I like all my game hype to come with an attached cooking reference, so Capcom's latest trailer for Lost Planet 2 fits the bill nicely. Dubbed the 'Sizzle Trailer' the 4 minute preview makes the game look as tasty as a Full English Breakfast with extra greasy toast.
Aliens Vs. Predator wasn't designed from the ground up for co-op, but there's still a good co-op experience to be had in Survivor mode. Similar to Gears of War 2's Horde mode, Survival puts you in the shoes of a squad of Colonial marines, taking on wave after wave of Alien invaders. As with all similar modes, a variety of maps makes a big difference, and more will soon be available.
Lionhead Studios really wants customer feedback on Fable III. They're testing the target audience on Facebook by revealing a screenshot at a time, and asking what you think about what you see. They've already made allusions to making real co-op, but the best way to insure its success is by having you, the player, post your opinion with them.
If the recent news that Portal 2 would have co-op didn't blow your mind, perhaps the latest news from developer Valve will. They have officially announced Mac support for their Steam platform, Steamworks API, and Source Engine. What does that mean? Any game built on the Source engine could theoretically be ported with relative ease to the Mac.
The Red Star was a co-op game for the PS2 that arrived late in the console's lifecycle, well after the next gen of consoles had hit the market, but that didn't stop it from being a thoroughly enjoyable beat 'em up/shoot 'em title that's worth playing. Well XS Games, the game's publisher, recently announced that this gem of a co-op title will be given a new life on the PSP and iPhone "early spring 2010." As a huge fan of both the game and the comic series it's based on, I'm excited that this game will see a new release on some other gaming platforms. Hopefully it does well enough that an XBLA or PSN version won't be far behind.
While we wait to see Live Anywhere come to fruition, Microsoft has been demoing some concepts of the service and the results are very promising. The example shown at the Tech-Ed conference has a single game running on Windows, Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360. Each version of the game is identical, save for the controls.
Exclusive to Playstation Network, The Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries of Little Riddle is a 4 player cooperative game that asks players to solve a series of challenging puzzles to uncover the identity of a murderer.
Square-Enix and Crystal Dynamics have unveiled the next Tomb Raider title, and it isn't an Tomb Raider at all. Called Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, the game ditches Tomb Raider's traditional 3rd person adventure elements in favor of a more arcade like isometric shooter experience.
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If you need a tactical shooter fix this weekend, then look no further than Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising. The game is discounted 75% this weekend, down from $29.99 to $7.49. This'll get you some sweet four player co-op action on top of some really pretty graphics. You can check out our review of the game, but I think you'll be hard pressed to turn down a low price for the title.
The snowicane has come and gone, and the sun is out, reminding us that spring is just around the corner. Of course, we're addicted to games, so the nicer weather just means we'll be playing as much as possible. Here are our gaming choices for the weekend.
When Portal was new, gamers were in love. Creative quirky gameplay with challenging puzzles that had more than enough action to keep us entertained, Portal had the perfect formula. Well, the sequel took that formula, and went back to the drawing board to add Co-op to the title. That's right, we can now play Valve's hit game, Portal together.
