SteelSeries, makers of gaming peripherals, came out swinging at E3 2012 this year with five product announcements all centered around partnerships with groups and games within the industry. We got some eyes on time with all of them at the show and there's definitely a commitment to quality and detail here. Let's look at what's available.
After the press conferences and during the show, the Co-Opticrew kept commenting on how many games coming out this year have a bow in them. It seemed everywhere we turned we saw another iteration of a bow weapon in a game. We're not talking just about hunting games, we're talking AAA titles like Crysis 3, Farcry 3, Tomb Raider and Splinter Cell: Black List. There was another trend too - helicopters. Whether it was Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Resident Evil 6 or others - the bladed aerial vehicle was definitely a trend. Some games even managed to include BOTH.
It's time for another Beyond Co-Op, the weekly column that looks at what's going on in the gaming industry regarding games that are perhaps just a little bit co-op challenged. It's okay, we love them just the same. As we all know, this week was a big week, what with E3 and all. There are doubtless many other stories that are equally important from this week, but these were a few that caught my eye.
Cadenza Interactive will be joining the likes of Crate Entertainment, Double Fine, and countless others as they seek some additional funding for their upcoming "six-axis" co-op shooter, Retrovirus. In a press release sent to us, Dylan Barker, one of Cadenza's designers, let us know that they're officially hopping on the Kickstarter bandwagon, and they've got at least one reward tier that's geared towards the co-op loving gamer.
The Co-Optimus Crew have plenty of articles in the pipe to write, but for most of us, today is a travel and downtime day. So to fill the void we've got some pictures to post from our 3rd day at E3 2012. We'll continue to post our E3 coverage this weekend and into next week with some really great exclusive stuff, including an interview with Randy Pitchford you won't want to miss!
These streets where made for rage and raging what they'll do, one of these days these streets are going to rage all over you. Three times over in the new Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage.
The PC version of Ghost Recon Future Soldier has gotten a slight delay. Originally slated for June 12th, it'll now grace your favorite PC on June 28th. The game was released a few weeks ago on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to mostly positive reviews. Ghost Recon Future Soldier features a four player co-op campaign, playable online and a four player co-op survival mode called Guerilla.
As more and more exciting co-op news from E3 rolls in, we take a look at an indie co-op game that doesn't have new graphics, isn't based upon an award-winning franchise, or even 3D. It just throws hordes of enemies at you and your partner until you can no longer survive. What more could you want?
It was only recently that we found out Spec Ops: The Line would feature a 2 player online cooperative mode. While the game won't launch with with the mode present, it will be available shortly after launch with four maps as a free piece of content. We went hands on with the mode at E3 2012 and came away pretty impressed with what it offers.
The Co-Opticrew is gearing up for the final day of E3, but in the meantime we're working furiously to get the content up we've been working hard to see. Here's some pictures from the show so far with highlights like the kick ass Borderlands 2 statue. Seriously - why isn't this available is the super secret special editition?
I was wandering around Ubisoft's crowded E3 booth, trying to figure out how I was going to cover Far Cry 3's recently announced co-op mode. I was approached by a nice young woman who asked me if I had played the game. I told her I hadn't, and before I could bat my eyelashes she said she recognized the "Co-Optimus" name on my badge. She then informed me that she designed the co-op mode in Far Cry 3 and would very much like for me to play it.
Just when I thought I was done writing about co-op in Nintendo's games, they go ahead and have a second (third? I've lost track) E3 conference about the 3DS, and we've now learned that New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS will support two player co-op throughout its campaign, similar to its bigger brothers on the Wii and WiiU.
