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No, we still don't have definite confirmation Warhammer 40k: Space Marine will offer co-op play - despite what you see in the screenshot above.  We've seen numerous hints since the game was first announced last year, but nobody is wil...
Five new screenshots of the four player co-op shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines have emerged on the game's official Facebook page to celebrate Gamescom 2011.  The Gearbox developed game has seen its share of delays and disappearances but i...
  Gearbox has released some fresh screens for Borderlands, hot off the digital press from GamesCom in Germany.  The game is really looking gorgeous now, and it really makes us glad the art style changed.  It really makes the game stand out...
Gamescom might be over, but the media from the show is still coming out.  Today we have a trailer for The First Templar, and upcoming action game for the Xbox 360 and PC which features two player co-op both locally or online.  The story ...
Ghost Recon is back next year in a big way after a long hiatus.  Some sexy looking new screenshots have found their way out of Germany at Gamescom and onto the Co-Optimus gallery for the next game, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.  Wi...
After several pre-rendered teaser trailers, it appears we're finally getting our first look at Lord of the Rings: War in the North and its 3 player co-op action.  The only surprise here is that the camera appears to be from a more on the ...
Gamescom 2011 is in full effect. This new video for Starhawk just dropped.  And when we say dropped, when mean it.   Watch and you'll see.  There's no mistaking the co-op here.  As we've reported earlier, Starh...
We simply cannot get enough of watching Leon Kennedy or Chris Redfield take down hordes of infected in practically pitch black environments. It brings us back to a time where a Resident Evil game was truly a frightening experience all on its own. ...
We've run out of real adjectives to describe Splash Damage's upcoming 8 player co-op game Brink.  We've used the words and phrases like - awesome, drool worthy, excellent, beautiful, amazing, and hot.  We even made up a word ...
Gamescom is going on in Germany right now. You know what that means? Lots and lots of trailers with little to no new information! Sweet! This Star Trek video may not have much substance, but it sure has plenty of style. It's absolutely action-pac...
Inversion is a co-op shooter in which gravity, or lack there of, plays a huge part in gameplay.  The Saber Interactive developed 3rd person shooter is a bit of a buddy co-op story, therefore it features co-op play throughout the campaign for ...
More assets are coming out of Gamescom 2010 in Germany, this time for the upcoming game, Hard Corps Uprising from Konami and Arc System Works.  The hand drawn animation style combined with rich backgrounds are stunning  to look at - and ...
Those of you lucky enough to have gone to Gamescom this year may have had the chance to play the new demo for upcoming 2 player co-op title Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel.  VG24/7 happened across the demo and posted over eleven(ty) minutes ...
We just got a fresh batch of screenshots from Gamescom 2011 for Epic's upcoming four player co-op shooter, Gears of War 3.   The shots show off the game's campaign and Horde Mode 2.0, so there might be some minor spoilers on display. ...
Blizzard can’t seem to make up its mind about whether Diablo III is coming to consoles. First they say they have no plans, and millions of console gamer weep. Now all of a sudden they are “‘very, very serious’ about Diablo ...
We've got a fresh batch of screens from Gamescom in Germany for Activision and Toys for Bob's upcoming game, Skylanders Giants.  The sequel to last years addictive hit, Skylanders, Giants adds new giant characters to the mix of this t...
With Gamescom kicking off in Germany this week, we're preparing to get an onlsaught of new media from our favorite upcoming co-op games.  One game we haven't heard from in a while is the Snowblind developed title, The Lord of the Ring...
PlayStation Blog's resident grunge Chris Morell spoke with Capcom's Chris Kramer about the PlayStation 3 version of Lost Planet 2 in an exclusive GamesCom interview; Capcom is adamant in making sure you understand that this release will be at the extrem...
Hey, do you know what we need? MORE LEGO GAMES! Every time I think the formula is over and done with a new franchise pops up and it still works surprisingly well. This latest trailer from, you guessed it, Gamescom 2012 features the LEGO The Lord o...
Many of us are still knee-deep in LEGO Batman 2, but Traveller's Tales is already hard at work doing the only thing they know: making another LEGO game. Luckily LEGO The Lord of the Rings looks just as ambitious as the last entry, with an amazing...
It's an (almost) all-news episode, since Nick and Mike have to wrap up both Gamescom AND Quakecon, as well as discuss Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (yay) and Kane & Lynch 2 (not so yay). Those rascally Patapons make several guest appearances throughout the ...
  Ms. Marvel has been unveiled as the next character to add your Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 co-op team.  This leaves exactly one character yet to be revealed in the game.  My guess is we'll find out this week who it is at the GamesCom in G...
Some disappointing news today out of the camp creating Bodycount, the spiritual successor to the first person shooter Black.  According to the game's official Twitter account, Bodycount won't be offering offline or splitscreen play in...
Deep Silver have announced a sequel to one of last year's greatest co-op games, Dead Island.  The new game is called Dead Island Riptide and it's in development for PC and consoles by TechLand.  Other than that we have absolutely...
Splash Damage has unleashed a handful of screens for their upcoming four player co-op game, Brink.  The game promises seamless drop-in and drop-out play for up to four player throughout the entire game.  There's also dynamic missions and goals...

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