We just received word that Assault Heroes is coming to the Playstation Network in 2010. Described as a "direct port" of the Xbox Live Arcade original, Assault Heroes for the PSN will feature two player co-op, local or online. Tons of weapons, destructible environments, cool vehicles, and of course lots of explosions will tempt fans of old-school overhead shooters when it's released next year!
A couple of interesting pieces of DLC are headed to cute, casual, and co-op friendly LittleBIGPlanet. The first is the Pirates of the Caribbean costume pack. The pack has six costumes for $5.99, including an adorable "Sack Sparrow" and squid-faced Davey Jones. If you're short on treasure, the six costumes will be available separately for $1.99 each.
The first content pack for Operation Flashpoint 2 has been released. Dubbed Overwatch, the content pack adds two new multiplayer modes and two new co-op missions.
One music game that slipped out of this fall was Def Jam Rapstar. The hip-hop focused game looks to cover a genre of music that is generally not well represented in today's rythym and music titles.
The original Dead Space was an amazing entry into the survival horror genre for Visceral Games. Despite co-op being originally planned for the game, when it was released we lacked Isaac's twin brother by our side. Dead Space Extraction on the Wii had co-op, though some would argue that light gun shooters are more suited for the mode. Now sometime later with a sequel being announced, the question has come up once again - "Is there co-op in Dead Space 2?"
If you're looking for a last minute gift idea for the co-op gamer in your life, but just aren't quite sure which game to get them with all the great co-op titles that came out this year - perhaps you can let them choose.
During the mid 80s, the military genre was very popular in movies and television shows. Video games, too, followed this trend, and the military themed Ikari Warriors was one example, featuring two player co-op.
You've already seen the trailer for Splinter Cell Conviction's co-op mode, but now you can witness the co-op campaign in action.
Just in time for the holidays, Square Enix is unleashing the destruction of our planet on Xbox Live Arcade in the form of 0 Day Attack on Earth. The twin stick shooter allows for four players to cooperate over Xbox Live as they fend off an alien invasion in the cities of Tokyo, Paris and New York.
To round out a great co-op year, Game Informer took polls asking community members how they feel about specific co-op aspects in games, and asked a few key co-op developers how the co-op process works for them. Out of these community polls, statistics arose that made Co-Optimus.com very proud of the gaming community at large. For instance, 51.9% of all gamers surveyed responded that they'd rather play social games than single player. Of those social gamers, 64.5% of them prefer friendly co-op to competitive multiplayer.
Make a list, check it twice. Then play every game you just wrote down. It's time to find out what our staff will be playing as they gear up for the Christmas holiday and New Year!
