Last year during E3, THQ and Relic unveiled an action game set in the Warhammer 40k universe. It was called Space Marine, and by all accounts it was Dawn of War 2 from a 3rd person perspective. The preview at the time hinted very strongly at co-op in the game, and while we're still no closer to finding out any details, we do have the first screenshots from the game.
Believe it or not it's been 30 years since the classic game Missile Command has hit the arcade. In celebration of the milestone Atari has partnered with web game portal OMGPOP to create a 7 player co-op version of the game that's completely free.
Hot out of Nintendo's media summit yesterday in San Francisco comes a handful of Monster Hunter Tri news for the Wii. The biggest news is that the game will be free to play online, something that wasn't a luxury for Japanese gamers who had to fork over $8 a month to play.
Ska Studios has announced a sequel to The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai called The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. We reviewed the first game last year, and while we thought it was decent enough, technical issues and the lack of solid co-op hurt the game in our eyes.
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce looks to change the genre the series helped define by adding online co-op, in depth character customization, and plenty of Yellow Turbans to smack down. Ok, scratch that last part, that's the same. We check out Koei's latest in our co-op review.
Batman Arkham Asylum was a great game, sure, but it was lacking co-op. It wasn't exactly the most kid-friendly title, either. The next Batman game will be on the opposite end of the Dark Knight spectrum, adding in 2 player co-op and tying in to Cartoon Network's Batman The Brave and the Bold show. The show itself is incredible, featuring a square-jawed, Silver Age art style along with dozens of guest appearances by other DC heroes.
Despite the success of Nazi Zombie's in Call of Duty: World at War, we won't be seeing the likes of the undead shamble across the modern battlefield. While many had hoped to see a similar style mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it's been confirmed by community manager Robert Bowling that we won't be getting anything of the sort.
Last Friday I took my own advice and treated myself to Impulse's 50% off sale on Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. I'd been meaning to pick up this game for a little while, but hadn't decided between the console version and the PC version. Between the sale and some details I read about local co-op with the console version, I decided that the PC version was probably the way to go for me and my co-op partners-in-crime.
Valve has launched a beta for a new version of Steam with a complete UI overhaul. This is the first major overhaul of the service since it launched almost 7 years ago. Anyone can opt into the beta by simply checking a setting in your Steam client. Restart Steam and voila!
Resident Evil 5 is the name of the game, and surviving the new DLC mode requires strategy. On The Download this week will be taking an in-depth, but spoiler-free look "Lost In Nightmares." We'll also explore new DLC and Arcade titles, as well as our recommended freebie of the week.
Despite the ruckus this morning, it's out. Turn on your Xbox 360, spend your moon points, and go blow some shit up with friends in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, the next Borderlands DLC content pack.
While we do talk about StarCraft 2 in this episode, we shamelessly put it in the title to get you to listen to the episode. After all, people are paying big money for a beta key, which earns them instant coolness.
