We do love a good co-op beat em' up game. Soon PlayStation 3 owners will get a new game, with a classic taste called Revenge of the Wounded Dragons. Taking inspiration from titles like Double Dragon, the kung-fu title supports 2 player local co-op play.
Information seems to be rapidly coming out about the recently announced Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Lego Indiana Jones 2 was released last week, to the delight of plastic block fans everywhere. The game is an excellent sequel, adding in levels based on The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as a co-op creation mode. All this, plus the original game's levels, too! But one thing was missing, and it's a feature we dearly love: online co-op. Couch co-op is great, but sometimes, your real life partners aren't around to bust some Nazis. According to the LucasArts Twitter feed, this problem will be fixed soon.
It's not even Black Friday, and the deals have already started. Dell is offering Left 4 Dead 2 for $20 off the normal price.
The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned should be out very very soon, and with it comes the an action packed adventure in downloadable form for Borderlands players. Gearbox has released a trailer for the content pack, which is chock full of zombie goodness. It's not only pleasing to the eye, but informative.
It's time once again for our annual Holiday Guides for cooperative gaming and lifestyle. Everyday this week we'll be bringing you a small guide with some recommendations for gifts that you can give your loved ones, all in the spirit of co-op. Up first is Technology and Gadgets
Last week we had a studio close it's doors due to layoffs, this week another developer of co-op games is losing some stuff. Krome Studios, developers of Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, has cut 50 or so of its staff. The Australian based developer was forced to make cuts due to a high Aussie dollar, which made getting lucrative US based contracts difficult.
Every year the fine folks at Penny-Arcade put together a charity drive of epic proportions to benefit sick children. Called Child's Play, the charity event spans the internet raising what literally amounts to millions of dollars, all from gamers.
Coming a mere year after its predecessor, swathed in a dodgy boycott, you'd be certain to think that the sequel to last year's Co-Op Game of the Year would be a tough sell. Luckily, you'd be wrong. Dead wrong.
Now that the fall gaming season is wrapping up, it's time to start hyping the games of next year. One of the biggest releases next year for co-op gamers will be Crackdown 2. Players will return to a changed Pacific City, once again assuming the role of an elite super human agent.
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce was released on the PSP last year, and despite the addition of four player co-op, you were limited by the AD-HOC only play. Perhaps the AD-HOC party would have come in handy?
Left 4 Dead 2 hasn't even been out a full week yet on the PC, but today Valve has released the first patch for the game. Don't these guys know it's the weekend?
