Xbox 360 owners have a chance to get in on the heist this week with the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days exclusive demo. All you have to do is sign up at the official site. There's no official word yet on the actual drop date, but the demo will include one level from the campaign, some Arcade Mode action, and sneak preview access to the Undercover Cop and Cops & Robbers multiplayer modes.
Jimmy Fallon has been doing an amazing job of promoting technology and gaming to the mainstream since he took over the Late Night Show. The entire past week was devoted to video games has a post E3 celebration of sorts and on Friday Jimmy had Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime on the show.
We've got quite a few co-op titles out this week with just about something for everyone.
Hi-Rez Studios has recently announced that they will be dropping the optional subscription fee for multiplayer third-person shooter Global Agenda. Previously, certain features were locked unless you opted for the subscription. Now all players will have access to all the content, making the game completely free-to-play after you pay the box price. As you might remember, Global Agenda is a game that we felt had a lot of good co-op potential. The game is also on sale on Steam at 33% off (bringing it to a little under $27) until July 5th. If you've been curious about the game, now may be a good time to jump on in and check the game out.
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Up is one of the best games I can think of for an older gamer to play with a child; after all, it's a game about a grown up and a kid teaming up for an adventure! With a high interest subject, forgiving difficulty, and a whole heap of charm, Up is quite a lot of fun for young and old alike.
We already know that the PlayStation Move-enabled Time Crisis: Razing Storm will include two additional co-op shooter games, will support the GunCon 3, and will feature drop-in/drop-out for two players in shared screen format. The PlayStation Blog staff got some hands-on time with the game and reported a few extra tidbits.
The upcoming release of Fable 3 looks to take everything learned from Fable and Fable 2 and add its own unique flare to it. Sure, you've heard a lot of hype before and the games always seem to have great potential, but fall short in some aspects - this time, however, we've heard what the co-op is like, and we can at least give that aspect the Co-optimus seal of approval.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, this week marked the longest day of the year along with the start of the summer season. Traditionally that means outdoor BBQs, late nights looking at the stars, and swimming in pools to cool off. For gamers it's just another excuse to stay indoors and crank the AC and fire up your gaming system of choice. After all, you don't want it to over heat.
Transformers: War for Cybertron is out now with its 3 player co-op campaign and survival style co-op modes. It actually hit earlier this week, but Activision decided to throw one more trailer our way to remind us we need to roll out to the nearest retailer and pick it up.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2's co-op mode, called Onslaught, is now available for purchase on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The $10 / 800 add-on adds in a four player co-op mode on five maps - Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Isla Inocentes and Nelson Bay.
