A few weeks back we told you about a price and a date for Left 4 Dead 2's upcoming DLC called "The Passing." But like all things in the games industry, they're subject to change, and this time for the better. The official Left 4 Dead blog has announced that we'll see the content hitting sometime next week, slightly ahead of schedule!
Splinter Cell Conviction is on the mind, but so is Halo 3, ODST, and Madballs. Probably because we've putting on events 3 days in a row for these titles. Still the staff finds time to game this weekend.
Last week we heard that F.E.A.R. 3, the latest entry in Day 1 Studio's first-person shooter/horror series F.E.A.R., would include co-op. Not much else was revealed at the time about what that co-op experience was like, but the latest issue of Game Informer magazine has the details for us. It seems that Day 1 Studios will be playing around with the idea of co-op some and introducing a new experience they call "divergent co-op." This system will tie in with the game's overall story and basically means that while you'll want to trust your co-op partner and assume they're with you all the way, they may have an agenda all of their own...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is a first: a competition ladder group has made good use of Halo 3: ODST's stat tracking and begun coordinating global challenges for the Firefight co-op survival mode. We love Firefight, but thanks to its painful lack of co-op matchmaking we've had to resort to our Waypoint Co-Op Nights and Co-Optimus matchmaking tools in order to secure a full four-man squad. Websites like HaloCharts.com are not only innovative...but useful in this regard.
Personally, I've been experiencing a desire to sneak, steal, and puzzle my way around - In video games, of course. The winner of the Independent Games Festival, a new title from developer Pocketwatch Games brings us those elements all at once. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine has you stealing from the rich, and keeping it for you and your buddies. A Locksmith, Prowler, Hacker, and Cleaner join forces to take the world by storm - or at least take all of its stuff. It also goes to show you that co-op wins prizes, or at least gets our attention.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call with some of the folks behind Iron Man 2: The Game. Dean Martinetti, Producer, and Mike McHale, Development Director, both from SEGA, answered questions from the gaming press.
What happens when you take Diablo and mash it back together with the roguelike genre that inspired it in the first place? Odds are, you'd come up with something similar to Din's Curse, an action RPG from indie developer Soldak Entertainment.
Kick-Ass hits theaters today, a cheesy movie about a bunch of kids who pretend to be superheroes. The game however, won't be out for a few more weeks when it hits the PlayStation Network and iPhone. We just got a fresh batch of screens and a trailer showing off the game - which I can't help but be reminded of the Watchmen game. Uh oh.
Earlier this week we posted a rumor that the latest issue of Game Informer would reveal all the details of Dead Rising 2, and unveil the fact the game has a cooperative mode. Well, the latest issue has hit the Co-Optimus HQ and we've scoured the article for details. Co-Op Confirmed.
If you haven't played Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you're missing a good game. Of course, it's an acquired taste, but there's only one way to acquire it. This month we take a look at the sniper class in Bad Company 2 and why it's so different from other games.
Normally, a high-profile game is hyped to the point of lunacy...especially when downloadable content and special features are being prepared being the scenes. In a surprising move, Ubisoft has managed to sneak in weekly free content for Splinter Cell: Conviction.
Tonight is your Splinter Cell: Conviction Co-op night. Tactical stealthy Sam Fisher gets his night with a buddy, and so do you. A few of us are stuck waiting on a shipment of our copy of the game, so we're left out. Never fear, we get a second chance to play together and it's free-er.
