The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer beta has been underway for a few weeks now, and the Co-Opticrew has been deep in the trenches with Nathan Drake. The beta consists of team deathmatch, a treasure capture mode and co-op! I'm sure you're like, "but Nick...I want to play co-op tooo!"
Hello friends, it's your old pal Mike! Since I hadn't had a chance to co-op recently, and Xbox Live was down last night (and I don't have a headset for PSN), I'm here to regale you with a tale of a feature that Jason and myself tried to get off the ground, but ultimately couldn't make work. It didn't have a name, but it did culminate in one of my favorite "co-op" (take note of those quotes) moments in recent memory.
When it comes to comparing same games on different consoles, most of the time it simply feels like comparing apples to apples. Unfortunately, in the case of Ghostbusters, we're comparing apples on a tree to fallen apples that may have been hit by a lawnmower once or twice. Since it's important to know where your money is going, we felt it necessary to share the differences this time.
Blizzard continues to release new screenshots for Diablo III on the PC. And with each new batch, we yearn more and more for the cooperative experience we so desperately want...and need.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you 1992. It was a land filled with these new fangled things called "CD-ROM" drives. And with them came the advent of Live Action Video Video Games. One series of games found it's way not only onto consoles, but to the arcades. The western themed game was called Mad Dog McCree - and you had to do everything in your power to stop him.
We rather enjoyed Space Invaders Extreme on the Xbox Live Arcade, especially the four player cooperative mode. It's oddly satisfying blasting those 8-bit baddies into pixelated pieces to the thumping soundtrack of techno.
After yesterday's Xbox Live and Xbox.com downtime, which lasted just under 24 hours, members were told not to expect any updates. And while it was partially true, there are no new features on Xbox Live or the Dashboard, Xbox.com got a pretty nice overhaul.
Ladies and Gentleman, start your itty-bitty engines! Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island DLC not only includes an all new, gigantic, stunt-loaded Island for you to explore, but some more cars to use, as well! A lot of us drooled over the Legendary Car Pack that was for sale to download at $8, with a boatload of shiny new cars for the game. Well, Big Surf Island gives us a miniaturized version of a few of those cars, in the Toy Legendary Car Pack that comes with your purchase of Big Surf Island at $13!
The official Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 website has released a new 3D screenshot from the upcoming game featuring Deadpool and Iron Fist. MUA 2 is set to combine super hero (and villain) powers together to form unique attacks in the most co-op way we know.
Unless someone at Capcom has gone completely batty, Playstation 3 owners can expect the four-player co-op shooter Lost Planet 2 to arrive sometime after the Xbox 360 release. This has been confirmed via Sony's E3 keynote, and now by Capcom's official site.
The Co-Opticast can legally drink this week, and the lack of campaign co-op in Ghostbusters might just drive us to doing so! Speaking of that, Mike rants at great length about misplaced resources and Nick chimes in with his hands-on impressions of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Mix in a liberal amount of co-op news and you've got our latest episode.
Just a friendly reminder that Xbox Live is currently down for maintenance. The service may be down for up to 24 hours. The outtage is to prepare for a bunch of the upcoming features Microsoft announced for Xbox Live at their E3 2009 press conference.
