It's a battle of the band games this busy gaming season. Rock Band 2 fired the first volley, but the veteran Guitar Hero franchise strikes back, crashing into the full band arena. Which game is the better co-op experience? Find out in our Guitar Hero World Tour Review!
I'm sorry...I know...I used a generic image to head this post off. I didn't even dig this one up on my own -- I grabbed it from Co-Optimus' image library -- and I am usually a stickler for original content. If it makes you feel better, I've posted a Japanese LittleBigPlanet advertisement after the break. Whether you speak Japan...
What are Gabe and Tycho staring at? Today's Penny Arcade comic echoes the woes of everyone here at Co-Optimus, which have been reiterated several times on the Co-Opticasts. Sharp-eyed readers will note the "Play co-op" scribble in the above panel... For the rest of the comic and Tycho's words of wisdom, click "Read More&qu...
Whew! What a busy month. Way too many games to play, and it only gets worse in November. We've made lots improvements around Co-Optimus. We launched a new Features Page, Added game relations to our news posts, improved our search engine, and enhanced navigation.
As promised, Criterion has posted details of the next downloadable content coming to Burnout Paradise. This new mode is called Burnout Paradise Party, and to be brutally honest, I really don't think it will appeal to very many gamers. (The above image is a real screenshot of the updated interface for the Party mode...blech.) To begin:&nb...
An impossible duo are going to save the world in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is going to be featured as downloadable content. But what about running mate Joe Biden? No dice. What about his opponent John McCain? Too old. But McCain's milftastic potential VP, Sarah Palin, well she'll fit into the war torn world of Venezuela just fine.
The PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed a few weeks until December 2nd. The game is identical to the 360 and PS3 version in it's co-op offerings, with 3 different co-op gameplay scenarios available for up to 4 players.
We continue to get reports that the LittleBigPlanet servers are down more often than a fat kid on a see-saw. Despite a new patch being released yesterday, there's been mixed reports of it actually doing anything.
Welcome to the final day of our humble little, uh, LittleBigPlanet promotion! Today we have something special for our Co-Optimus readers - some super sexy wallpaper for your desktop or laptop PC featuring our very own Billy and LBP's own SackBoy!
A new Shaun White Snowboarding trailer has been posted at Gametrailers.com: see multiplayer shredding in action! The clip showcases several jumps and tricks, including the ever-popular rail grind. At the end of the trailer, one of the players is destroyed by three cheap snowballs to the face...see the slushy carnage at the "Rea...
Despite an original fall release date, EA and Pandemic studios have announced a small delay in Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and DS. Via a press release it was announced the game would have an official January 13th, 2009 launch in the US.
Sackboy may look cute and cuddly on the outside, but he's really quite dangerous. If you're the Playstation Network, that is. MediaMolecule is already working on a LittleBigPlanet sequel, as just announced, but they might want to take a look at the just released original. It seems that the online portions of the game have been, well, a bit lackluster, to say the least. Aeropause has it all wrapped up in a nutshell for you:
