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BattleBlock Theater Achievement 'Jail Breaker' Now Fixed in Update

NEWS 7:43 PM on 5/16/2013 by Christopher Metz

Achievement hunters out there might have been running into some trouble collecting a single one for BattleBlock Theater. The developers over at The Behemoth have listened to their dedicated fanbase and finally fixed the annoying glitch. Players may now unlock it today!

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Experience Left 4 Dead 2's Slavic Themed 'Dniepr' Campaign Next Week

NEWS 10:56 PM on 5/15/2013 by Christopher Metz

The post-apocalyptic, Eastern-European setting seems to have been growing in popularity these days, with Metro: Last Light releasing just earlier today. Soon, Left 4 Dead 2 players will be able to take the normally southern-based team of Survivors on a Ukrainian based campaign within a brand new indie mod.

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Scrapped Monaco Multiplayer Modes May Appear With Time

NEWS 4:45 PM on 5/15/2013 by Christopher Metz

Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine is a wickedly fun co-op game to play, but a what if it had included a multiplayer mode as well? Would it have taken away from the immersive co-op gameplay we have now? Andy Schatz recently described some reasons why Pocketwatch Games decided to stick to their co-op guns and forgo some competitive modes for Monaco.

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More Details on Destiny's Universe Revealed by Bungie

NEWS 10:21 PM on 5/14/2013 by Christopher Metz

Bungie and their new IP, Destiny, have some big shoes to fill after setting the bar with the Halo series. The question many are wondering is: will the Destiny universe be able to pull us in like Halo’s did? Well, new story details of the game have appeared on the official website, sparking all new conversations in anticipation for Bungie’s next big thing.

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New Screenshots of 'Tiny Tina's Assault On Dragon's Keep' DLC Emerge from Gearbox

NEWS 4:44 PM on 5/13/2013 by Christopher Metz

The final Borderlands 2 DLC will be here very soon, which is sort of a sad thing to hear for us Co-Optimus folk. We’re excited to see that Gearbox has revealed a very small taste of what is to come out of “Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep” coming later in June.

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Resident Evil: Revelations Demo to Arrive Next Week

NEWS 3:00 PM on 5/10/2013 by Christopher Metz

Resident Evil 6 may have been a disappointment for the most hardcore Resident Evil fans, but not every game in the series has strayed completely away from that original feel. The demo for Resident Evil: Revelations, which will be hitting the console scene next week, was given pretty decent reviews as a 3DS title.

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Defiance Update 1.014 Release Today, Dev Blog Reveals First DLC Contents

NEWS 10:05 PM on 5/9/2013 by Christopher Metz

Slowly but surely, things are getting better for the Defiance video game universe. Trion World’s commitment to providing the best possible experience for everyone hasn’t changed since their rocky release of the game, releasing a brand new patch to the public, Title Update 1.014.

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Minecraft Title Update 11 Patch Notes Hit the Community

NEWS 7:44 PM on 5/8/2013 by Christopher Metz

After a year since release, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition continues to be a well-supported XBLA title. We will soon to be receiving yet another Skin Pack DLC, along with the 11th Title Update to date.

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Neocore Games Announces Van Helsing's PC Release Date

NEWS 10:23 PM on 5/7/2013 by Christopher Metz

It was around this time last year that Blizzard unleashed their 3rd installment to the Diablo series. Coincidentally, Neocore Games recently announced that their own gothic title, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, will release close to the same date.

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How Pocketwatch Games Chose to Make Their Mark in Modern Gaming

NEWS 8:54 PM on 5/7/2013 by Christopher Metz

It’s not always easy to going against the grain, especially when wanting to make significant changes within a culture. This, however, didn’t stop Pocketwatch Games from making a statement with Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine. Andy Schatz recently wrote a special editorial to Kotaku about why they chose to take the game in the co-op route instead of just going a generic multiplayer one.

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Avalanche Software Explains Their Inspirations for Infinity's Toy Box Mode

NEWS 5:33 PM on 5/6/2013 by Christopher Metz

Disney Infinity’s Toy Box mode is looking great so far, and should be a solid contender to the Skylanders franchise. As Avalanche Software explained in one of their behind-the-scenes video series, “Creating Infinity”, they were highly inspired to make Toy Box Mode from the Toy Story 3 movie and video game.

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Black Ops 2 Gets New Title Updates for PS3 and Xbox 360

NEWS 9:28 PM on 5/1/2013 by Christopher Metz

A New Black Ops 2 Title Update hit both the PS3 and Xbox 360 recently, developer Treyarch is adding even more enhancements to the game. In addition to extra fixes and balancing, a brand new game mode involving time limits has been introduced!

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Happy Wars Meets Castle Crashers in Title Update 5

NEWS 10:54 PM on 4/30/2013 by Christopher Metz

The fifth playable update for Happy Wars was recently announced by Toylogic Inc. This time around, in collaboration with another game developer, The Behemoth, Happy Wars will be gaining some Castle Crashers items to adorn players warriors with, along with an all new game mode to do battle!

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Linux Will Soon Be Added to Left 4 Dead 2, EMS Beta Expanding Next Week

NEWS 8:47 PM on 4/29/2013 by Christopher Metz

Left 4 Dead 2 will be entering into its Linux version very shortly, integrating it with Valve’s ongoing “Extended Mutation System” beta. What is EMS exactly? Essentially, it’s an easy way for modders to change various scripts within the game, totally customize them however they choose, and so much more (not to be confused with the Steam Workshop). Up until now, this system has only been available in very small testing groups, but that’s about to change very soon.

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Pocketwatch Games Updates Us on Monaco's XBLA Release

NEWS 7:57 PM on 4/29/2013 by Christopher Metz

Many of us here at Co-Optimus were very excited to play Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine this past weekend, writing about our plans to begin co-op games straight away. However, we quickly discovered that Monaco’s initial release was retracted off of XBLA rather quickly by developer, Pocketwatch Games. Many gamers are eager to begin playing as well, so here’s an update on the whole situation from last week.

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Chris began his life in gaming from watching the TV screens of his childhood friends while playing over at their homes. His parents never particularly wanted him to be a gamer, but it was what he was born to be from the moment the controller met his hands. To him, nothing beats having huge playlists of various 8-bit soundtracks played in his ear all day or watching loads of professional Starcraft 2 matches online. During his time at Kutztown University of PA, he focused most of his writing on gaming at every chance he got, concerning the hell out of most of his professors in the process. Proving them wrong, he obtained his BA in English/Professional Writing in 2010 and has since done freelance work for a few other small gaming websites and The Morning Call newspaper.

Other than joining up with his close group of buddies over XBL to play exorbitant amounts of Left 4 Dead, Chris enjoys the little moments of quiet reading on his Kindle, spending time with friends and family, or surfing the internet. Chris is a huge fan of Valve and is making the effort to beat every Legend of Zelda game made within his lifetime.

And no: his favorite baseball team isn’t the Mets. Nice try.

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