No, I'm not shouting - the name is literally supposed to be in all caps: UNO RUSH. So don't be a-scared if I type it like that. Does that mean that it doesn't ellicit high-fives and cheers of victory? Not at all: my wife and I seriously have good fun with this casual game.
When we were at PAX East, we had the opportunity to speak with Sam Houston from Perfect World Entertainment about free-to-play MMOs, some of the projects Perfect World Entertainment has lined up for the future, and why they decided to help publish a single-player game.
Behemoth's Setup at PAX East seemed (almost) insignificant at first glance. Battle Block Theater had the same build as PAX Prime, and then there was Castle Crashers for PSN. I admit I expected to be bored by this, but that didn't happen. Behemoth delivered, even with the limited availability. First, I played Battle Block Theater with a second player to rock the stage, and we got some video footage of it. Then, I wandered over to Castle Crashers on the Playstation 3 setup, just to see what was up. I have to say, it was the most impressive thing I've ever seen from a so-called port.
Sega and High Voltage Games have announced The Conduit 2 for the Nintendo Wii. The game is the sequel to last year's successful, and mostly well received, FPS on the Wii. While the sequel sports a single player campaign, the surprising focus seems to be on both online and local multiplayer.
You've gotta love Sackboys, but they are an odd mascot for the Playstation 3. While the PS3 resembles an onyx monolith with it's slick surface and shiny edges, Sackboys are warm, fuzzy, and cuddly, with huge appeal to atypical gamers. Then again, Sony is apparently aiming to cater to that more casual market with Move, and Sackboys likely appeal to that demographic.
It's been a few weeks since we previewed the upcoming Dante's Inferno DLC. We're inching closer to it's April 29th release date, but are left to wonder - why wasn't this included with the retail release of the game?
If you're anything like me, you took a look at the title Two Worlds 2 and went "Whaaat? Two Worlds 2? Gross." remembering the disaster that was sold to us not long enough ago. We at Co-optimus went behind closed doors to see what Southpeak has in store for Two Worlds 2 with the desperate hope they either learned from their mistakes, or we could make fun of them for making a sequel to that very borked game.
When the words "like Smash T.V." are uttered when describing a game, my ears perk up and my spidey senses tingle. Inspiration from Midway's classic top down shooter is a good place to start for any game, but mix in a fun art style, plenty of strategy, and a progression system and Uber Entertainment may have a winner on its hands with Monday Night Combat.
The hype machine for upcoming release Fable III is in full force. Spinmaster Supreme Peter Molyneux has given a few more details about the sequel to a fun, albeit flawed, co-op title. The first tidbit? Fable III will be episodic in nature. What exactly does this mean? Molyneaux compares is to the work of Charles Dickens, of all things. Apparently, the big retail release, on disc, will include the first few episodes. The story will continue in the planned DLC installments. Let's hope those first few episodes are worthwhile on their own, or many folks will not be happy.
After our PAX East preview, I've been itching for more Red Dead Redemption news, specifically the co-op type. I nearly jumped out of my saddle when I saw that Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption will get full multiplayer support, but the details aren't going to be unveiled till April 5th. The PR speak has it "setting a benchmark" for multiplayer in an open world game.
Come and knock on our door...we've been waiting for you...where the Bosses are Big, and Big, and Big...and there's a helicopter too!
Upon my return home after PAX East, I booted up my Steam account to get an update from Madballs in...Babo: Invasion. I read said update to discover that the developer Playbrains new, highly addictive iPhone/iPod touch puzzle game will be available to those who own the PC Version of Madballs for free.
