Is your wallet getting a little light? Still want to get in on some great co-op action with new releases? GoGamer is coming to the rescue with great deals on the recently released Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the 360 and PS3 and Terminator: Salvation for the 360 and PS3.
Publishing company Atlus, best known for the Shin Megami Tensei/Persona series of games, announced yesterday that it would be bringing From Software's, best known for the Armored Core series, action RPG Demon’s Souls to our shores. Being billed as a “hardcore RPG,” this title, which saw a February release date in Japan, features the one element that we here at Co-Optimus always want to see more of: co-op. Two other players will be able to join you in your quest to hack, slash, and quest your way through goblins, dragons, and other fantastical creatures.
Last month Konami announced Zombie Apocalypse for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The PlayStation Blog posted an article from John Slavin, the game's developer from Nihilistic. John talks about the game's roots, the core gameplay concepts, and the co-op modes.
I have to be quite honest with you: I have a serious weakness for giant robots. Shogun Warriors, Voltron, and best of all, the Transformers had a profound effect on me as a kid. This same awe and passion for enormous mechanical automatons has been passed on to my kids. So, when we saw Dynasty Warriors Gundam playing on a kiosk, it was only a matter of time before we tried it out. Co-op meets giant robots? What could be better, right?
The official Call of Duty website has been supplemented with a mini-site, and fresh images from the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 (including Japanese Zombie map Shi No Numa) are available for viewing and download.
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As the summer rumor mills start to turn, we pick up a few interesting tidbits about games we are looking forward to in the fall. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 has been especially full of rumors, since only about half of the playable characters have been revealed so far.
Team Ico isn't exactly known for their co-op games, despite Ico being very cooperative in nature it wasn't the centerpiece of the game. Their followup game, Shadow of the Colossus was a by all accounts a masterpiece in gaming.
Remember Trine? That gorgeous looking three player co-op puzzle platformer? How could you forget. Especially when we posted that totally bodacious video. The music from that video? Well now we have it available to listen and download in MP3 format.
Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger is an upcoming FPS/RTS hybrid game for the PC and Xbox 360. Southpeak Interactive has released a bunch of new screens of the game, showing off the various ways to play. At any time players can switch from a first person view to a traditional top down RTS view for complete control.
If you've played Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the Nintendo DS, you know you can extend your experience to the Rockstar Social Club Website. The portal site offers in game stats, unique items, and other various ways keep the handheld version of GTA fresh.
Halo Wars is one of the best games released this year. It's so good that last week, we chose it as the featured game for Xbox Live Co-Op Night. A large variety of units, unique missions, and a fantastic control scheme all combine to make Halo Wars one of the the best RTS games available on any system.
