Today is Thanksgiving in North America. It's a holiday about family, friends, eating and togetherness. Most importantly it's a holiday about giving thanks for the things in life we may take for granted. We give thanks today for co-op gaming as well as the hobby that we all love to enjoy.
The sequels to the revitalized Alien Breed series have come in rapid succession. Is Alien Breed 3: Descent a step up for the franchise, or just another diagonal step in the same isometric direction? Find out in our review.
The Monster Hunter franchise is an incredibly popular co-op Action/RPG series from Capcom, which up until now, hasn't really been challenged. It looks like that's all about to change as Square-Enix is going to unleash their own monster hunting title in Lord of Arcana for the PlayStation Portable.
Southpeak have released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Action/RPG, Two Worlds 2. The game will sport an 8 player co-op mode that sets up the story for the game's single player game, taking place just after the events of the first Two Worlds title. This trailer is actually set during that time period - so perhaps we're getting a glimpse at some of the action? Speaking of action, the trailer is full of it, and its easy to get a Lord of the Rings epic battle vibe from it. Instead of Aragorn though, we have Sordahon - not quite the same.
Due to technical difficulties (Mike's computer crashing) this Co-Opticast represents a shift in our normal two week schedule and the second recording of Episode 55. That's ok though, it just means we practiced first to bring you a totally awesome podcast. On the plate is a beefy segment of gaming discussion, plenty of co-op gaming news, and opinions on Microsoft's Kinect.
Despite the popularity of consoles, the PC is the biggest platform for gaming. What the PC lacks in standardization, it makes up for in customization. Today starts a three part series where we take you through the journey of designing, building, and customizing your very own PC.
To celebrate the disk release of the excellent add-on content, Undead Nightmare, Rockstar is dishing out double experience this weekend for Red Dead Redemption. Starting at 12:01 AM Eastern on Thursday, November 25th, get double your fill of experience points all the way through 11:59 PM Eastern on Sunday, November 28th. If this is like past double XP weekends, then all multiplayer game modes are included, be they competitive or co-operative.
The fix is in for Fable III. Hot on the heels of today's release of the 'Understone Quest Pack' DLC, Lionhead studios has announced an upcoming title update that will resolve some annoying issues, including some corrupted game saves. The patch will cover:
Magic: the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers finally came to Playstation Network today for North America. Though it was originally exclusive to XBLA, the game recently got a port to PC via Steam, and now it's the PS3's turn. Starting today, PS3 users can grab the core game for $9.99 and its three expansions for $4.99 each. As a little bonus, purchasers will receive a special art foil Planeswalker promo card while supplies last.
Another zombie game is on the horizon, and you can bring a friend for the apocalypse. Dead Nation will be shambling onto the PlayStation Network next Tuesday, November 30th. We liked what we saw in out preview of the game. The lighting, sound, and weapons customization caught out attention.
Streets of Rage and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 came out for iPhones and iPod Touches earlier this year - and while both games helped you relive the classic Sega Genesis titles - they were missing one key piece - co-op.
