The last month has been pretty slow for updates on MMOs, but we still have a couple things to report. Let's talk about the SW: The Old Republic release date and City of Heroes going Free-to-Play, shall we?
Keeping a job in the current economic climate is not always the easiest thing, but those looking for an opportunity in co-op games development may find IO Interactive's new job posting of interest. Are they looking for staff to help develop Kane and Lynch 3?
It appears the world isn't quite ready for Serious Sam 3. The game's publisher today announced the title would be delayed a month to further polish and tweak the PC shooter.
It's a very special Co-Op Classics Video Edition this time around, pizza fans. Two fantastic examples of the late 80s and early 90s multiplayer brawlers are available in convenient video form.
Dead Rising 2 on PC was a great game, assuming you could run it well enough. The Windows port required some stiff system specs in order to perform well, which is important in a game that usually has about a million zombies on-screen at once. Capcom recently revealed the minimum system specs for the computer version of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and not surprisingly, they are the same.
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SEGA has officially released more than 11 minutes of footage of Aliens: Colonial Marines in action. The footage is actually the same demo that was on display at both E3 and PAX 2011 this year. You can read our impressions of that right here.
Portal 2 is finally getting the long awaited free DLC on all versions of the game next week. Titled "Peer Review," the content is focused on the co-op side of things, putting players back in the roles of Atlas and P-Body for a whole new set of cooperative testing levels.
September is the beginning of teh crazy crowded fall gaming season, and it's hard to believe we've had more than four weeks of blockbuster releases to enjoy already. Gears 3 is again hugely popular, as are betas for second sequels of the Diablo and Battlefield variety. We also look forward to the soul-crushing challenge of Dark Souls. Oh yeah, and a good old fashioned LAN party is on the agenda, too.
Right on schedule, Eric Ruth has released Team Fortress 2 Arcade to the masses. The four player beat em up de-make of Valve's shooter is available for anyone to download for free. TF2 Arcade features all nine character classes for players to choose from as they take on the role of the Blue Team on a mission to take down all nine reds - each a boss of the game's nine levels.
As you surely known by now, there’s a massive Xbox Live Arcade game sale going on this week that’s open to all Xbox Live members, even the less fortunate ones who only have Silver accounts. The rumors of a one-day only sale have proven true as well (High five, Samoza!), with four XBLA titles receiving extra special discounts today (Friday, September 30). Only one of those games supports co-op, but it’s worth a look: Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is 66% off the regular price.
Is it just me, or is The Cursed Crusade starting to look like a pretty good game? I know we've had our fair share of medieval heroes clad in white robes, but something about this game appeals to me... Could it be the brutal finishing moves? The split screen or online co-op? What about the most informative trailer, ever? All of this sounds good, but that's not what's filling my Q-zone... Ah, there it is. The $40 dollar price tag. The more I see of this game the less it looks like bargain bin fodder. Check out the video and let us know what you think.
