One of the more interesting announcements related to the PlayStation 3 Slim was the fact that Sony is re-branding it. Up until this point Sony's shiny black box sported a Spider-Man the movie font with the word PlayStation 3 all spelled out. This was a departure from the previous two boxes which both sported PS and PS2 logos.
Rorschach's Journal, August 17, 2009. The city lies black and misty below me. I hear a child's scream, cutting through the night like a tire tread through a dog's burst stomach. Found child in a sleazy apartment. Turns out wasn't a child, but a full grown man. Rocks back and forth, sucking thumb... obviously disturbed. I check for injuries. Looks at face, shrieks like a bat out of hell, and runs away. Notice TV is on. On screen, I see myself, standing next to Daniel. Seems they've made a video game about us. Liberal media dragging me into their pitiful attempts to corrupt society. Still, intrigued by the concept. Pick up the controller. Feels odd in my hands. Must see if name has been marred by media agenda.
For a while now we've been curious about the Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker trailer that showed us 4 Snakes in different gear on screen at once. Did it mean co-op for us? Why yes, yes it did - they just weren't ready to tell us yet. Now, we have a confirmation in the new trailer. It starts out with brief sentences breaking up the Snake action like a silent movie, explaining how alone Snake in his solo campaign against the world.
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure continues is on its way to a fall release this year. Soon you'll be creating levels in co-op with your friends, while whipping snakes and tossing out one liners. We've got a fresh batch of screenshots from the game, complete with a LEGO stubble beard to prove your in game manliness.
The upcoming Perfect Dark Xbox Live port being developed by 4J Studios is looking pretty swanky. It promises 1080p display at 60fps, which shouldn't be a challenge for a nine year old N64 title. Thankfully though, the developers wouldn't settle for N64 level graphics.
It's a case of timing is everything. If only the Left 4 Dead DLC was announced and released before E3 this year, the Left 4 Dead 2 announcement wouldn't have been met with such resistance, at least, that's what Valve thinks.
We're a mere two days away from the first birthday of the four player co-op game Castle Crashers on XBLA. With a PSN release later this year, you wouldn't think The Behemoth would have any time to create some new content. Alas, that is not the case.
It's our first sports game review of the site, and up for grabs is Madden NFL 10. The game promises an online co-op mode for two players. We promise our review isn't filled with too many football cliches, but really, how could we not at least use some? ...
Last week, we covered the 20th birthday of the Sega Genesis. The Genesis is one of the best vintage systems there is, and remains popular even now. Sega ran a poll to decide which Genesis game would be released to Xbox Live Arcade, and the poll is over, with ToeJam and Earl the clear winner. It's good to know we have some alien two-player co-op in our future. But let's not forget some other quality Genesis co-op titles of the past.
We're only a few weeks away from Halo 3: ODST's September 22nd release date, and Microsoft and Bungie are taking the game on tour around the country. They've created the official ODST Truck and are making 22 stops across the entire country. Want to play early? We've go the dates and locations posted right below.
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao hits the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this week. The game is a two player co-op beat em up set in 70's kung-fu style action. Blitz games has unleashed a new trailer showing off some gameplay from the game. Sadly there's no co-op to be seen in the trailer. It's ok, they make up for it. Oh yes - that's a Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique you spot.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, the weekly feature where we look at gaming news around the industry. Here are this week's stories for August 16th, 2009 through August 22nd 2009.
