PSP-exclusive rhythm game Patapon 3 received some DLC earlier this week. Not only is said DLC co-op missions, but it's also free! Sounds like the best possible kind of DLC, really. In these missions, players will face off against Stone Golems, Salamandars, and Deth squads along with two named bosses: the poison-spitting Darantula and the fire-breathing sandworm Dokakanel. So what are you waiting for, pata-patapon'ers? Go get it!
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
After Disney Universe landed with a thud instead of a bang (at least as far as co-op is concerned), it falls on Kinect Disneyland Adventures to represent the awesomeness of Disney co-op this season. Coming from UK programming house Frontier Developments (makers of Kinectimals), Disneyland Adventures seeks to both recreate a real Disney theme park and keep pairs of young gamers off the couch and having fun.
It may be the biggest game of the fall in terms of numbers sold, but Modern Warefare 3 has only managed to crack two of our staff members playlists for the upcoming weekend. What else is on tap? Plenty of solid gaming goodness in the form of RPGs, Indie Games, and other fall gaming hits.
The headline says it all. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 broke the single day sales record for any form of entertainment that has ever existed. This is the third year in a row where the franchise has claimed that title. Activision reports that MW3 sold 6.5 million copies in North America and the UK alone. Now I could do something cute, and equate 400 million to something tangible for the common man, like 40 billion pennies. Instead, I'm just going to offer two quotes from Activision's press release. The first is from Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing:
THQ has already announced that Saints Row: The Third will have "about 40 weeks worth of downloadable digital content after the launch." This is great news for any up-and-coming Third Street gangster. The bad news is that you'll have to pay for it. This is the company that blocked system link with an online pass, which is not to be confused with the recently announced Saints Row Season Pass. The Season Pass will net you the first four DLCs for about 15% off.
Q Games have made quite a name for themselves on the PlayStation 3 with their series of downloadable titles called PixelJunk. We've already seen a lot of great co-op games in the series including PixelJunk Shooter 1 and 2 and PixelJunk Monsters. The latest game is called PixelJunk SideScroller and it shares a lot of similarities with the Shooter titles including some slick visuals, element dynamics, and great music. But just how different is it and how deep is the co-op?
While our database always contains the most pertinent information for a game, sometimes the scope and questions that come up from the cooperative aspects extend past a simple entry. That's where's our Co-Op FAQs come in. Without further ado, our Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Co-Op FAQ is available.
The Xbox.com website has been updated ahead of the new dashboard launch (which just went out to preview members). With the update comes a new host of social features, designed to help Xbox gamers find other players looking to play the same games you are. Need a co-op partner for Modern Warfare 3? No problem.
Valve has reported that their Steam has been compromised one day after their forums were reportedly hacked as well and taken offline. Valve president and founder Gabe Newell released this statement.
Last Saturday we brought news of an expansion to the PC 4 player 'shmup, Jamestown; a game that reenvisions the historic settlement of the "New World" in a steampunk/sci-fi setting. The expansion continues with this theme by playing off of another historical event that happened around that same time and which has been im...
Saints Row: The Third comes out next week. You've probably seen a video or two of the game's brazen debauchery on this very sight. Today we have not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE new videos! Actually, it's four new videos. One is a trailer followed by a longer, 13 minutes live action version of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax. I figured the trailer could serve as a warning before you willingly gave yourself brain damage. Seriously, it's 13 minutes of WTF. And remember, picture all of the in-game videos with another player, because the entire game supports two player online co-op!
