It was only last week that a new Ghostbusters game was revealed, a top down shooter for Xbox Live, PSN and PC slated for a spring release next year. Sporting four player co-op play the game would be a continuation of last years Ghostbusters game, though this time, all the players would be their own character.
In a turn, some may say for the worse, Mike and Nick spend a good chunk of the podcast talking about World of Warcraft, specifically the Cataclysm expansion pack which releases today. Fret not Co-Optiheads! There's plenty of other PC and Console co-op news discussed including the latest info on co-op DLC, new co-op games, and much...much more.
Spelunker HD is a remake of the original Spelunker, a punishing platformer with catchy tunes, challenging gameplay, and tons of levels. Spelunker HD has been available in Japan for well over a year now. The game has finally made the trip stateside. Was it worth the wait?
Who doesn't like a good action/rpg hybrid? Well, probably a good many folks, but the genre is uber-popular anyway. We've covered a nice example of the genre, Soldak Entertainment's Din's Curse, for a good while now. The game boasts a staggering 141 different combinations of classes, randomly generated towns and dungeons, and has no hard limit for the amount of simultaneous co-op players! These features were among the reasons we gave the game a very good review earlier this year.
Pixel art has really taken off recently, delivering a plethora of amazing visuals in games and beyond. Canabalt is a flash game that benefits from amazing pixel art graphics where you play as a suited man running to escape his crumbling city. Now this game has been recreated for the Canadian Winnitron 1000 "Indie Arcade Machine" by Adam “Atomic” Saltsman, complete with two player co-op.
Here we are: World of Warcraft. Whether you see it as the most successful Western MMO, or an elaborate Skinner Box designed to trap players with addictive personalities, there’s no denying its superlative craftsmanship compared to other entries in this genre.
It's been a while since we've reminisced about the start of the Halo franchise, Halo: Combat Evolved - we are just too caught up in all of the excitement the series has brought on in the time since that fateful launch of the Master Chief, Cortana, and the Covenant - Oh, and the flood. It looks like the remake rumor mill has started to buzz around the head of Halo, and Microsoft isn't denying or confirming that just yet.
Ubisoft wants to know what you want in Assassin's Creed 3. Well, not you, but gamers like you. In a survey conducted by Global Market Insite (which may be the most evil-sounding marketing company, ever ) a host of features were inquired upon. The questions ranged from such topics as the plot, setting, new characters, and even a crafting system. There are also questions about customization in for the multiplayer modes, a la super franchise Call of Duty.
Ever have that itch to contract out? To be the master of your own destiny, and servant of none? To cause mayhem, death, and destruction in the name of the almighty dollar?
Sometimes the ugliest pictures tell us the sweetest things
Wizard of Wor's take on teamwork is not quite as robust as we'd like, but it was certainly a step in the right direction. The concept of teaming up with a friend, back to back, covering for each other, as wave after wave of enemies approach is certainly one that has held up through the decades.
