To the community that was watching the development cycle of Shank from a distance, the single player campaign just felt too epic to mess with, but co-op sounded too sweet not to demand. To the developers, the single player campaign is too epic to mess with - so they had to make a few decisions when they decided to upgrade the game to include co-op.
The latest trailer from Sony showcases LittleBigPlanet 2's Adventure Mode, in which Sackboy is tasked with saving Craftworld from the Evil Negativitron. The trailer includes footage of co-op gameplay, AI characters, and new gadgets (such as the Power Gloves and the Grappling Hook).
The next AI War micro-expansion called Children of Neinzul has hit beta - which you can get access to simply by pre-ordering it for only $3.99. New features include more starships, map types, and AI types; but perhaps most interestingly, is the Neinzul race itself.
It's a busy week for Mr. Scott Pilgrim. Not only does he have a full featured film hitting theaters this Friday, he has his 8-bit style co-op beat em up hitting the PlayStation Network. Despite some killer looking 8-bit graphics and sound, four player co-op play, and plenty of action, Scott Pilgrim vs The World seemed to be missing something. What game these days would be complete without a zombie mode?
Although normally devoted to competitive multiplayer modes, this weekend's The Lab - an experimental custom playlist that is featured every other weekend - ramps up the difficulty of two Uncharted 2's Co-Op Arena modes.
After one of the most bizarre and unfortunate DLC disasters we've ever seen, the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC is finally available for European PSN users. Now, everyone go out and get this DLC featuring Juggernaut, Psyloche, Magneto, Carnage, Black Panther and Cable before they disappear. At the end of the year, you will no longer have access to any of this DLC.
A few days ago we gave you guys the heads up on the release date and some co-op details of the XBLA version of the ridiculously addictive Plants vs. Zombies. Now for your viewing pleasure, feast your eyes on some screenshots and watch the trailer for the XBLA version.
Monday Night Combat's release is right on the horizon (August 11th). To celebrate its release, developer Uber Entertainment is giving away some goodies during the time leading up to the game's release and beyond. Follow @uberent for a chance to win. Prizes include mini Pitgirl statues, signed posters, download codes, and the opportunity to play the game with the dev team!
Looks like being part of Microsoft's Summer of the Arcade had its downside for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - the game's not quite done yet. We just received an email from PR stating the game will be shipping on August 18th on XBLA sans online co-op. The game will still feature local co-op play for two players, but online leaderboards and co-op play will be missing.
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Transformers games have been a real mixed bag, ranging from the awful 2007 movie tie ins all the way up to the sublime War for Cybertron. When we finished up the campaign in the latter, our thirst for Transformers was unquenched, and so we decided to rent Cybertron Adventures for the Wii.
Yes StarCraft 2 is still dominating the lives of a lot of the staff, and with good reason. We reviewed the game this week, and despite an average co-op score, the overall package is absolutely amazing. There's plenty of other gaming going on as usual - even old goodies like Gears of War 2 and Rock Band make an appearance.
