our favorite and Deadmund's Quest combines those mechanics with disc golf, or in the game's case, throwing stars.
It’s time to head back to the age of Sega Saturn with this stylish HD remake of a game called Guardian Heroes. Play as one of four adventurers through an RPG brawler for the ages, as it’s re-envisioned by the same company that originally released it in 1996. I did just that at E3 2011, as a new blood to the game without any tainted nostalgia contact lenses.
Finding a new arcade game with dual-stick shooter controls, various classes, and four player online/two player split screen local co-op is always a huge treat for this gamer. In the case of Renegade Ops at E3 from Sega, this happened. I sat in a tiny room with four T.V.s set up to play this military vehicle dual-stick shooter game, complete with four very unique vehicles and a bit of competitive c-op.
On the third day of E3, Nick and I had a joint appointment at the Sony booth/building. He got some hands-on time with Resistance 3 and we both played a co-op round of Uncharted 3 (preview forthcoming). But what really piqued my interest was the Twisted Metal re-boot. The first Twisted Metal came out when I was in high school, and I was curious to see how the re-boot would handle the series.
Kat, Andrew and Nick have returned from sunny Los Angeles, California and the E3 2011 gaming convention. In their tiny heads resides the gaming knowledge of dozens of cooperative titles. The crew discusses all the games they saw as well as their favorite moments and titles of the show. All that and more in Episode 67 of the Co-Opticast.
