
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
- EA Disappointed with Some Holiday Sales, More Job/Game Cuts Coming
- WSJ Disney Purchase of EA Idea Goes Mainstream This Week
I know I'm not the only one excited about Vegas 2, heck it's the second highest in pre-order sales currently. I played a ton of the first Vegas.
I played even more of the co-op mode (mostly split-screen). However, there was always something missing. What was it? You can probably say it with me. Story.
Where was the story in co-op mode? It was stripped down as if to say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... single player mode. Well, fear not, Vegas 2 is quoted as bringing the full, uncut story from single player directly to the co-op, as it should be. For all you co-operators, that means you won't have to play through the games single player campaign just to understand why you're chasing some chick terrorist.
There's an Ubisoft Developer's Diary video up on the official Rainbow Six Vegas site explaining some of the co-op details. They also mention a sweet "jump in, jump out" feature. That way, you can, let's say, jump out, if a scenario looks a little too hairy, and after your friend has taken care of all the terrorist, you can jump back in to share the credit. All in all this game looks like it might just set the next standard for co-op.
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| Game | Platform | Date |
| Serious Sam HD | 11.24.2009 | |
| Star Trek: D-A-C | 11.27.2009 | |
| GREED | 11.29.2009 | |
| Avatar | 12.01.2009 | |
| Alien Breed Evolution | 12.01.2009 | |
| Spelunker HD | 12.01.2009 | |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | 12.01.2009 | |
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | 12.01.2009 | |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | 12.01.2009 | |
| Serious Sam HD | 12.21.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 12.31.2009 |
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| Donkey Kong Country | 11.20.2009 | |
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| Conflict Global Terror | 11.18.2009 | |
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