Skyrim might be one of the biggest games of 2011, but it was missing one key ingrediant, co-op. The game is still epic in it's own right, but being able to slay dragons with some friends or showing off viking shaped snow angels would be an absolute blast - sadly - we couldn't do that until now. Skyrim Online is a new fan made mod that adds an MMO aspect to the game, allowing players to login and enter the world of Skyrim together.
So it might not be real gameplay footage, but Freddie Wong of YouTube fame is back with another great gaming related video. This time it's his take on the Battlefield franchise - and I don't mean this take. Titled Battlefield 4 Co-Op the video looks at a pair of soldiers working together to take down some enemy combatants. There's some slick nods to things you'd only see in Battlefield games and the audio and look of the video is pretty spot on.
It's Christmas this weekend and that means plenty of time with family and friends for a lot of you. It also means the perfect opportunity to get in some quality couch co-op gaming! Here's what the staff is going to be playing this weekend during their time off. We hope everyone has a great holiday and we'll see you back here on Monday!
Some of our readers may be too young to remember this, but once upon a time Capcom made bunches of licensed NES platformers: Duck Tales, Little Nemo, Yo Noid, etc. And they were all really good! A short while later, somebody figured out that licensed games sold the same regardless of quality, sadly leading to modern shovelware like Thor and Captain America from Sega. Now let’s turn that frown upside down, because Capcom has actually released a very cool licensed game for PC this week: World Gone Sour… A Sour Patch Kids game. It’s a blast from the past!
Before this fall started there was a battle heating up on the gaming front. It was a battle of military shooters - Modern Warfare 3 vs Battlefield 3. Activision entered the contest as the reigning champion, their franchise selling millions of copies each year across all three platforms; Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. But EA wanted to challenge the dominance with their own storied franchise with BF3. We take a look at both games and ask - "Did their co-op promises deliver?"
Nothing brings holiday cheer more than a shotgun, a sexy Santa outfit and a hard rock version of your favorite Christmas song. The folks over at Croteam have put out a video of the multiplayer Santa skin available for free in Serious Sam 3: BFE in a crazy 16 player co-op match set to "Carol of the Bells." Ding-F-ing-Dong.
Though The Old Republic is definitely an MMO in the post-WoW mold, what it does with the storyline brings me hope for co-op in future Bioware games. You see, whenever you're in a conversation with an NPC, your entire group attends the conversation with you. If a group member is not in the immediate vicinity, they are given the option to hop on via holographic projection.
The Zipper Interactive shooter Unit 13 was only just revealed for the PlayStation Vita, but the launch title for the system is shaping up to be a solid looking cooperative shooter for Sony's new handheld in February. There's a video available that shows the details of the game's mission interface and social features as well as the customization of one of 6 operatives with a persistent progression system.
Nathan Fouts of Mommy's Best Games, makers of Explosionade and Shoot 1UP, is a bit disgruntled with Microsoft. Why you ask? The new dashboard has way too many ads. We concur. But that's not what really makes Nathan mad, no, it's the fact it's almost impossible to find Xbox Live Indie games buried on the marketplace. So what did he do? He turned it into a game...within a game. Enter Game Type.
The third piece of Gears of War 3 DLC has been announced, detailed, priced, and dated. Titled "Fenix Rising," the new content will feature five new multiplayer maps, four new player skins, three new weapons skins, two turtle doves*, and one brand-spanking-new experience system.
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine gives players a chance to explore their Chaotic side today. The "Chaos Unleashed" pack has hit the downloadable market. This will allow you to take the role of Chaos Space Marines in the game's four player co-op mode, Exterminatus. In this mode you'll battle from arena to arena against Orks and the Forces of Man. The pack also includes three new maps, which brings the game's total MP maps up to seven. The "Chaos Unleashed" pack is going for 800 MSP on Xbox LIVE and $9.99 on Steam and the PSN.
We were pleasantly surprised to see a new co-op mode announced for The Darkness 2. We first brought you news of the Vendettas mode a few weeks ago. This has been advertised as a four player co-op campaign, therefore we're expecting more than just a tacked-on survival mode. The story will intersect with that of the main character, Jackie Estacado. The four new characters have their own unique skills, weapons, and personalities. You can see each of them in action in the following videos.
