There seems to be a trend these days in the handheld scene. It involves teaming up with buddies to take down large monsters in epic fashion. With the release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate coming next month, and Soul Sacrifice not long after, the tradition is running strong. I'm not complaining, it means more cooperative action for fans of the genre to be a part of.
This week there's not a lot happening with co-op games. The Serious Sam franchise gets the side scrolling treatment, and the PC gets a game that came out a month ago on consoles, but that's about it. There are some big games coming out, but unfortunately for us, they neglect our favorite gaming feature.
Soul Sacrifice, the game where you can hurt you friends - but in a cooperative way! - is a pretty highly anticipated Playstation Vita game this year. With a unique premise (you can either choose to save or sacrifice defeated enemies or even allies), plenty of mythological lore, and a dark, gritty feeling to it, it's not difficult to see why many Vita owners are looking forward to this 4-player co-operative title.
Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth has recently been rolling out details about the beta testing phase of its next game, BattleBlock Theater. Sign ups went live in January, but the start date was a fuzzy "February or March". Now, the exact day the flood gates will be thrown open has been revealed: February 28, 2013. Approximately 10,000 lucky souls will gain access to the game on that date, at which point the beta tester's task list will become the most entertaining to-do list ever written.
Serious Sam returns to consoles via XBLA to offer a no holds barred romp through history. Along the way, you will "stack" your way to victory by literally stacking guns on top of one another. Does Serious Sam live up to his namesake in this outing, or is it seriously lacking? Read on to find the truth.
New from indie studio Elefantopia, McDROID is a sci-fi arcade game fused with real-time strategy elements that sports both single player and co-op play. Way out in the unexplored edges of space, McDROID's shuttle collides with some debris and crashes on an uncharted planet. The surface is infested with monsters, of course, so McDROID has to fight for survival while gathering materials to repair the ship, heal the planet, and figure out what sort of conspiracy is brewing beneath the surface.
Gaming, the final frontier. This is the making of video for the upcoming 2 player co-op game Star Trek. Its mission: to explore exactly why co-op was central to developer Digital Extremes' vision for the game, to seek out new game footage, to boldly go where a similar video went the other week.
Many wondered what would be next for Bungie after the Halo franchise and after leaving Microsoft. It wasn't long before the company signed a publishing agreement with Activision for 10 years and promised to bring a big idea not only to the Xbox, but Sony's PlayStation 3. Today Bungie has officially unveiled Destiny, not a game, but a franchise that will span those 10 years exclusively for consoles, both current and next-gen.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, the weekly piece where we look at interesting news around the gaming and entertainment industry that may not directly pertain to cooperative gaming culture. This week we have leaks, gas powered purchases, and mystery layoffs from an industry giant.
Sandlot’s upcoming third-person shooter, Earth Defense Force 2025, will have many beastly bugs to contest with, but do the humans have what it takes to compete? These screenshots may seem to be taking their side, actually.
Dead Space 3 continues to dominate most of our playtime,but surprisingly another lesser known co-op game has been making its rounds among the staff - Fire Emblem Awakening. Also take note we've got two new staff members joining the crew and you'll be seeing them around a lot more.
More details have been revealed for the dark fantasy PlayStation Vita exclusive, Soul Sacrifice. The four player cooperative title features a system that will allow players to save or sacrifice defeated enemies as well as critically wounded co-op partners. Once you've beaten an enemy you will be given the choice of saving the creature's soul, or sacrificing it for your own gain. There will be consequences.
