Sony is kicking off a PSN promotion to start 2012 with 30% off numerous downloadable titles for normal members and 50% off the same titles if you have PlayStation Plus. There's lots of great games on sale both single player and co-op like Dungeon Defenders, PayDay, and Rochard. Here's what's on sale with the co-op games linked for reference.
This will probably be the last time we post a story like this, because expect it to be the norm. That is, future digital EA releases on the PC will only be available via Origin for download and most likely, retail versions of the game will also require you install Origin to have them run. Origin is EA's online service for its PC games. Mass Effect 3, with its four player online co-op mode, will be the next game from EA to follow this sort of DRM method.
Remember Ruin, the Playstation 3 and Vita action-RPG that will support cross-platform play? It turns out 'Ruin' was only a working title. Sony has now settled on the mildly more descriptive monicker Warrior's Lair.
You may have noticed by the freezing weather outside and the lack of cash inside, that it is January. That makes it the gaming news silly season, where Co-Optimus scrambles around looking for any nugget of information during this barren month. Well, extreme Rumor Alert! Could Thief 4 contain a co-op mode? *Warning* this news item contains moments of heightened extrapolation and wanton fancy.
After months of play-testing, Valve has issued one of the most significant patches to the “Cold Steam” campaign and remaining Left 4 Dead maps. As the full DLC is scheduled to be released on the PC version of the game very soon, Left 4 Dead 2’s newest campaign additions are looking to accommodate the main differences of L4D2 from L4D as smoothly as possible.
A new title update is out now for Gears of War 3 on the Xbox 360 and with it comes numerous tweaks, fixes, and balancing improvements for both Horde and versus gameplay modes. The title update should be out now, just in time for the Fenix Rising DLC which should hit Xbox Live tomorrow.
One of the game's I'm most excited for on the PlayStation Vita is Unit 13 from SOCOM developer Zipper Interactive. Not only does it look like a true 3rd person shooter experience, it looks like a lot of time and thought has gone into designing one that's playable on a handheld. This isn't just a console game made portable.
I've always said that my tiny flat requires more things that need dusting; it's the reason that I keep buying collector's editions of games. My partner has spent many a happy Saturday using a feather duster on my Batman, Assassin's Creed, and Bioshock 2 figures. She spends the rest of the day throwing them at my head. Luckily, a replacement is available in the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 Collector’s Edition due March 20th.
We've got two new Co-Op Classics videos for your perusal today. The first is an innovative title from the dawn of co-op video gaming, Rip Off. The second is Desert Assault, a run and gun experience for up to four players from the heyday of the co-op arcade scene of the early 1990s.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming. We like to take a look around the industry and see what news and links may interest you in the world fo gaming.
A good chunk of the staff is spending their Friday night with the awesome Co-Optimus community playing the PC game Magicka in glorious and explosive 4 player co-op. After that there's plenty of other releases to be had with the likes of Dungeon Defenders, Saints Row, and many other solid titles to occupy our time. With temperatures below freezing around a lot of the United States this weekend it's a good time to catch up on said gaming.
Okay, that headline may be a little misleading. The screens are new, but the videos aren't necessarily hot off the press. I noticed we have yet to post any videos from NeverDead, and with the game's upcoming release, it seems like a good opportunity to show you guys exactly what this game is all about. I could just tell you about Bryce, the 500 year old demon hunter, and his uncanny ability to not die, but I think I'll just let you watch these vids instead. The first video is from E3 2010, and it captures the tongue-in-cheek tone of the game:
