It's the battle of the motion controllers this fall - today we look at the PlayStation Move. Sony's entry into the motion controller market has a lot in common with existing hardware, but also ups the game in certain respect. After a few weeks with the hardware we have our impressions.
The killer PC game where you and your friends face off against hordes of undead is getting some new characters in a free DLC pack. The Killing Floor has just unveiled a brand new DLC pack loaded with fire. The "Incindiary Content Pack" offers a few new burning details before its free download goes active on Steam. All users that already own The Killing Floor will receive The Incindiary Content Pack automatically. Those who don't own the game yet - get on it. This stuff is killer.
Despite the impending release of Duke Nukem Forever, a die hard fan of the series has gone on to start a stand alone mod that brings the original Duke Nukem 3D into the modern era. Utilizing Unreal Engine 3 and the UDK they've created a few sections and levels of the original with updated textures and visuals.
The Shoot is a new light gun game coming to the PlayStation Move. The game will be available October 19 for $39.99. It will have an action-hero, movie vibe: "Listen to the director and shoot your way through five different spoofs of classic B-Movie themes: the Wild West, undersea monsters, haunted house, mobsters, and a robot invasion." Looks like we'll be missing out on the best B-movie theme: boobs.
Last month we brought you news of the Campaign Matchmaking playlist coming to Halo: Reach. In that article we told you that Campaign Matchmaking would be live on October 15th. Today we find out the date has been pushed all the way back to October 19th, "pending final testing and review."
This past weekend the New York Comic-Con took place in NYC at the Javitz Convention Center. If you've never been to a comic convention, one of the highlights are the myriad of figures and statues on display for various comics, cartoons, movies and video games. We've got the photos to make you drool.
On October 1-3, Co-Optimus’ own top hat wearing autocrat, Samoza, attended Eurogamer Expo 2010 held in London’s Earls Court. This preview covers hands on experience with future big hitters: Dead Space 2, Goldeneye Wii, Gran Turismo 5, Motorstorm 3D and Killzone 3D.
I am ecstatic with glee today, as my favorite arcade game of all time is finally heading to Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. X-Men The Arcade Game is coming soon to a console near you, though certainly not soon enough for me. After eighteen years, the legal issues surrounding the classic brawler have cleared up, allowing Konami to release the title to a new generation of gamers. While the game appears to be largely unchanged, a few tweaks like difficulty levels, a new HUD, and the ability to swap between the US and Japanese releases of teh game will be included. The best part? 6 player online co-op, with drop in/out support! And yes, you can mix and match local and online players however you'd like. We'll keep you posted on any furtehr developments, but for now, enjoy the announcement trailer straight out of Comic-con.
Every once in a while, we like to cover good cooperative board games here at Co-Optimus. Today, we'll check out a hot new board game based on an iconic Dungeons & Dragons setting, Castle Ravenloft.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Finally the weekend. It's been a particularly busy week this week for a lot of us - and this weekend is just as packed for others. That's not to say we won't find time to get some gaming in - with lots of great new releases like Valkyria Chronicles 2, Explosionade, and of course...Halo Reach - the staff will be busy. And since the zombies are coming out soon you can be we'll be killing the horde in Dead Rising 2 and Left 4 Dead.
Prepare your inner geekness for this interesting bit of news that takes a look inside a game developer's mind.
