The 650,000 gun toting Borderlands game has seen major changes this year, and still has a lot left to share before it's September release. After changing the entire art style earlier this year, the game has made leaps and bounds to bring a hands on experience to the table, and we're going to share a bit of that with you now thanks to IGN's pre-E3 preview.
Koei entertainment will be bringing Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires not only to the PAL territories as initially announced, but now to U.S. fans as well! Featuring 2 player offline co-op as well as the original multiplayer mode, Dynasty Warriors 6 is sure to bring familiarity with a splash of new content to your livingroom. From the press release we learn a bit about what new features this game has in store for us.
It's time to dig out the parachute pants and eat some California Raisins. The recently rumored sequel to co-op karaoke game Lips has officially been announced. Titled Lips: Number One Hits, the game will include only songs that reached #1 on the charts. Not much has been said about gameplay changes, making Number One Hits sound more like an expansion, and not a true sequel.
Amazon is having a Gold Box day for Xbox 360 games. That means lots of great games at super cheap prices for a short window of time. We'll update this throughout the day, but I've bolded the clues which I think will lead to co-op titles.
Are you a fan of co-op SHMUPs? If so you probably want to check out Raiden Fighters Aces for the Xbox 360 - we dive deep into the game's co-op mode and come up with a mouthful of nostalgia (and bullets).
MTV Games and Pepsi are teaming up for big summer promotion for Rock Band. Beginning June 2, Rock Band fans will have the opportunity to become winners of an MTV Video Music Award. All you have to do to take home your own prestigious Moonman trophy is shoot a music video of you and your friends playing Rock Band in co-op! There is a catch however, you'll need to be playing along with one of the contest's predetermined songs. Videos can then be submitted to the contest website, where users will vote on which band totally melts faces and will be walking the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Blizzard has unveiled The Fallen Ones, a breed of enemy found in the upcoming co-op RPG Diablo III. These creatures are said to be of true demonic origin, and in a written diary by Abd al-Hazir, are described in great detail.
Microsoft has just announced the ZuneHD. The long rumored device became official today via a Press Release. But what does it have to do with co-op gaming? Perhaps more than you expect.
Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has all the makings of a definitive game in the western genre. So far, co-op has not been confirmed; should the Old West be wandered by lone gunmen...or trail buddies? We're not so new to these parts, so we've decided to spur up a another original Co-Optimus editorial. See you on the other side...Hyah!
Fresh new things have been taking place over at Epic games with the Title Update #4 content announcement for Gears of War 2. Epic Games programmer Joe Graf hopped on their forums to give us a few confirmations for the Title Update, including some great news when asked about the availability of experience points in Horde Mode.
We've got a fresh batch of screenshots for Army of Two: The 40th Day. Perhaps they're not completely kid friendly, but I think the above screenshot definitely gives off the whole - "Knowing is half the battle kid" vibe, don't you?
A few weeks ago the co-op RTS from EA, BattleForge, dropped in price. For $30 you got the full game, 3000 in game points and 64 cards to start with. The price and content of this hasn't changed, but there's a new option now.
