We haven't heard much about Soul Sacrifice lately. The PS Vita's cooperative spell-casting game features gruesome spells which are based off of physical sacrifices made by the sorcerers who would wield them. Players must perform all sorts of different horrific acts upon themselves to use the best spells. My personal favorite is the spine sword spell.
We love ourselves some co-op Orcs Must Die! 2, after all - we gave the game a 5 out of 5. What do we love even more? Free weekly content! Robot Entertainment have announced weekly player challenges starting today and every Friday following Each challenge is playable in single-player or co-op and features a specific level, character, and trap loadout to master, all created weekly by Robot themselves.
A few days ago I mentioned the new weapon crafting system in Dead Space 3. Players will be able to take parts to a work bench and create a wide variety of tools of destruction. Think of it as a much more elaborate, high-tech, sci-fi version of the duct-taped combo weapons from Dead Rising 2. You can get a feel for the system by visiting the Dead Space website.
We've been impressed so far by what we've seen from Guardians of Middle-Earth, the upcoming action MOBA for consoles. As some of you may know, one of the biggest draw to these types of games is the different characters and how they vary in playstyle from each other. Monolith is certainly aware of this, as they've been doing a series of videos showcasing heroes, breaking down each of their skills. Gollum, Gandalf, Galadriel, and Uglúk have all been presented in previous such videos.
Diablo 3's "demo version" is now available to the masses, after previously only being available via a special code included with retail copies of the game. Dubbed the Starter Edition, it allows you to fight your way up to the Skeleton King boss in Act I, and level up to 13. Starter edition accounts can be upgraded to the full version of the game, though, you are limited in certain features sets until you purchase. For instance, match making is unavailable for co-op play in the starter edition.
Great Britain has lots of castles. In fact, we have too many of them and could do with some being attacked and destroyed in a Ye Olde Fashion. People of a destructive nature will be able to brush up on their siege skills with the upcoming downloadable title CastleStorm. I would help bring down a fort or two, but I actually like the shops around Windsor Castle, so these new screens will have to do.
This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op we host yet another great Dev Story, this time from Misfits Attic, developer behind the recently release A Virus Named TOM on PC. While the lack of online co-op was a little disheartening, the camaraderie built via couch co-op is one of the game's stronger selling points. Tim Keenan, lead developer/designer/Bostonian for the game, discusses this and how interacting with your players is like a marriage.
Science is always better with a friend to share it with. The Portal 2 “Perpetual Testing Initiative” now offers a co-op mode for all test subjects to construct and test chambers to their hearts content.
As co-op gamers, we love headsets. Nothing beats being able to effortlessly communicate with your co-op partner if they're out of punching range. Astro sent along some of their new A50s - their first wireless model. Will the quality of their previous offerings be maintained? Read on and find out.
Arcen Games have sent word along that A Valley Without Wind is on sale right now on Steam for 50% off - or $7.50. You can even snag a co-op friendly four pack of the game for just $22.49. Our review of the game called it "genre shattering," though we did find quite a few faults for the ambitious title. The game supports quite a few players in its online co-op mode, though we cap it out at 16.
Atlus sends word that the US version of Code of Princess will be hitting the Nintendo 3DS on October 9th, 2012. The side scrolling RPG / Beat-Em-Up looks really unique and stylish with characters designed by Kinu Nishimura, character designer from the Street Fighter series. The music of the game is composed by ACE, responsible for the Xenoblade RPG soundtrack.
Foul Play is a side-scrolling brawler depicting the "perilous adventures" of Baron Dashforth. The legendary daemon hunter has decided to share his previously surreptitious exploits with the world. How is he going to do this? Through the magic of theater, of course!
