The Gears of War 2 hype (Cole)train has begun, and the first shot fired is in the form of real life COG tags. COG tags are hidden dog tags that are found throughout the world of Gears of War, but the promo pieces have a little gem attached to them - a code for a super secret website.
The folks at BreakingTheGame have shared their code for all. Simply hit up this link, click the little red COG tag at the bottom and enter this code: 617461-ZMTDP-EL
The site has a bit of everything; from concept art to wallpapers to other goodies. Looking closely at interface clues, I think there will be more content added as time goes on... so you might want to check back from time to time.
While the COG tags don't have much to do with cooperative gameplay, the following yours eyes only videos do. An undercover BlogSpot user going by the alias RandomGamer, managed to snag some gameplay footage of the 5 player co-op Horde mode in Gears of War 2 from E4 All this past weekend. He was lucky enough to upload the videos to GameTrailers before being lancered live on the show floor by Epic Game's Mark Rein.
Hit the read more link to honor his memory and watch the videos.
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LittleBigPlanet is one of the most anticipated games coming this fall on Sony's PS3 - and we were lucky enough to get into the beta to check out the cooperative play. Will life on the LBP be better with your friends? Check out our preview to find out. And stick around for an exclusive co-op video we put together.
It was a good day when it was announced that Halo Wars, the RTS for the Xbox 360 would support co-op mulitplayer. It was a bad day when Microsoft announced they were shutting down the game's developer, Ensemble Studios, upon completion of the project. After watching the latest cinematic trailer for the game, it makes me very sad that we won't see this kind of quality from them again.
The cinematic trailer appears to be some sort of pre-mission set up on a planet called Harvest. In it we get a look at a lot of familiar Halo lore set in an gorgeously rendered video. Even though this video doesn't show off any co-op gameplay, or any gameplay for that matter, it's one that has to be seen.
We've got it embedded after the jump.
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Gears of War is the perennial champion of co-op games in our database, with an impressive rating of 4.3 stars, with 95 votes. Even by another name, it would still be sweet. It's understandable, then, that news of the upcoming sequel is to us, like a light breaking through yonder window. First off, scans of the manual have popped up, full of the stuff that dreams are made on. There's not a lot of new info here, but still, seeing an entire section about chainsaw duels has us thinking such thoughts as would make one get to a nunnery.
Also of note is a video about the Achievement Tracker. You'll not protest too much, methinks, when you view the full video embedded after the break. I should also note that I tried my best to come up with an "Alas, poor Yorick" joke, given the game's logo, but I failed. Frailty, thy name is DjinniMan. Clearly, something's rotten in the state of my mind.
Ok, there's actually not any Gears of War themed lingerie, and for that I'm glad. But we do have a lot of other Gears of War 2 related news.
As pictured above there will be a limited edition Gears of War 2 120GB Zune available in early November. It'll be priced at $279.99 and include almost 250 pieces of Gears of War content including the original soundtrack, concept art, and trailers.
Speaking of trailers, the next video documentary is up on the official Gears of War 2 website called Enter the Horde. The video shows off some of the new enemies, including a priest like character that can revive guys. You'll definitely want to point that out to your co-op buddy as soon as you see him and take him down! You can check out that video right here.
Finally for any of the folks heading to LA this weekend for the E for All Expo, you'll be able to get your hands on Gears of War 2's Horde mode. The Horde mode is a 5 player co-op mode in which players take on wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies.
I'm beginning to run out of adjectives to describes all these awesome video trailers of cooperative games. This time GameTrailers has managed to snag four exclusive videos of the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War title for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC (the Wii version is not represented in these trailers). The game features a unique four player cooperative mode that includes a perks style system that was made so famous in Call of Duty 4.
The four trailers titled Subway, Streets, Raid and Competitive Co-Op show off some of the various locales in the latest game; as well as showcase the teamwork needed to survive in the gritty World War 2 setting.
Hit the Read More link for all 4 videos, but you might want to grab a soda first. There's almost 15 minutes of content here!
I played a preview build of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. I leveled my Seraphim to a respectable level 14. But wow... I didn't see any giant worms, killer beetles, or huge dragons when I played! The latest trailer for Sacred 2 shows of some of the cooperative multiplayer action for the PC version (up to 16 players!). And like I just mentioned, it's filled with all kinds of big baddies, explosive spells, and just plain gorgeous graphics.
Hit the read more link for the full trailer.
Valhalla Knights 2 hits the PlayStation Portable this week, and if you are in the mood for some co-op RPG goodness on Sony's portable, look no further than this game. Now I'll admit, the "co-op trailer" isn't so much of a trailer as it is some actual gameplay footage. And by gameplay we mean two people running around opening up treasure chests - but we'll take what we can get.
Hit the Read More link for the full trailer.
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel hits the PC next week complete with 16 player co-op! To celebrate the folks at CDV have teamed up with German metal group Blind Guardian to create an in engine/CGI music video. What ensues is a rockin good time. I wonder, can we hold concerts for our friends in the final build of the game?
Hit the read more link to watch the video, just watch out for the Seraphims in the mosh pit.
The above image is a picture of a 12" Marcus Phoenix statue that is now available for purchase on sites like Amazon.com. Collectible site Figures.com has a review of the statue including detailed photos as well as an interview with Karen Traviss, the writer of the Gears of War prequel book "Aspho Fields". And while you can't exactly co-op with an collectible figure, this one is so awesome you'll wish you could.
Also in Gears of War 2 news is three brand new video documentaries on the making of the game. Entitled Touch the Sound, Every Gun has a Story, and Delta Blue - each one takes a look at some behind the scenes footage of the game and its developers. In Touch the Sound you'll hear just how Epic came up with the "meaty" sound for the game. In Every Gun has a Story you'll learn how to "reach out and touch someone...with a flamethrower." And finally Delta Blues examines each character and what makes them tick.
All videos are available via direct download here, or are available streaming after the "Read More" link. We also have some hot pictures of the 12" Statue!
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