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At the start of 2009, our politics tag was fastened to a great many news posts here at Co-Optimus, and the reason was a horrible rash of layoffs and closings.
Factor 5 -- developers of Lair, a rumored Superman game, and the excellent Star Wars: Ro...
It's been a while since we've had a good Ghostbusters Game (see above). So when we heard that the latest game was in limbo thanks to some publisher politics, we were quite disappointed. As we previously reported, the game was rumored ...
Earlier, we heard wind of an Army of Two sequel coming down the tubes. Now, it seems that Electronic Arts will capitalize further on the underappreciated co-op game with a movie. Universal Pictures will distribute the big-budget film, and is fas...
We've been enjoying Trine on our PC for the past month, despite a small glitch. PlayStation 3 owners are chomping at the bit to get their hands on the physics based platformer, and unfortunately, it looks like they'll be waiting a bit longer.
One...
It's quite surprising sometime the politics that go on behind the scenes of game development. For a hobby that brings so much joy to people, you'd think things could go smoothly on the back end. That's not always the case. When Crackdo...
Trine is getting close to release, as proof by the recent demo and uptick in chatter on the game. But all isn't good with the Frozenbyte's game, not because of gameplay, but because of pricing. According to Shacknews, the PlayStation N...
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
The stories for this week:
- November NPD Numbers
- EA Producing Brutal Legend, Out Q3 2009
- Atari Buys Cryptic, Ubisoft Mad
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We've been covering Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for some time now, and the wait is almost over. To celebrate the launch of the game, EA is running a unique and quite memorable promotion. They have taken over an entire gas station in Los A...
Left 4 Dead was covered in January by Blake "broodax" Corner, a previous staff member and current student with over 100 news posts to his credit. Seven months later, Co-Optimus is still rockin' Left 4 Dead as a solid and fun co-op title. Monda...
In this election season, political fervor has gone through the roof. I know I personally love to turn to gaming as an escape from all the hullabaloo. However, sometimes, politics and gaming mix to great effect. You may recall our cover...
Re: Borderlands
11/07 8:21 pm
for all you later playing, people, i was thinking of hopping on some borderlands so add Botchedalism if ya up for some playing.
Re: Netflix on the PS3
11/07 7:28 pm
OK, I've now used it enough to have a fairly good feel for how well it works.I watched all of Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Re: Borderlands
11/07 6:57 pm
yea, close range they are def nice, ill give them that, but when it comes to close i stick to my good ol' trusty boomstick (not
Re: Borderlands
11/07 6:44 pm
Yes, accuracy is very important. Normally I don't like weapons that have such low accuracy. I use only Double Anarchy when up cl
Re: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2..
11/07 6:00 pm
That upsets me to no end simply because I pre-ordered the game just to ensure that I got ol' Jugs. Had I known this, I would hav
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