So it’s time for another round of co-op gaming. Since we were both in the mood for some manly men accompanied by some hot, chainsaw on Locust action, Katrina and I were looking to go old school with a little Gears of War 2. I don’t know if it actually meets the definitions of ‘old school,’ but let’s just say it hasn’t been spinning in my machine lately.
There's this little strategy game out called Civilization V - maybe you've heard of it? If, on the off-chance, you own it, you may be interested to learn about the ginormous patch that just went live. The patch includes many AI and gameplay changes and fixes as well as a smattering of UI, diplomacy, and modding changes. Read on for the full list of changes.
Last month, with a little help from Eurogamer.net, we detailed the new 4 player co-op "Swarm Mode" for Section 8: Prejudice, the sequel to the drop-trooper-shooter, "Section 7: Pride". What's that? I am being told that the first game was simply titled: Section 8. That's a shame. The next logical step would have been of course, "Section 9: And Zombies." But that's neither here nor there.
We like to support the Xbox Live Indie Games as much as possible here at Co-Optimus. We've got news of a recent release called Fear the Dronx. It's a rather unusual puzzle/strategy game. The goal in each level is to catch the evil Dronx mastermind, which I guess is supposed to be very scary! The game reminds me a bit of Chu Chu Rocket, and that is certainly a good thing. Drop in/drop out local co-op is available. The game is a mere 80 MS points, which translates to a buck. If you can spare a bill, and are a fan of the genre, grab a friend and check it out.
This edition of On The Download addresses the dangerous mental, social, and emotional disorder known as Hoarding. Hoarders are people who feel they need to hold on to everything they’ve ever touched. This week we’ll be taking a look at a handful of dragons effected by Hoard-ing on the PSN.
Crystal Dynamics' buxom spelunker is promiscuously making her way around the block, it seems. Tomorrow, December 16th, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light flirts with the iOS by way of iTunes. Complete with wifi and Bluetooth co-op, the full game (minus DLC packs) will retail for a measly $6.99 on the iPhone and $9.99 on the iPad.
Exiting news for Tower Defense fans, Dungeon Defenders: First Wave, the tower defense/RPG hybrid from Trendy Entertainment is hitting iOS tomorrow on both iPhones and iPod Touches. The game is a precursor to the full fledged title that will be hitting Xbox Live, PSN, and PC next year.
Mass Effect 3 was revealed at the VGAs last weekend, and speculation has run rampant that the highly anticipated sequel would include multiplayer of some type. We, naturally, were hoping for co-op of some sort. But our dreams of defending the earth from some wicked looking alien baddies with a friend will have to be fulfilled in some other game.
It looks like Trine 2 is breaking the mold set by Trine by adding some pretty cool stuff and tearing down the original three character sets and rebuilding them with a lot more gusto. In an article by Siliconera.com, Trine 2 has move forward in its development to add a character builder, giving unique skills to each character.
We recently brought you news about de new two player mode in de Blob 2. While details are still out there on de exact nature of this co-op mode, developer Blue Tongue Entertainment has released a new trailer and a ginormous amount of new screens. You can check out de screens at CVG.com. De first de Blob was a Wii exclusive, but de sequel is coming to de PlayStation 3, de Xbox 360, de Nintendo DS, and de Nintendo 3DS. de Blob 2 is scheduled for a February 22, 2011 release. We have de new trailer right here, and while it doesn't have much in de way of gameplay, (none, in fact) de tone of de game is set nicely.
We sat down with James Macauley, Executive Producer at Red 5 Studios, to get the skinny on their upcoming free to play title Firefall which was announced earlier this year at PAX. The game is slated to be released sometime next year on the PC.
