Modern Warfare 3 is a game with many different modes, but we do co-op here so we have taken a closer look at the Spec Ops and Survival game modes. Both modes have you and a partner join forces to take on enemies that come in many different forms. Spec Ops has 16 very different missions and Survival is Modern Warfare's take on the ever popular 'Horde Mode' and both will have you coming back for more.
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Amazon is the place to go for the most co-op game deals this Black Friday. Everything from Battlefield 3 to the Kinect is on sale for some pretty ridiculous prices. Sadly it looks like the awesome PS3 bundle sold out rather quickly.
Amazon is matching Walmart's bundle and price this Black Friday on the PlayStation 3 with some really solid co-op games. You'll get a 160GB PS3, a controller and the co-op games Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One and Little Big Planet 2 for just $199.99. Best of all, instead of trying to brave Walmart on the busiest shopping day of the year, you can simply click your mouse and order.
Living in Europe I have never had the pleasure of visiting Canada, but I imagine a huge country full of impressive vistas and vast Mounties. What I wouldn't expect is another Zombie invasion (they usually stick to the major cities of America). However, this is exactly the experience Konami supplied with Zombie Apocalypse: All Zombie Must Die and the game is being expanded with some new DLC. How aboot that!
In our co-op review of F1 2011, we gave it a disappointing 1 out of 5 for co-op, despite the fact that we judged it a cool 4 out of 5 for the overall score. This was simply due to the fact that at the time of review, the co-op was broken, broken, broken. Issues like players being dropped in their position at the end of a race are simply game-breaking. The good news, though, is that the patch that's directed to fixing all of our complaints about the co-op is now live! Not only will co-op issues be addressed, but performance, AI, and set-up issues are being fixed as well. You can check out the patch notes that we previously posted here. Some of you may also be interested to know that the online leaderboards for time attack and time trial modes will be reset due to a set-up bug fix. The reset is slotted for some time next week.
How's it going, Banoi veterans? Dead Island's long awaited Bloodbath Arena DLC recently infected digital marketplaces, and today we've got our gameplay impressions for you. The Bloodbath Arena offers new challenges for up to four co-op players in four arenas of varying difficulties. It's a pretty standard survival mode, with some Dead Island twists.
This month we're reviewing some of the biggest titles of the season. Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Sonic Generations and several others! The fall gaming season is still in full swing with plenty of titles to choose from, let us help you find the best non co-op games in our Beyond Co-Op Reviews!
Gears of War 3 is a fantastic co-op title, overflowing with modes and content. Games with major online components like that usually require some tweaks after the fact in order to keep things fair, balanced, and fun. Thankfully Epic is on top of things, recently releasing a title update with some fixes. The many changes include: a new spectator mode, the removal of several exploits, better host migration in Horde mode, and lots more.
Phew - can you believe the fall gaming season is over already? Thankfully we managed to survive mostly unscathed. Nick and Mike discuss what they've been playing and go over the myriad of reviews the site covered in the past month. If it had co-op, you can bet we reviewed it. Also covered are the handful of news stories including two great bits on Co-Optimus and our placement in Shoot Many Robots.
Serious Sam 3: BFE hits store shelves and digital download today. Fork Parker and the good people over at Croteam have a launch trailer that is adequately violent and Sam-worthy. After all the blood and guts one thing is obvious: there will be sunglasses in the future. Either that or Croteam really didn't want to do any eye animations. Who can blame them? Half the time they just look like creepy little soulless orbs, anyway. Enjoy the blood and death metal.
The new trailer for Spec Ops: The Line is intriguing to say the least. It looks as if this will be more than just a simple military shooter. After a natural disaster eradicates Dubai your team is tasked with tracking down the US Army's 33rd Infantry. The 33rd was believed to be KIA until the outside world received a weak distress signal. Oh, yeah, they were led by a Colonel named John Konrad. Get it? No? Then read a book.
