The sequel to the cult hit Earth Defense Force 2017, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, is due out in the spring of 2011. We already brought you the information that a three player on-line co-op campaign would be available as well as a six player survivor mode. We now know that local split-screen co-op will be supported as well.
A game that has slipped by our collective co-op radar is one from publisher Square-Enix called Mindjack. The 3rd person action game's premise has players using the ability to jump between NPC characters by controlling their mind. A neat gimmick - but there's a catch. Up to six players can control characters in the game at any time - three for the red side and three for the blue side. These players will drop-in and drop-out seamlessly via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network for a three player co-op experience.
It was over two months ago that we told you about the free name change feature coming to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. That is, the one time free name change that Blizzard was going to offer for those of you like me, that accidently chose the wrong name for your Battle.Net account. That feature is now live, to activate it you'll need to log into your Battle.Net account via the website and click the link that says FREE Character Name Change.
Microsoft's Kinect launches tomorrow and sadly there's very few co-op titles to play. But if you are looking to flail around your living room to a classic Sega franchise with a friend on a virtual hoverboard - look no further than Sonic Free Riders. As Tally previewed in our coverage of the game, there's two modes of co-op play. In one mode called Tag Racing players can join hands and fuse their boards to get extra speed while racing. In another mode called Relay, players race in a typical relay like fashion to win the race.
Xbox Live's Indie Games are generally a mixed bunch; there are some truly awesome games available (like Shoot 1UP and Sol Survivor) but unfortunately all manner of inane cash grabs as well. We just received word of a title that looks to be in the former group. Hypership Out of Control is a retro-styled shooter, and would have fit right in with other arcade games from the early 1980s. Unlike those Golden Age classics, though, Hypership allows four players to play at the same time. The best part is that the game cost only 80 MS points, which is exactly what it would have cost 4 players to play a game once in an arcade back in 1982. A trial version is available for the especially frugal. We've got a small gallery of screenshots for you, plus the trailer, which includes plenty of satirical humor along with the awesome vintage game music.
The zombies are coming...the zombies are coming! The Co-Opticrew examine the many co-op zombies games of are past, present and future in the latest episode of the Co-Opticast. What else is on tap? Plenty of Co-Op News and Info as well as impressions of Fable 3, Fallout New Vegas and even some Kinect talk....shhhh. Mike and Nick also discuss the only concept of "digital goods." Yes, it's that kind of episode.
It looks like Trine is making a transition to the less-known gaming platform known as the Mac. Frozenbyte released an official announcement on their community forums that they'll be using Steam for Mac to release, and people with PC version of the game will be able to play on their Mac if they so choose.
You can tell she's a good girl because it says 'Saint' right on her chest.
Good news everyone! As you have probably noticed, we're big fans of the 4 player co-op game, Borderlands. The role-playing-shooter from Gearbox Studios has had its share of DLC love in the past year, including September's Claptrap's New Robot Revolution. As much fun as the new downloadable content is, observant gamers who had hit the level cap noticed that something was amiss. Mainly that their levels were still firmly capped.
The promise of HD lightgun shooters on the PlayStation 3 excites us - after all these games are some of the oldest co-op games. Today we have a review of Time Crisis Razing Storm - a pack of three light gun shooter games for the PlayStation Move. We also look at the Shooting Attachment!
The casual gamer is becoming a major factor in the videogame industry. The makers of Farmville are worth more than EA. Popcap games are invading consoles, from Peggle to Plants vs. Zombies. Atari's latest game, The Undergarden, is vigorously promoted as a "casual, Zen-like" experience, perhaps in an attempt to appeal to the Farmville loving social gamer.
