Every year Microsoft holds its DreamBuildPlay contest to promote the XNA Development Kit on the PC and Xbox 360. The contest allows independent developers a chance to showcase their best work and enter for a chance to win some great prizes - including a publishing contract. We had a great tip from a member about two upcoming entries that feature cooperative play in a unique manner.
With a recently announced release date of late August, we figured it was a good time to get the goods on Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao's co-op mode. A kung-fu film inspired game, Invincible Tiger looks to bring co-op beat em ups back to the new age - in 3D too!
For all intents and purposes, the Halo movie was declared dead. Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp's effort into bringing Halo to the big screen died in their arms due to funding and production issues. In fact, Blomkamp has gone on record and said that even if offered - he wouldn't do the film again. Perhaps that has opened the door then for...Steven Spielberg.
Family co-op games are a big part of the cooperative genre. Despite the popularity of games like Call of Duty, Gears of War, and many other violent titles; family friendly titles are just as important to gamers and their families. That's why we keep a list.
“We know a lot of people out there like playing with their friends, with their family, and so we wanted to support that. But the other reason [for the co-op play] is that we kind of wanted to move away from strict survival-horror rules – which are, you’re alone, you have to really watch your back, [and] conserve ammo all the time – and move more in the direction of action-horror.” – John Calhoun, senior designer of Dead Space: Extraction
Hold onto your spurs, ladies and gents: IGN kicked off their latest Guitar Hero 5 preview with the "small announcement" that The Man In Black will be a playable character in the upcoming continuation of one of our favorite co-op series.
I'm not sure, but I'm pretty certain the cover of the official Tekken 6 comic, written and drawn by the folks from Penny-Arcade, has a Kangaroo punching a fighter jet. I'm also pretty sure I don't need to tell you anything else about it other than that to make you head over to the official site to check out the first 3 pages.
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no longer any excuse not to pick up the upcoming Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare 2. Even though we were a little disappointed to hear the co-op would be two players in a separate mode called Special Forces, this announcement totally makes up for it. Are you ready?
In only a couple weeks, Wii Sports Resort has sold an astonishing numbers of units. The first Wii Sports game was literally a system seller, and so the success of the sequel isn't really too surprising. The new, improved motion controls, which are the real draw of theWii in the first place, are accomplished with the aid of Wii Motion Plus, an addon for your Wiimote. The majority of the games are competitive, or single player only, as was the case with Wii Sports. But there are a few sports included that involve co-op gameplay. Wii lovers everywhere can now waggle and wiggle their way to victory with a friend, and not against them. As a more traditional gamer, I was only mildly interested in Wii Sports Resort. My curiosity was more for the technical aspects of the Wii Motion Plus than the game itself. My family, on the other hand, loves Wii Sports, and it has probably had the most playtime out of any Wii title we own, especially when we have company over. When the game was released, I found an excellent deal and used a couple leftover gift cards to buy the game, plus one extra Wii Motion Plus attachment. My own feelings for the game were mildly favorable, but my wife and youngest son, especially, were quite impressed. Swordplay and the skydiving have been the most popular games so far for us. In general, the Wii Motion Plus works very, very well. True one for one relationships between your actions and those of your Mii are finally possible. Every twist, shake, or tilt is registered quite clearly. The pointing aspects of the controller haven't changed much, but in all other areas, it feels much improved. In my experience, the frisbee tossing game is the best example of the improvements. The exact same motions that would send the disc flying in real life translate perfectly into the video game. It's quite satisfying and a nice way to show the motion capabilities of the Wii off. It's unfortunate that it didn't work this way upon release, and to many Wii owners, buying new addons at $20 each will be distasteful, especially when there is the perception that "it should have done this already anyway".
Move over, Netflix Party! Sony is rolling out its own way to interrupt movies via online voice chat!
Believe it or not it's August already. Time to clean up the back catalog before the fall onslaught begins!
