What can be better than a free game? How about a free co-op game from Valve, one of the premier PC developers and publishers of today. Wait, it gets better. There's also full mod support built right in. What is this mythical creation? It's Alien Swarm, and it's our review.
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this."
In addition to her signature twin H&K USP Match pistols, Lara Croft and her partner Totec will create mayhem with submachine guns, assault rifles, a flame thrower, a grenade launcher, and even a bazooka in the upcoming arcade adventure Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - in fact, there are over 30 weapons in total!
Players will be able to upgrade the stats of these weapons by collecting artifacts and using them to apply special attributes. Check out the embedded trailer and unofficial partial list of weapons that follows...
Valve has announced it will be releasing a free co-op top down shooter called Alien Swarm. If that name sounds familiar, it's because there is an Unreal Tournament mod of the same name. Valve happened to hire a bunch of the original mod team and one of their side projects was to recreate the title in the Source engine after working on Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead.
The game not only will ship for free via Steam, it'll come with included mod making tools and a map editor to extend the goodness further. Steamworks support is also included for cloud based game saves, achievements, and more. Alien Swarm launches tomorrow, that's July 19th. You can see the trailer for the game at the official website or check out the screenshots below.
A week after the Xbox Live Arcade release of Blacklight: Tango Down, PC owners can now experience the game as well. Blacklight: Tango Down available for download on the PC via Steam, Microsoft Games for Windows, Impulse and Direct 2 Drive for the price of $15.
Blacklight: Tango Down features players in a futuristic combat situation using a hyper reality visor which grants extraordinary vision on the battlefield. Combined with a in depth weapon customization system, you'll have realistic weapons with a sci-fi edge. The game features a four player co-op mode called "Black Ops" across four different maps.
A sequel to the game has already been confirmed by Zombie Studios head, Mark Long.
Sure NASA can make rocket ships and space craft that travels to the far reaches of our galaxy or take close up pictures of the sun - but who cares about the expansions and exploration for the human race when they can MAKE GAMES. What's even better, their first foray into the videogame sector is a six player co-op game called Moonbase Alpha.
The game involves a team of astronauts working together to create a Lunar base. You'll need to work with up to six players via LAN or Internet to complete tasks to bring the base online. The game utilizes voice chat for communication to help work through these tasks.
Right now you can download and play the full version of Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter from Steam for free. The promotion runs until 1PM Pacific tomorrow, that's July 11th. During that time you can purchase the full version of the game for 50% off, $10.
Serious Sam HD: TSE comes with full 16 player co-op support through the campaign as well as a survival mode to play. It's also the first SS game to come with versus multiplayer. All of that is wrapped up in a shiny and gorgeous looking package of new graphics. You can check our review for more.
Source: Store.steampowered.com
SEGA has announced a brand new map pack for Aliens vs Predator on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Called the Bughunt pack, you'll be ready to enjoy four new maps across different environments. Speaking of environments the maps adds in weather effects like rain, as well as environmental hazards like flaming pits.
Two of the maps are specific to the game's four player co-op survival mode. The first is Tempest (pictured above), and it takes place on the BG-386 colony during a dark and stormy night. Flashes of lightning illuminate the incoming Alien attackers as your team fights to survive as long as possible. The second map is called Monument which takes place in the tomb of a deceased Predator Lord. Players must contend with the acid spitting Aliens in this one.
We rather enjoyed Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising last year on the Xbox 360 and PC. Four player co-op tactical military operations with beautiful graphics made for an engaging experience. Now you can enjoy the PC version of the game, via Steam, for the obscenely cheap price for $4.50.
Yes, $4.50.
The game was released at a $50 price point and dropped to $30 sometime later making it a great deal at that price. But at less than $5 it's an almost impulse buy. Heck, you can pick up 4 copies for less than the original price for cooperative play. If anything, you can take some pretty screenshots of the game for desktop wallpaper and then share it with your friends - it's almost like co-op!
Update: Gah! It appears we sat on this story for too long, the price is now "up" to $10.19. Still a good deal.
Source: Store.steampowered.com
Although it critically bombed (at least, it did as far as we're concerned), The Scourge Project was a nice idea wrapped up in pretty visuals and slow-cooked over smart gameplay. It was marred by some nasty game-breaking tech issues, and Tragnarion Studios is working hard to hash out whatever bugs they can.
Their second and most recent patch was released on Steam this week; if you were one of the many who bought the game in good faith, it should automatically update. If you haven't bought it yet, though, don't stop reading - until July 2nd you can pick up The Scourge Project for $4.99 USD (€4.99 / 4.99GBP) on Steam, thanks to Tragnarion's 10 Days Summer Sales Deal. No matter the game's reception here at Co-Optimus, five bucks is a tempting price for any game as stylish as this one.
Team 17 just sent over a new trailer for Alien Breed: Impact that showcases the game's cooperative mode. Impact has already been released on Steam, but should also be hitting the PlayStation Network soon.
Alien Breed is also offering some co-op friendly Steam deals - the first is offering a guest pass with every purchase that you can give to a friend. This allows them to play the full game, with you in co-op, without purchasing it for one day. The second deal is the Alien Breed: Impact two pack, which gives you two copies of the game for 25% off the normal price. The game is normally $14.99, but the two pack will only cost you $22.48.
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