When the Indie-Ana Co-Op feature first began, I always intended to one day extend this space to the indie development community to share their trials and tribulations in game making. Today marks the first of what I hope to be many such pieces as Final Form Games, developers of our PC Co-Op GOTY winner Jamestown, share their story of making a four player 'shmup, and the challenges they faced along the way. This is a must read!
If you haven't been playing Bioware's first MMO, you are missing out on something special. Star Wars: The Old Republic takes some of the best elements from games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age and combines them with World of Warcraft for a truly addictive co-op multiplayer experience.
It wasn't long ago we told you about the live action casting call for a Lilith for Borderlands 2. Gearbox was looking for a leading lady to fill Lilith's virtual shoes in the real world and they've already found their match in a beautiful Australian woman named Yasemin Arslan. What's a bit odd about the casting call is, Lilith serves as a secondary character in Borderlands 2, as the siren isn't actually playable in the game.
6 million is a lot of levels. Imagine starting up the new Mario game, only to find you have 6 million more levels to play! The chances are you would have to pass the game on to your decedents to complete. Sounds like complete fancy doesn't it? Not for the LittleBigPlanet franchise which has just hit 6 million user made levels - and not all of them are rubbish people post up for a trophy.
Do you like big, sweaty mechs heaving against each other? Really? That's weird. Armored Core V is the long awaited continuation of the Armored Core franchise. Highly customizable, turbo charged war machines do battle in a new team-based mission structure. The new system is a departure from the game's old play style, focusing more on tactics than run-and-gun gameplay.
Back in October of 2010, Doom was pulled from the XBLA due to licensing issues. The title is a grandfather of the modern first person shooter, and it should be experienced by, well, everyone. It's been over a year since the game was pulled from the Arcade library, but today marks its triumphant return.
Crap. This is very disappointing. The new Dead Island DLC, "Ryder White's Campaign," will be a single-player-only affair. The new add-on will allow you to experience the zombie disaster of Banoi as, you guessed it, Ryder White. If you haven't finished the game, you may not know too much about Colonel White. Let's just say he's another survivor of the undead outbreak and he's trying to help the four survivors from the game's main story line.
2012 looks to be another great year for co-op gamers, at least initially. While in the past we always seemed to build slowly to a series of Fall releases, this year looks to reverse the trend with an action packed middle of the year. Are the summer doldrums a thing of the past? Locke and Nick take you on a magic carpet ride through 2012 in both written and video form.
I love a good vieo game trailer with some epic music. The teaser trailer for the 2 player co-op Realms of Ancient War (R.A.W.) features some pretty inspiring tunes. What's odd though is...well...the video shows a character basically walking for most of it. But what an epic walk!
It's a brand new Co-Opticast! After being away for a while we've rebooted our show and doubled our hosts. Now Nick and Mike are joined by Locke and Jason in an all new show chocked full of information for your co-op gaming needs. Up first is actually a special episode as the crew breaks down the upcoming games of 2012. Is your most anticipated game coming this year? Listen in and find out.
It is an eternal question that has taxed human kind since the dawn of existence, which do you prefer; Candy, Pirates or Graveyards? I love eating candy and playing as a pirate - Graveyards, not so much. My voice is just one of many, as fans of A World of Keflings can now visit playxbla.com and vote for the theme they want for the game's next DLC pack. I went for Pirates and their grog; because candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Ever play a game where riding an elevator is your main and only objective? No? Well, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what you’re getting when you download Pixeltail’s newest game, Elevator: Source. An innovative use of Garry’s Mod within Valve's Half-Life 2, Elevator: Source brings players a simple, yet mysterious game of “28 randomly generated floors of realistic elevator physics” which will have you rolling on the floor in laughter within minutes.
