To say July was a bit underwhemling on the gaming front would be an understatement. The month was mostly barren for news and releases, giving true meaning to the summer gaming drought. The good news is a lot of backlog games were finally played.
There was one bright spot, especially for Co-Optimus, SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance - a game created by a few current and former staff members - was released on Xbox Live Indie games. Here are some of the stories, releases and features you may have missed last month.
Top Stories Past 30 Days
- Four New Minecraft 360 Skins Revealed, Along With New Dashboard Theme [07/05/2012]
- More Polishing Needed For Torchlight 2, Release Date Up In The Air [07/18/2012]
- Wear the Skin of a Creeper in Approaching Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Update [07/03/2012]
- Borderlands 2 Offers Badass Ranks, More Customization, More Epic Loot [07/16/2012]
- Extend Your Minecraft Wardrobe Today With the 'Skin Pack 1' DLC, 1.7.3 Update in Effect [07/16/2012]
- Borderlands Save Game Data Will Unlock Exclusive Gear in Borderlands 2 [07/06/2012]
- Borderlands 2 Boasts 58 Hour Campaign [07/19/2012]
- 343's Jessica Shea Explains Halo 4's New Forge Mode, Including Nighttime Option [07/23/2012]
- New Borderlands 2 Trailer has less Wub Wub, More Wimoweh [07/12/2012]
- Skylanders Giants Coming This October, New Video Reveals Air Giant [07/27/2012]
- Halo 4 Co-Op Content May Require Extra Data Space Apart From Multiplayer [07/04/2012]
- Three New Resident Evil 6 Gameplay Videos, Four Player Co-Op On Display [07/19/2012]
- An 'Arctic Strike' Delays Ghost Recon Future Soldier's DLC [07/02/2012]
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 Looks Fantastic in These Screens [07/07/2012]
- Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Video Shows an Hour of Gameplay, Isn't Coming Anytime Soon [07/05/2012]
- Experience the 'Origin' of Left 4 Dead in PAYDAY: The Heist, Mercy Hospital DLC Now Available [07/25/2012]
- Valve Graces Us With Release Date of Left 4 Dead 2 'Cold Stream' DLC [07/02/2012]
- Mass Effect 3's Earth Co-Op Expansion Hits Next Week [07/11/2012]
- Resident Evil 6 Demo Available NOW for Owners of the Xbox 360 Versions of Dragon's Dogma [07/03/2012]
- Assassin's Creed 3 Four Player Co-Op Mode 'Wolf Pack' Revealed [07/13/2012]
Features
- Dungeon Fighter LIVE Co-Op Review
- LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Co-Op Review
- Orcs Must Die! 2 Co-Op Review
- Spelunky Co-Op Review
- Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection Co-Op Review
- Pixeljunk 4AM Co-Op Review
- Bad Dudes 2 Kickstarter Interview
- Co-Op Classics: Spider-Man the Video Game
- The Co-Op Terminology Guide: 2012 Edition
- Tabletop Co-Op: Defenders of the Realm Dragon Expansion
- Indie-Ana Co-Op and Overdriven
- Indie-Ana Co-Op and The Dev Chat - Cadenza, Retrovirus, and Kickstarter
- MMO Co-Opportunities Volume XXV: July 2012 (Launches and Releases)
- Co-Op Classics Video Edition: Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
- Co-Op International: Radirgy Noa Massive
- Co-Optimus Community Voice for July 2012 - Who's in Your Crew?
- Co-Op Classics Video Edition: Webslinging with Spider-Man
Game Releases
- Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall of Hendon Myre (XBLA) [07.13.12]
- Heroes of Ruin (3DS) [07.17.12]
- Inversion (PC) [07.27.12]
- Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior’s Rise (PC) [07.24.12]
- Orcs Must Die! 2 (PC) [07.30.12]
- Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (PSN) [07.17.12]
- Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (PSN) [07.17.12]
- SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance (XBIG) [07.10.12]
- Spelunky (XBLA) [07.04.12]
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) [07.03.12]