Holy cow! It's December already! Where did 2012 go? I'm still writing "2007" on all my checks, so it's been a heck of a transition for me. The bad news is that there aren't many releases left for the year. The good news is that you'll finally have time to finish all the great games that are out. Enjoy.
Steam's Big Picture mode officially launches today on the service, with several games enhancing themselves for the experience. One such game is the four player co-op puzzler, A Virus Named TOM, which features couch co-op play out of the box. Since couches are in the living room, and Steam's Big Picture mode is designed for living room PCs, this seems like a perfect match.
Chocks Away! Tally Ho! Pip Pip! I've run out of WW2 British pilot clichés, so I better get on with the news. 2 player local co-op flyer Dogfight 1942 is on sale for a limited time on xbla. The main game is now 800 Microsoft Points, whilst the two pieces of DLC are even better value at only 240 each.
November is traditionally the biggest month of the year for gaming and this year's was no exception. We saw 23 separate co-op games get released alongside a new console in Nintendo's Wii U. Some of the biggest titles of the year like Halo 4 and Black Ops 2 hit the street and were gobbled up by gamers to the tune of millions of dollars - and when combined - almost billions.
November is just about over and it's onto the cold and lonely months of Winter. We hope to stay warm by the fire, cuddled on the couch with our co-op partners playing games of Halo 4, Borderlands 2 and many others.
Today we have some new screens from the upcoming buddy survival horror game Dead Space 3. Ok, "buddy survival horror" might not be a real genre, but Dead Space 3 is most definitely bringing co-op to the franchise. Many of these new screens show off Isaac Clarke's and John Carver's fancy suits and weapons. There's even a nice group shot of potential Necromorph fodder.
Licensed games have a reputation for being rush-jobs that only a fan of the original property could like. Ben 10: Omniverse from Viscious Cycle and D3 Publisher does not break from that mold, but it still ends up being pretty fun regardless. Omniverse faithfully adapts the fourth and latest Ben 10 animated TV series in videogame form, featuring numerous transformations for the lead character and actual voice talent from the series. More importantly, it packs pretty good 2-player local co-op.
The punishing fantasy game, Dark Souls, is on sale today from Amazon. You can ruin your whole week, maybe even your whole year, for the low, low price of 15 bucks. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are both available. I should note that this is the bare-bones version of the game. It doesn't include the recently released (at least for consoles) Artorias of the Abyss DLC. You'll want to pick that up if you want the whole soul crushing experience. Still, the core game is a hell of a ride.
Halo 4 Spartan Ops continues to doll out the free content, sorta. This week in Episode 4 has you battling through some familiar maps, with the ultimate goal of shooting all of the dudes on screen.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon was a surprise game for me when it was released last year on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3; in my review I said it " truly competes with the likes of the Tom Clancy franchise games." In the better late than never department comes the announcement of the PC version of the game is coming in Q1 of 2013 to be distributed by Steam and supporting co-op multiplayer via Games for Windows Live.
Little Jimmy is excited, as an early seasonal treat he has bought himself Far Cry 3 on PC, but not all is well on this cold and snowy eve. A Day 1 critical patch is required for the game to work better. Fixes include dealing with some problems in the 4 player co-op mode. Instructions on how to download the patch and what is included follow.
Due to major changes in the core game engine, DayZ, the mega-popular, zombie apocalypse mod of ARMA II will be pushed back until 2013.
