It's an extra long podcast this week as Mike and Nick are joined by the illustrious Jason "OrigamiPanther" Love. E3 is dissected, from the major press conferences down to independent titles we checked out. An old bet is settled, much hate is dished out on motion controls and much love is expressed over thoughts of co-op to come. All this and more await in this week's episode!
Surprise! Another PlayStation firmware update has been released. This time though the update has quite a few features embedded in it, including store ratings, advanced Facebook integration, video editing, and support for the brand new PlayStation Plus subscription service.
At E3 2010 we checked out a new trailer for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood which looked awfully full of co-op. We were mistaken, and it's a real let-down for some of us. Even as a mode where you just co-op assassinate the bosses, co-op would have been a breath of fresh air for adventure games like this. But, the developers say it just wasn't possible.
Halo Reach is slowly teasing us since its announcement last year. It started off slowly working up to the big release, now revealing character sexes, game upgrades from the rest of the series, and a 7 minute titillating video showing off some Firefight 2.0 moves. Kotaku.com had a bit of a hands-on session explaining a lot of the co-op changes, as well as the gender roles of the new Reach universe.
Since moving to the PSP, Metal Gear has experienced a bit of an overhaul. With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the most notable change is the inclusion of up to four player co-op. Can Big Boss and his team of mercenaries co-op to save the world, or are we left a permanent state of Cold War tension?
Xbox 360 owners have a chance to get in on the heist this week with the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days exclusive demo. All you have to do is sign up at the official site. There's no official word yet on the actual drop date, but the demo will include one level from the campaign, some Arcade Mode action, and sneak preview access to the Undercover Cop and Cops & Robbers multiplayer modes.
Jimmy Fallon has been doing an amazing job of promoting technology and gaming to the mainstream since he took over the Late Night Show. The entire past week was devoted to video games has a post E3 celebration of sorts and on Friday Jimmy had Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime on the show.
We've got quite a few co-op titles out this week with just about something for everyone.
Hi-Rez Studios has recently announced that they will be dropping the optional subscription fee for multiplayer third-person shooter Global Agenda. Previously, certain features were locked unless you opted for the subscription. Now all players will have access to all the content, making the game completely free-to-play after you pay the box price. As you might remember, Global Agenda is a game that we felt had a lot of good co-op potential. The game is also on sale on Steam at 33% off (bringing it to a little under $27) until July 5th. If you've been curious about the game, now may be a good time to jump on in and check the game out.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Up is one of the best games I can think of for an older gamer to play with a child; after all, it's a game about a grown up and a kid teaming up for an adventure! With a high interest subject, forgiving difficulty, and a whole heap of charm, Up is quite a lot of fun for young and old alike.
