You know you want it. Come on, you really do. All those hours spent playing Harvest Moon, wishing it were just the teensiest bit more realistic. And let's be honest, your most impressive Minecraft map is basically an automated wheat-producing machine. Time to drop the act and pick up a real man's farming game: Farming Simulator 2013. And we're only slightly joking when we make that statement.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, the weekly piece where we look at some of the biggest news around the gaming industry that may or may not pertain to cooperative gaming. This week's news is marred by the death of one of the oldest gaming studios out there and then turn around and highlighted by what the gaming industry has become - Kickstarter. It seems all three news items today come from PC gaming roots.
A new party game is coming to the Wii U this May. Spin the Bottle will allow up to eight players to spin a virtual bottle and touch each other inappropriately. Fun! You need a Wii U game pad and two Wii remotes to play. How's this for a spin? You don't need a TV display, so it will be easy to play this game anywhere around the house, including the family room, the dining room, or your alternative lifestyle role-playing area. As long as the game pad and the Wii U can still whisper sweet nothings to each other, you're in business. (They have to stay connected.)
Well it seems a game that was going to have co-op but now doesn't is still dominating our staff's playtime. Bioshock Infinite is on almost everyone's agenda - but don't worry - there's also a lot of us playing the recently released Defiance and Battleblock Theater.
In news that probably shocks no one, Sega has officially confirmed that the Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is no longer in development. The latest Aliens game, developed by Gearbox and published by Sega, came out mid February of this year on PS3, 360, and PC; however, the promised Wii U version was conspicuously absent from Q1 2013. There was no comment by Sega or Demiurge (the developer in charge of the Wii U port) then about its absence, leading to speculation about the port's cancellation. Today it's official: there's no plans of it ever happening.
Resident Evil: Revelations was first released for the 3DS. In many ways, it was a return to form for the series, and it was relatively well received from fans and critics alike. As you probably know if you follow our site, Resident Evil Revelations: Unveiled Edition is being ported to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, and the PC. Capcom has been trickling down information regarding the HD port, and has recently released the PC system requirements for the computer version of the game. Take a look below for those requirements:
You may remember early last week that Terraria came out on the XBLA and the PSN. Well, 505 Studios has decided to make the series portable. They will be porting Terraria over to the PS Vita at an undetermined date this summer. Tim Woodley, the Head of Global Brand at 505 Studios, had the following to say about Terraria:
We'll take just about any opportunity we get to relive a slice or two of retro goodness. When something like Retro Groupee comes along, it's almost too much nostalgia to handle. The pay what you want bundle features half a dozen indie games, each of which is steeped in old school style in one way or another. Bonuses are unlocked after a certain number of bundles have been sold, and at the time of writing almost all of the extras have been unleashed to the buying public.
We've got a sweet giveaway today courtesy of our friends at Kingston Memory. We're giving away three sets of DDR3 RAM for your desktop computer from Kingston's HyperX Genesis line - but not just any sticks - the super Special 10 year Anniversary Edition version.
It's time we had a talk about Monster Hunter. Or at least, listen to Mike educate us on the latest game. Along with that we touch on free to play titles and if they are really worth your time, talk about the latest co-op news and dive into Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel.
A couple of days ago, War Z succumbed to a serious hacker attack that put private user information at risk. Both the game’s database, as well as the forums that sparked the huge controversy over the game’s legitimacy last year, were hacked to the point where developer, OP Productions, was forced to shut down their servers and take it offline until further notice.
With the announcement of The Avengers 2 movie hitting theaters on May 1st, 2015, what better to accompany the news than some new screenshots of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes? These sweet shots have finally been unleashed to the public, revealing one of the many super villains we will be facing within the game.
