How many people do you know who own a freaking Battletoads t-shirt? We probably couldn't count them on one hand. That being said, Microsoft's own Phil Spencer was seen rocking a sweet Battletoads t-shirt today at the Windows 10 event. If we know Phil like we think we do, we have a gut feeling we'll see something Battletoads related in t...
Bungie’s next blockbuster title, Destiny, will do co-op gameplay better than a Halo gamer ever could, due to the knowledge they've gained from their successes and failures. In a recent interview, Design Director, Joe Staten, gave some insight on changes to co-op and the number of character choices given to the players that will shape Destiny dramatically.
What’s up the guys at Valve, giving us all this new content for Portal 2 after only a year of being released? Coming on May 8th, the “Perpetual Testing Initiative” DLC will be available for those science lovers looking to take a page out of GLaDOS’s book and do a ton of testing.
While this month's community blog topic asks the question - "Are we ready for next-gen consoles," Valve may be asking the question - "What is a next-gen console?" The Verge has uncovered a hefty rumor that suggests the Steam developer may be getting into the console market with their concept revealed at GDC this coming week.
When looking at game design, a few things are necessary in order for co-op to work properly. Most of these things gamers don’t think about on a day to day basis - and it’s not covered in our Co-Op Terminology guide. It’s the core principles for getting players to work together, which Ubisoft designer Patrick Redding disclosed at GDC. He talks about moments where he is very satisfied with during the co-op test phase, and things that every developer (should) think about during co-op development.
The first "Easter Egg" was coined after a hidden message was left in the game Adventure on Atari in 1979. It was named such after the Easter holiday where people would give elaborate and often expensive eggs that contained a hidden surprise inside. Easter eggs are a big part of gaming today, with many games giving references to modern day events, nods to other games, or hiding pictures of the developers buried deep in a level. Gear of War 3 designer Cliff Bleszinski thinks the hidden gems are not only fun, but could help promote and draw attention to a game.
The very successful, though single-player title, indie game Spelunky from the PC will be making the much anticipated shift to the consoles. Spelunky is a puzzle platformer that takes place in caves, featuring a spelunker. The title has received a lot of attention, and been recently announced on the Xbox LIVE Arcade. During GDC 2011 a few websites noticed a screens that showed multiple players in the game.
Last night at GDC, EA took the curtains off of Battlefield 3 - showing for the first time a significant portion of the game's single player gameplay. Everyone's immediate reaction after watching the almost 3 minutes of footage seems to be - "is this EA's answer to Call of Duty?" That may have officially been Medal of Honor, but Battlefield 3 sure looks the part too.
Sometimes you just have to go with it. After we were told to expect the unexpected for Paradox's GDC announcement concerning Magicka - I gotta say - I never expected THIS. Today they've announced the first full expansion pack for the game called Magicka: Vietnam. It's exactly what you think it is - a bunch of wizards running around the Vietnam War making quick work of the enemy soldiers with lightning, fire, and anything else they can conjure.
Paradox Interactive, publishers of recent co-op hit game Magicka, have just announced their lineup for the Game Developers Conference which takes place February 28th through March 4th in San Francisco. Among the list of game's they plan on showing is something new for Magicka, a game simply titled Magicka "Surprise"
In less than two months the Co-Optimus staff will descent upon Boston to bring you guys coverage of PAX East, a giant gaming convention that hopes to equal the success of the original Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. But before that happens the founders of Penny Arcade, who created PAX, will be honored at another gaming convention - GDC.
Gamespot has reason to believe that a Capcom artist accidently let the zombie out of the bag regarding Dead Rising 2 and the possiblity of a co-op mode. In a recent session at GDC 09 Izmeth Siddeek stated that Dead Rising 2 is going to have "the GREATEST number of characters in a videogame."
