Attention PS3 and PC gamers! The Call of Duty: Black Ops - Rezurrection DLC map pack will be available on September 22nd. To celebrate, Treyarch will be hosting a Double XP weekend from the 23rd though the 25th. This will probably be the last Black Ops DLC, what with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 coming out on November 8th. Remember this, if you don't buy it, someone else will. So you may as well just go ahead and do it.
Rich Knuckles is back, this time dishing the dirt on Serious Sam 3: BFE's quad screen co-op. That sounds great. Too bad this feature has only been confirmed for the PC. Serious Sam 3: BFE has yet to set a release date for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but all the gnarly action is set to hit the PC on October 18th. And by "gnarly" I mean 16 player co-op via online or LAN. Seriously.
Yet another open-world driving game for this generation, Driver: San Francisco ignores its fierce competition and makes a bootleg turn for its roots. Can an old car perform new stunts?
With so many great games out there's only one thing for Nick and Mike to do...avoid sleeping. While Mike is going through Console and PC withdraw, Nick makes him jealous with tales of Dead Island, Deus Ex and Resistance 3. After that our boys hit up the news and talk about PAX Prime, including the Battlefield 3 community event.
It's time for another give away folks and this one comes with some extremly rare and exclusive swag. We're giving away one copy of Dead Island Special Edition for the Xbox 360. But that's not the cool part. We also have a custom wood case loaded with Dead Island themed goodies. This case was given to press for E3 this year and you can't get it anywhere else! Finally we're throwing in a copy of the Dead Island comic as well.
Nintendo held a press conference early this morning in Japan for the Tokyo Game Show. There weren't too many surprises, but Nintendo did have a lot to announce - including three new co-op games. Something not on display though, yet still found it's way out - an insanely awkard looking peripheral for the Nintendo 3DS.
In "another reason to recommend Ico and Shadow of the Colossus" news, Ico will support two player local co-op. The mode will unlock once you finish the game, just like it did in the original western release. Shadow of the Colossus remains a single player masterpiece. The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection features two of the most memorable games from the PlayStation 2 era. Both titles have been remastered in HD and they'll also support a 3D display. Do yourself a favor and pick up the bundle when it comes to the PS3 on September 27th.
For many of us, Capcom's announcement of the return of Frank West in DR2: OTR was greeted with a resounding sigh. Apparently, our genuine lack of enthusiasm was misplaced. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is more than just a retail packaging of bloated DLC. This new iteration has a host of improvements over the already excellent Dead Rising 2. Best of all, you'll play as Chuck Greene when you join someone else's game. Yay! No more clones!
Okay, it's a new week. Time to shake off September 6th's new release hangover. I trust you've all conquered each of those games as well as acquired 100% of the Achievements and Trophies. Time to move on. This week we have some fine downloadable titles, along with a Kinect title from Twisted Pixel, and a JRPG.
Saints Row: The Third is quickly shaping up to be one of the biggest and most diverse co-op titles this holiday season. We've seen some insane looking videos for the game, and the latest trailer adds to that. In it we get introduced to a group called The Deckers, these cyber punk hackers seem to have created their own TRON like virtual reality in which the Saints have to hack into to get all their money the group conveniently stole from them. That's a kind of mission you just don't see in any open world games now a days.
There's this game series called Dragon Quest. You may have heard of it. Okay, tongue-in-cheek attitude aside, it's true - the upcoming Dragon Quest X will have online co-op. Players will be able to form parties to go forth and quest for dragons. Yes, it sounds like it'll basically be an MMO. It also has a somewhat ridiculously long subtitle: Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online (which translates to Waking of the Five Tribes Online).
It was earlier this year we saw the reveal of Bunch of Heroes, a cartoonish looking four player co-op twin stick shooter for the PC. The game features four playable characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, perfect for co-op gameplay. Today the game's developer, NGD Studios, have announced a release date - September 21st. To celebrate the announcement the team has put out a new trailer for the game.
