Science is always better with a friend to share it with. The Portal 2 “Perpetual Testing Initiative” now offers a co-op mode for all test subjects to construct and test chambers to their hearts content.
As co-op gamers, we love headsets. Nothing beats being able to effortlessly communicate with your co-op partner if they're out of punching range. Astro sent along some of their new A50s - their first wireless model. Will the quality of their previous offerings be maintained? Read on and find out.
Arcen Games have sent word along that A Valley Without Wind is on sale right now on Steam for 50% off - or $7.50. You can even snag a co-op friendly four pack of the game for just $22.49. Our review of the game called it "genre shattering," though we did find quite a few faults for the ambitious title. The game supports quite a few players in its online co-op mode, though we cap it out at 16.
Atlus sends word that the US version of Code of Princess will be hitting the Nintendo 3DS on October 9th, 2012. The side scrolling RPG / Beat-Em-Up looks really unique and stylish with characters designed by Kinu Nishimura, character designer from the Street Fighter series. The music of the game is composed by ACE, responsible for the Xenoblade RPG soundtrack.
Foul Play is a side-scrolling brawler depicting the "perilous adventures" of Baron Dashforth. The legendary daemon hunter has decided to share his previously surreptitious exploits with the world. How is he going to do this? Through the magic of theater, of course!
When I first heard that Rise of the Triad was getting a reboot, I instantly thought to myself, "What the hell is a triad?" Fortunately for me, our own intrepid Sam Tyler is quite fond of the game. He reminisced about the bygone era of flannel shirts and grunge music, or whatever they listened to in the UK in 1995. He recently did a small write up for the game's recent announcement trailer, recalling an improvised co-op mode he would play with a pal.
It seems like porting downloadable console games to Steam is the cool thing to do these days. Iron Brigade just came out on PC this week, and now The Behemoth has announced a Steam port of their popular co-op brawl-PG Castle Crashers. With the relative scarcity of local co-op in PC games, we're pleased to report this one will feature both online and offline 4-player co-op. Plus it boasts such modest system requirements, even Co-Optimus' own Andrew Gaskill should be able to run it! Check out those requirements and the feature list after the break.
Iron Brigade (formerly known as Trenched) won many Xbox 360 gamers' hearts with its retro sci-fi setting, unique combination of third-person shooting and tower defense, trademark Double Fine charm, and of course: 4-player online co-op. Last week, Double Fine surprised us all by announcing the impending arrival of a PC version. Now Iron Brigade is on Steam at last, complete with Games for Windows Live support for the Achievement lovers out there. Good news: the game is just as great on computer as it was on consoles.
With Rayman Origins being one of the best local co-op titles this generation, excitement is high for the sequel, Rayman Legends. The game is planned for release across most platforms, but the leading version is coming to Wii U. Rayman Legends will make heavy use the touch screen controller, even when playing in co-op. Check out the new trailer to get a feel for the controls.
Recently, another behind the scenes video of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two’s development has surfaced on Youtube by Disney Interactive. This time, the footage features Creative Director, Warren Spector, discussing the two main characters of the game, Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Rabbit, who work cooperatively to traverse their magical world of The Wasteland.
Looks like the Mechromancer, a machine manipulator that controls a giant, Claptrap-type robot on steroids called a “Deathtrap”, might be arriving to the Borderlands 2 much sooner than we have come to expect.
Machinima's Inside Gaming series continues to profile Aliens: Colonial Marines. This video has the fellas from Gearbox discussing how they develop tension in a game like A:CM. The setting, lighting, and sounds all come into play. Of course, the most effective tool is the motion tracker, which lets you know when the xenomorphs are closing in. Pretty much every personal radar in every game, ever, is based off this device.
