False alarm folks. The Fable 2 news of the news that we previously reported as news? Yeah, not gonna happen this week. According to the Official Lionhead Blog, Microsoft said - no, you may not tell the world your awesome little secret...yet. Ok, so they didn't say exactly that, but that's more or less the jist of it.
The first week sales of Call of Duty: World at War have outsold Call of Duty 4's debut by more than 2 to 1. This new info comes from gamesindustry.biz, who claim that 4-player co-op title World at War is also currently the top seller overall in the United Kingdom. This makes perfect sense to us! Games with online co-op requi...
I went to school with a fellow named Austin Rushing. That'd be a perfect name for a football player, wouldn't it? Almost as good as a snowboarder named Shaun White. Speaking of Shaun, his games have just been released. The 360 and PS3 versions are basically the same game, but the Wii version is a totally different experience, and supports the Wii Balance Board. Buy using the links below to support Co-Optimus.com! You'll be dreaming of a (Shaun) White Christmas, for sure!
I've ranted about it before, but wow is the fall gaming season a busted mess. Publishers insist on releasing way too many titles before the holiday hits in an effort to get a piece of the consumer pie. Sure it's a nice problem to have, you know, having too many games to play. But when it all comes down to it, the publishers are only hurting themselves. Gamers only have so much time and money to go around, and eventually someone is going to miss out.
Just a few days ago, the folks over at the Guitar Hero World Tour community site posted a set of charts. The charts show which instruments work in which games, for both Activision's offerings, and those of competitor Harmonix. (It'd be better for gamers if there was no need for such a chart, but I digress.) Obviously, knowing which instruments to buy for maximum compatibility is important this busy, hit-packed season.
On the eve of one of the biggest updates to ever hit console, the Co-Optimus staff have weighed in on the New Xbox Experience. You've heard about the features and bells and whistles, and now it's time to get your hands on it. While you wait for the update to hit, why not read our editor's thoughts?
You really shouldn't be reading this, you should be saving the world from the impending zombie apocalypse with your friends in Left 4 Dead. If perhaps you are on the fence about purchasing the aforementioned game, then we have a few reviews from around the interwebs that may change your mushy mind.
Ok, so I messed up. This is actually the second version of this episode because I fail at recording. That being said, you'll find a tightly packed and content rich episode featuring Call of Duty: World at War discussion, Gears of War 2 Co-OP vs. Single Player Discussion. And of course, a little game we like to call Left 4 Dead.
Ready to get your sing on? Microsoft's karaoke title Lips comes out today, with a few two player co-op modes. The game is from the creator of the zany DS Rhythm game Elite Beat Agents, and features the ability to use any of your own music in the game.
The HUD is back with another set of 4 hard hitting questions asked to the most awesomest of awesome games journalists.
If you applied to be in the NXE Preview program a few weeks back, sometime within the next few hours you'll automatically have access to the NXE! Just in time to fire up an 8 player party and try out with some Left 4 Dead.
If you've read our Gears of War 2 review, you know we love the five player co-op Horde mode. Well guess what? We aren't the only ones. In fact, despite the competitive nature of Gears of War the folks have Epic have revealed that Horde is in fact the most popular online mode.
