Dance Central 2 comes out this Tuesday and includes 45 different songs - my favorites are ‘Technologic’ by Daft Punk and ‘Satellite’ by Lena. Gamers who want more songs would usually need to either export the first game’s soundtrack for 400 Microsoft Points or buy individual DLC tracks for 320 Points a pop. Thankfully this week happens to be Kinect’s one year anniversary, and that means DLC sales a-plenty!
Don't blink. Not even for a second. You might miss the transition in the latest TV trailer for Battlefield 3 which seamlessly blends real world warfare action with scenes from the game. Can you tell the difference?
As we previously reported, the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 will include an optional hi-res texture installation. The installation is necessary because the game’s textures are quite large, and hard drives can stream data much faster than DVD drives. Why make it optional then? Because not every 360 owner has a hard drive, of course. That's common knowledge by now, but new details have started to pour in.
Hey there! Blizzcon 2011 is in full swing, and Co-Optimus was awesome enough to let me cover it. Now, I'm not what you would call a "Blizzard Expert," or even a "PC gamer," but I can take a damn fine grainy photo or two! Feast your eyes on some of the sights of Blizzcon 2011! Blizzard out did themselves this year, with several gigantic bad-ass character statues. I also took a trip through their art gallery, as well as captured some of the tournaments, panels, and presentations in action. We'll have more news from Blizzcon for you soon!
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will be receiving some DLC this coming week. It makes protagonist Frank West a cyborg. No, really: it's called the Cyborg Skills Pack. Apparently being a cyborg increases your melee damage, adds electricity bonus damage to your normal attacks, and increases all electrical appliance effects and damage, because that's what the Cyborg Skills Pack does.
You can imagine my surprise and shame when I learned recently of an arcade game based on the classic 1984 film Ghostbusters. Compounding my embarrassment was the fact that it would have been a natural tie-in to cover this title when the Ghostbusters games were released on modern consoles in 2009. Sheepish, I grabbed my ten year old son, handed him a controller, and we played a session of The Real Ghostbusters in MAME. It was a mixed experience, to put it delicately.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
The next game in the PixelJunk series from Q-Games is right around the corner, titles PixelJunk SideScroller the two player co-op game has its roots in shoot em ups from days gone by like R-Type, Raiden, and others. The PSN exclusive game is out on October 25th though a price wasn't given.
It seems that after numerous delays, the release of Dungeon Defenders during this crowded holiday gaming season actually worked out a-ok. A good chunk of the staff will be heading into the action/tower defense hybrid. Some of the staff still seems stuck on playing tortur...I mean Dark Souls as well. It's ok - they probably deserve it.
Space Marine's free co-op DLC is out on October 25th, that's next week for those of you without calendars. To date, details have been pretty scarce on just exactly what the four co-op mode would entail - but now a new three minute video showcasing gameplay has let out all the details.
Darkspore, the four player co-op Action/RPG that combines body augmentation with loot collecting, is on sale this week on EA's Origin service. The cost? Just $8 nets you a ticket into the action. Just use coupon code ORIGIN60 (must be redeemed via the Origin client) and you'll be on your way to a game that scored a 4.5 out of 5 in our review.
(Re-post! A technical glitch erased the Battlefield Report. Here it is again, in case you missed it the first time...) Over the last three weeks or so two shooter beta programs have been launched and closed. Here are my personal impressions of the Battlefield 3 open beta (Xbox 360 version) and the Ghost Recon Online closed beta (PC).
