Stow those poly dice, fire your GM, and warm up your computer for some new "tabletop "action! Silver Style has adapted the popular German tabletop game, Das Schwarze Auge into a phenomenal looking action RPG now dubbed The Dark Eye: Demonicon. Since we haven't had much information state-side on this title, Gamebanshee sat down with Silver Style's developer Carsten Strehse for some details.
Battleforge has had quite the wild ride in it's two months of existence. The game launched back in April to great reviews, but users and reviewers complained about the initial costs combined with the costs of booster packs. EA responded shortly after dropping the price, and then more recently cutting the price all together.
We get the feeling that we're going to see more and more EA Sports titles supporting co-op. Setting the bar with a semi-cooperative online mode, NHL 2009 breathed new life into the game lineup for sports fans. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer seeks to raise that bar in a new way. Read on to see what we thought of the premiere game in EA Sports' new Active brand.
Games like Call of Duty always do a good job of making you feel like you are part of a larger battle than you actually have direct control over. But what if all those things you saw on the screen you could actually shoot or affect? That's exactly what ArmA 2 looks to be promising.
Sometime ago we told you that Gauntlet DS appeared to have been cancelled. Retail listings were pulled, and there was no longer any publisher information. There appears to be some good news though, as an astute Joystiq reader noticed the game appeared back on the ESRB website under a new publisher.
Some people may have missed it, but a demo for Guitar Hero Smash Hits was released on Xbox Live Arcade during E3. Containing three tracks; Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out,” Wolfmother’s “Woman” and Kiss’ “Rock and Roll All Nite.”, rockers can get a taste of the upgraded "classic" songs from previous Guitar Hero titles.
While poking around for information from Frozenbyte, the developers of the beautiful game Trine, we learned a few things we had incorrect from our sources. First, we were excited about both online, and offline co-op with an arcade title. As we understood this was the case, it caught us by surprise when we learned the game was only going to feature Offline co-op at launch. It was mentioned that Online co-op may be patched after release, but they were unable to give us any more details.
Post E3 not too much goes on in the gaming world, but there was a few follow up items worth looking at.
The Co-Optimus staff is surprisingly busy this weekend. In fact, it doesn't look like there's going to be a whole lot of gaming for the Co-Opticrew. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't game!
My family and I have been on vacation for just over a week now. We've traveled from our home in Missouri to Florida, with a stop in Georgia in between. Though I love my Nintendo DS, it just doesn't take the place of a 360 or PS3, or any game on a big screen. So, to keep the gamer itch scratched while on the road, we've tried to hit every arcade we saw. For Co-Op Casual Friday today, we'll take a look at the best and the worst of the games we played. Naturally, they all feature co-op! Our first arcade was at one of those mega truck stops you see on interstate highways. We needed gas, and there was a Wendy's next door (I have a weakness for Double Stacks), so we pulled in and took a break. Besides a really big aquarium filled with all sorts of colorful fish, they had an arcade! Quickly, we dashed inside, sure that the neon "games" sign meant some co-op joy was in store. How wrong we were! There was a crane game, an air hockey table, a battered and faded Ms. Pac -man, and only one co-op game at all. Invasion, it was rather unimaginatively named, and after watching the attract mode, we decided to pass on even playing it. Generic cabinet, nondescript title, and "meh" graphics all added up to a big pass.
Back when Halo 3: ODST was called Halo 3: Recon, it was announced that it wouldn't be a full priced title. But things have change, and out of E3 came word that ODST would be priced at this generations normal price point - $59.99. So what changed? Well Joystiq got down to the bottom of it.
When Raven Squad was announced, we had high hopes for the title in terms of it's cooperative gameplay. The game features the ability to switch between a first person shooter style game and an RTS style game on the fly. Better yet, in co-op each player is free to play each view independantly allowing for some interesting strategy.
