The battle is truly on for your fall gaming dollar as Amazon has unleashed a killer deal for gamers. While normally they offer a $5 or $10 credit for preordering titles through their site, this deal trumps them all.
Despite numerous people pre-loading Left 4 Dead 2's exclusive demo, PC users appear to be left in the dark waiting for it to unlock. It was originally scheduled to unlock sometime today, October 27th, but so far we just have an "unreleased" status.
Today is the day that Fairytale Fights hits store shelves in all it's brutal glory, and the team would like you to enjoy a bit of DLC for free for a short time. This free DLC will include 4 new playable characters, and 3 additional PvP arenas on both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 versions of the game.
A recent job listing at EA Games briefly mentions a next-gen Boom Blox, which we happily file under the "rumor slip-ups" list. EA's job listing, direct from the official Boom Blox team asking for an additional programmer, says;
The above screenshot may look like Mirror's Edge, but it's actually an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network game called Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond. The character name may sound familiar, Matt Hazard: Eat Lead was a 3rd person shooter released earlier this year that had a lighter take on video games. Basically, the game was a videogame that was a spoof on videogames. It was fun and frustrating at the same time.
Sol Survivor, the co-op tower defense title from developer Cadenza Interactive, was released over the XBox LIVE Indie Marketplace last month and we’ve been putting it through its paces ever since. What are the results? Read on, o ye lovers of co-op gaming, read on.
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can get their four player co-op zombie on this week for half the price in Call of Duty: World at War. All three map packs are 50% off this week. That gets you the three co-op maps: Der Riese, Shi No Numa, and Verruckt - quite the bargain. Oh sure, you also get almost a dozen other multiplayer maps, but you want to kill zombies. We know it.
Doing something a little out of the norm for Co-Optimus, we have a contest today for city building sim, Cities XL from developer Monte Cristo. Why might you ask are we giving away the keys to a city building simulator? Well it has co-op...sorta!
Sounds like Epic is *ahem* GEARING up for a fun Halloween. The Gears of War 2 "All Hallow's Eve" event begins Friday morning, and will likely keep you glued to your Xbox 360 all weekend. The fifth title update for the game is available today, fixing some bugs and exploits. This weekend, XP earned in competitive multiplayer (the tricks) and Horde mode (the treats) will be doubled, allowing you to earn those achievements and the respect of your peers just that much faster.
Could there be a better combination than chicks in chainmail bikinis and zombies? We think not, especially when we've featured both games in Co-Op Classics! Brain eating undead and magic wielding warrior women are both headed to the Wii this week, via the Virtual Console service.
We love 'Splosion Man. We really do. Good for a lazy weekend or tough-Achievement-gathering, this gem from indie dev Twisted Pixel had one major flaw in our eyes: online co-op laaaaag.
LEGO Rock Band releases next week on multiple platforms, complete with blocky four player co-op goodness. The latest trailer for the game showcases four songs from the game: Counting Crows' "Accidentally in Love", Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'", and Europe's "Final Countdown."
