Apache: Air Assault comes to us on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With flight simulators so hard to come by lately, we take the game for a test flight to see if the genre still has legs. Two player local co-op and four player online co-op help its cause as we battle it out in the unfriendly skies.
Codemasters have just released two new screens for Operation Flashpoint: Red River. There's not much to go on in them, but we do know the four player co-op title is planned for a Spring 2011 release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. About the only thing we can discern, is that the setting seems quite a bit different than that of Dragon Rising. While Dragon Rising had lush green and rolling hills, it looks like Red River has more of a desert inspired canvas.
I felt the acting in this film was more wooden than plastic
We've been excited about The Lord of the Rings: War in the North for a while now. The good people over at Snowblind have been pumping out trailers for the past year. The latest trailer features actual gameplay footage. The game looks like it has more of a third-person action feel than the studio's previous isometric games like Champions of Norrath and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. This game will also be rated 'Mature,' a first for the series.
Sony Bend, Rare, Rocksteady Games...these are all studios whom I admire for the simplicity of the core of their games. Bizarre Creations once again makes that list with the 007: Blood Stone multiplayer.
Mac users, get ready for a trip to Pandora. And I don't mean some preachy, three hour long lecture about why indigenous people are better than you. I'm talking about the good Pandora, the one from Borderlands, where you are encouraged to kill the native wildlife.
What once was Fall, then became Winter, and now is Spring - so is the Portal 2 release date. In a move that should shock absolutely no one familiar with Valve, their products, and release dates, the company has moved the game from February 10th, 2011 to an April 20th release date.
Behold! This is as awesome as awesome gets!
The Behemoth, the developers behind the superb Castle Crashers, announced that their latest game, Battle Block Theatre, will be delayed until 2011. They were originally hoping to have the game out this year, but " there’s a little more r&d than we thought and lots of new ground to break." This comes directly from Kelly Revak, who is Mayor of Behemoth Town. And when the Mayor of Behemoth Town speaks, you better listen.
Are we seeing Cat Helmet like liquidation already of the Halo Reach Legendary Edition? We won't know for sure, but if you ever wanted a gorgeous statue of the members of Noble Squad alongside the Limited Edition version of the game for $75 - today is your day. Halo Reach offers plenty of co-op and it won an Editor's Choice Award here on Co-Optimus.
The PC version of Fable 3 was originally supposed to launch alongside the 360 version - but was subsequently delayed. We were given a time frame of soon, that is, soon relative to the 360 release - but we're pretty sure the statute of limitations on that one have passed. Especially consider the 360 version is getting its first bit of DLC next week.
If you're a fan of cross-licensed LEGO games, then you'll be pleased to know that LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars has been officially announced, and will include the same two-player co-op that we've grown to expect in these types of addictive, casual platformers.
