During Sony's E3 2011 press conference they unveiled a new family friendly PS Move title called Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest.  Kat immediately turned to me and said how much fun it looked like.  Being developed by the same team that created Sports Champions and utilizing many of the same mechanics, that should come as no surprise.  The gladiator and archery games in Sports Champions were some of our favorite and Deadmund's Quest combines those mechanics with disc golf, or in the game's case, throwing stars.

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It’s time to head back to the age of Sega Saturn with this stylish HD remake of a game called Guardian Heroes. Play as one of four adventurers through an RPG brawler for the ages, as it’s re-envisioned by the same company that originally released it in 1996. I did just that at E3 2011, as a new blood to the game without any tainted nostalgia contact lenses.

Finding a new arcade game with dual-stick shooter controls, various classes, and four player online/two player split screen local co-op is always a huge treat for this gamer. In the case of Renegade Ops at E3 from Sega, this happened. I sat in a tiny room with four T.V.s set up to play this military vehicle dual-stick shooter game, complete with four very unique vehicles and a bit of competitive c-op.

On the third day of E3, Nick and I had a joint appointment at the Sony booth/building.  He got some hands-on time with Resistance 3 and we both played a co-op round of Uncharted 3 (preview forthcoming).  But what really piqued my interest was the Twisted Metal re-boot.  The first Twisted Metal came out when I was in high school, and I was curious to see how the re-boot would handle the series. 

Kat, Andrew and Nick have returned from sunny Los Angeles, California and the E3 2011 gaming convention. In their tiny heads resides the gaming knowledge of dozens of cooperative titles. The crew discusses all the games they saw as well as their favorite moments and titles of the show. All that and more in Episode 67 of the Co-Opticast.

About a week before E3 I was going over my scheduled appointments and realized I had a meeting with Sony Online Entertainment on day three.  I was wondering what I was going to see on the co-op front, other than maybe a few updates for DC Universe Online.  Then I checked my inbox and saw this message from Nick; "When you meet with SOE you need to try to see/play this." He had posted a link to the PlayStation Blog.  I glanced at a newly announced game called PAYDAY: The Heist. I took a little note, responded back with something like, "Looks cool. Kind of a Kane and Lynch multiplayer vibe," and immediately put it on the back burner.  I've never been too much into crime games, and shooting cops and taking hostages isn't my cup of tea.

I don’t know you. I don’t want to be your friend. I am your silent co-op partner.

Overall, Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters isn't too far off what you would expect. It's a standard action game movie tie-in. The only things that set it apart from the rest are the inclusion of co-op and the grin-inducing fun of wielding a ring to power all those crazy special attacks.

SteelSeries recently announced a set of branded peripherals for Diablo 3 on the PC.  At E3 2001 I went hands on with the mouse and headset as well as got a few minutes of time with their new Spectrum 7XB Wireless Headset for the Xbox 360 and PC.

The first commercial for Dungeon Siege 3 has just hit the internet and it leans a bit on the lighter side of gaming.  The commercial showcases two gamers taking on the bad guys in a real world/video game cross over.  Best of all, they co-op the whole way through.  Obviously that's a big focus for Dungeon Siege 3 with both couch and online co-op support, though the commercial takes a dig at other games that have recently been omitting the couch mode.

At Sony's booth during E3 2011 I sat down with the Resistance 3 Lead Designer, Drew Murray, for a hands on tour of one of the early levels in the game.  We discussed Insomniac's shift back to more of the look and feel of Resistance 1 for the latest game as well as the more personal story it has taken on.