The next Sins of a Solar Empire expansion packed entitled Diplomacy is scheduled to hit a public beta this Fall, that according to a Stardock employee blog post. Diplomacy will add new diplomacy features and new diplomatic tech-tree options to research, including the ability to form treaties with other alien races and trade treaties with other races.
Online retailer Amazon.com is listing a September 1st ship date for Gears of War 2: Game of the Year Edition. Retailing for $40, and available for $37, the game packs Gear 2 and all of the DLC content onto one fine disc.
We had played this game initially all the way back in February at the NY Comic-Con, but seven months later the rest of the world will be able to issue some kung fu action to a ninja's face, all with the help of a buddy.
It's been hot in these late summer days at the Co-Optimus HQ, so join us as we take a dip in the local turtle aquarium and discuss the past 14 days' worth of co-op news. We discuss this fall's upcoming releases, Nick lets us know just what's up with the co-op in Madden NFL '10 and a special 'guest' tells you what you need to do once you've listened.
PlayStation Blog's resident grunge Chris Morell spoke with Capcom's Chris Kramer about the PlayStation 3 version of Lost Planet 2 in an exclusive GamesCom interview; Capcom is adamant in making sure you understand that this release will be at the extreme opposite end of the spectrum from the lackluster Lost Planet PlayStation 3 release last year.
Raven Squad should be on store shelves today for the Xbox 360 and PC. The game features two player online co-op in an 80's inspired jungle war. The unique feature the game provides is the ability to switch seamlessly between an RTS style viewpoint and a first person viewpoint. This should make for some interesting cooperative strategy!
MUSE lead singer Matt Bellamy has lend his likeness to Guitar Hero 5, Activision announced today. The always entertaining Bellamy talks about being digitized in the game during the latest promo video. After donning the spandex and glowy balls, he imagined himself playing the song Plug-in Baby in some of the bands biggest performances. The song is featured on the GH5 soundtrack, and is one of my personal favorite songs of the band.
Infinity Ward showed off the two-player co-op Special Ops mode from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at GamesCom, and G4TV got to watch. Unfortunately, the developer who ran the demo chose to do so with AI instead of another player. Um...okay?
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According to CCO Paul Sams, Blizzard wants to make their games on consoles as well as the PC platform. In fact, Diablo 3 is the first to be considered, thanks to pressure from disc manufacturers who want more pie to take a piece from.
Are you excited for Halo 3: ODST yet? The hype train is rolling right along, and Arstechnica has a great interview with the game's producer Joseph Staten. According to Staten Halo 3: ODST was designed with co-op in mind since day 1.
The fate of the four player co-op game, Aliens: Colonial Marines, hinges on the success of another game that just so happens to have a co-op mode; Aliens versus Predator. So while the Gearbox developed Colonial Marines, a title with a promised four player cooperative campaign was announced first, it's the latter game with the add-on survival mode that will decide when, and possibly if, Colonial Marines ships.
