News Flash: there are a whole bunch of games available through Xbox Live Arcade. Sometimes, navigating through the lists for that one game you're looking for isn't the friendliest experience. Next week, that will change somewhat, as Microsoft brings Destination Arcade to your Xbox 360.
As we learn more about the Microsoft Kinect, we end up asking a few more questions. Using terms like "Active Players" and "Skeletal Mapping" is just a tad confusing. Play.com and 1up.com have taken a look at the official technical specs for the Kinect, giving some impressive frames per second, and a great field of view for the television.
Crackdown 2 is out today (our review here) - and for all intents and purposes it's great fun in co-op. You'll have a good with your friends blowing up and already exploded Pacific City. There's even a multiplayer versus mode out of the box for sixteen players. But we noticed something was suspiciously missing in our review build of the game - the 8 player survival mode.
Previously rumored, but now official, Blacklight: Tango Down will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow - July 7th - for 1200 . According to the press release the game will offer 12 maps across seven game types, including four cooperative missions and "literally trillions of weapon combinations." Sounds like Borderlands syndrome.
Oh dear Nick, look what you've done! You've gone and thrown a Twilight reference on Co-Optimus - now we're all doomed to be overrun by emo vampires and shirtless werewolves. No matter, the team at Lionhead have put up a short trailer showcasing the slightly revamped combat system in Fable 3. The result? Lots and lots of dead wolves.
EA and Blackbox have announced a new set of downloadable content for the six player co-op game Skate 3. Called Hawaiian Dream, the content adds new skate parks designed by Plan-B skateboarder Danny Way, a Danny Way in game character, tons of official Danny Way gear, and loads of new objects to create your own skate parks with all inspired by that little island in the Pacific ocean.
Whoa! Where the heck did June go. We're already a full week into July and I didn't even realize June was over. The first month of summer was so jam packed with news, mostly due to E3, that it all just blurred together. That means you might have missed something - luckily for you we have you covered with the top stories from June 2010, the features, and the game releases you may have missed.
What's not to like about Diablo 2, really? There's something for everyone to enjoy, from the casual clicker to the hardcore binge-gamer. If Diablo 3 is as good as Diablo 2, or perhaps even better, I shudder to think what will happen. Gamers everywhere may lose their jobs from calling in sick days.
Crackdown was a surprise hit for many people and the co-op play made it twice the fun. Now back with four player co-op and improvements abound, Crackdown 2 looks to set a new bar in open world sandbox games. But can Ruffian games deliver now that we're expecting it? It's our biggest review ever!
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
It's the Fouth of July holiday here in the United States, everywhere else it's just July 4th - but that means big celebrations around the country with plenty of food, drink and pretty exploding chemicals. Despite that we're all determined to get some gaming in, and it looks like the staff has exclusive access to something filled with plenty of it's own explosions. I won't crack down and tell you right out, but you'll find out soon enough.
Since we've recently had an announcement of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's returning DLC, I'll keep these details short and sweet. 5 playable characters plus a few new challenge mission packs for Marvel UA2 will be available on Xbox Live, as well as PSN for $9.99 (800). The DLC playable characters are:
