We're half way through December already! That means it's time for a Co-Optimus Community Voice update. This month, we asked you to pick your Game of the Year and write about it. Several users have shared their thoughts, and chosen some stellar games. I think I say this every year, but this year may take the cake; it's been a great year to be a gamer. So let's review what you've been talking about.
Kinect Disneyland adventures is one part theme park simulator and one part minigame collection, all dressed in beautiful Disney clothing. Is it an authentic Disney experience or another dud like Disney Universe? Read our Co-op Review and find out!
This weekend is our first PC community night in quite some time, with a focus on playing Dungeon Defenders. Because of that we've got a good chunk of the staff joining in for the tower defense co-op goodness that is the game. There's also a few of us starting on Star Wars: Old Republic.
In "Hey, that's not really news!" news, Frank West left a puzzling message on the Dead Rising Facebook page. (This is what happens when every major game has to be out before that Black Friday/Cyber Monday window. I hope you're happy, free market.) Anyway, the message alludes to a new adventure for our favorite war-covering, zombie-masking, erotic photo-taking, cross-dressing photojournalist:
It's that time again - when the staff gets together and votes for our favorite co-op games of the year! You might be surprised at what we picked (or not!). We've also got the latest co-op news and the usual "what we've been playing" for your enjoyment. This is the last podcast for 2011, so thanks for listening, and we'll see you next year, with some big surprises to come.
We'd like to say that we are somehow precognizant and plan certain things using that incredible knowledge, but sometimes fate just has a way of working out in our favor. Just in time for our latest co-op night, the fine folks at Trendy Entertainment, developers of tower-defending, action-RPGing co-op hit Dungeon Defenders, have released a new piece of DLC that hits Steam today. Titled "Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards," the latest in a string of PC DLC adds more than just a few new character skins and weapons. This time, new missions and challenges have been added as well in what is the first of four such add-ons that will take the young heroes out of the castle and into the lands of Etheria itself. Best of all, this DLC will soon be seeing an XBLA and PSN release as well. A trailer for the DLC and more can be found after the break.
Anarchy Reigns, Sega's online multiplayer fighting game, has been pushed to July 3rd. The game was originally expected to be out in January, but it has been moved back so that Platinum Games can make it "longer and larger." Platinum has been responsible for some crazy, over the top games of late, including Bayonetta, Vanquish, and Madworld.
Kalypso Entertainment have announced a brand new 4X strategy game called Legends of Pegasus. As a 4X game you'll eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your away across the galaxy as you build up your fleet and create a galactic empire.
There's a new video out for Syndicate that takes a look at the in game technology that powers the player's characters. The agents in the game are utilizing something called the DART chip which allows them to see things other people can't see and do things other people couldn't do. Want to hack into an enemy and have him turn on his fellow team mates? You can do that.
Ninja Gaiden 3 has been priced and dated, and the obligatory Collector's Editions and preorder exclusives have been detailed. You can get your ninja fix for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 on March 30th, 2012. NG3 looks to be more brutal than any previous entry, focusing on the consequences facing Ryu Hayabusa after years of chopping people into gooey, meaty chunks. Check out the following video to hear some of the noisiest ninja killing, ever.
We're finishing off our December co-op nights with Dungeon Defenders for PC. The event kicks off at 8PM Central on Saturday, December 17th. After all the holiday sales, this game found it's way to most of our Steam libraries, and everyone seems to be enjoying it. If you somehow managed to miss out on those sales, you can still pick it up from Amazon at the regular price of $15, and as an added bonus, you're treated to an Amazon exclusive pet, and $5 credit on downloadable versions of this year's best sellers (including Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3). Not a bad deal for a quality 8-player co-op game.
This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op, an astronaut gets stranded on an alien planet and a group of determined elves set out to save Christmas! Yeah, only one of these really has anything to do with the holiday season.
