Not that we were truly expecting it, but it does come as a disappointment that Blizzard has announced no campaign co-op in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. The game's lead designer, Justin Bowder told VG 247 the sad news last month at an exclusive hands on event with the game.
Like the previous patch before it, version 1.6 of Call of Duty: World at War is on the way. Along with the normal bug fixes and tweaks, the latest map pack will be included with the patch, hopefully at no cost. Time to grease up the mouse and keyboard for some four player co-op zombie slaying on the new Der Riese map!
PlayLogic has announced the released date and features of Fairytale Fights. We've kept a watchful eye on this brutal hack and slash since it was announced, and it appears we won't be waiting much longer. The game is set for an October 27th release date on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Unfortunately PC owners are going to have to wait a bit longer as a 2010 release date for that version of the game has been announced.
The latest Bonus Round episode on GameTrailers.com features a diversified panel that lays out some great perspectives on co-op as it currently exists and how they see it evolving in future games.
While ArmA II has a built in mission editor, it limits to exactly what you can do. Sure you can place players, enemies, objects and waypoints - but what you can't do is use your own models, characters or story. That's all changed though as Bohemia Interactive has released a full suite of mod tools for the PC co-op title.
Look, we love co-op gaming as much as the next guy. But I'm not quite sure we love co-op gaming as much as THIS guy. He goes by the name of the GamingGoose - and he's pissed off at developers, publishers and just about anyone that gets in his way. Why? Because he can't figure out what games have co-op and what games don't. He's pissed that games that say they have co-op don't really have a cooperative mode at all but rather a "2 player simultaneous mode."
Welcome to another edition of Beyond Co-Op, where we take a look at the most interest and important gaming news in the industry.
Twenty years ago today, the Sega Genesis was released in North America. Known as the Mega Drive in Japan, the Genesis was a big hit. The NES was dominant at the time, but that fabled console was a bit long in the tooth. With the help of truly superb marketing (Sega does what Nintendon't!), and a certain blue hedgehog, the Genesis became Sega's most successful console. It was also a great way to play co-op with a friend, with many stellar co-op games in the Genesis library.
Every Friday afternoon from 3:00 until 5:00, the employees of Grinnell Computers shoot the crap out of each other for stress relief. Kevin Grinnell himself even joins the fray, in the hopes that his small company's productivity will stay high. You see, he pays his employees to play video games, and does so in the name of team bonding.
We're exactly three weeks away from PAX - and the staff can't wait!
The two player co-op RTS/FPS hybrid, Raven Squad, hits the Xbox 360 and PC next week. To celebrate we've got a fresh batch of screenshots showing off both perspectives of the game.
Valve revealed in last night's GameTrailers TV preview that a new area we'll be visiting in Left 4 Dead 2 will be a carnival! Officially called "Whispering Oaks", the creepy amusement park is the centerpiece of the latest campaign to be revealed: The Fairgrounds. Along with the campaign news comes the world debut of the katana, yet another melee weapon (magical flashlight beam included). We've got the video embedded for you.
