On September 18th, the Android powered Sony Xperia Play 4G will launch on AT&T's network for $50 on two year contract. While the device has already seen a release on Verizon for $200 (later cut to $99) - the AT&T release marks the cheapest version of the phone that is focused on gaming that's to the partnership with PlayStation.
It seems like less than a month ago we were reporting about Trenched getting renamed to Iron Brigade outside of the US. Hey, it was less than a month ago! And now we disocover that the Iron Brigade name is actually quite infectious. The US version of Trenched will lose its original name in favor of the international version in order to maintain multiplayer compatibility across all versions as well as to reduce brand confusion going forward.
Screens and Info of the long rumored Syndicate game have surfaced early on EA's Origin service before quickly being pulled. As with anything on the internet, once released, it's there forever no matter what you try to do. A NeoGaf poster managed to snag some screens and info from the game and it's all good news for co-op fans.
It's time once more for another video edition of our classics-focused feature. We've got two games that are quite different from each other: Buster Bros. and The Punisher.
The fall season is upon us, but the staff have just wrapped up the remanents of the summer months. On the plate today is the Fall's first big release, Deus Ex: Human Revolution as well as a few other gems. Take a gander and see if you missed any gems.
Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
Here it is folks. The tsunami of video game goodness that is the fall release schedule is crashing down upon us. Either we will drown in all the co-op goodness, or we will manage to hang ten, ride the big kahuna, or otherwise stretch a metaphor. The big releases all make appearances on the staff list this week, but the twin titans, Dead Island and Space Marine are everywhere you look. So grab a boltgun and watch out for that zombie!
I still consider myself a PC gamer. Though I now own several consoles and handhelds, my heart still has a special fondness for the good old mouse-and-keyboard set-up attached to an upgradable rig. The sad truth, however, is that many developers don't share my fondness for the PC. What used to be staples of games on PC (like dedicated servers and LAN support) are often cut out (which results in much nerd rage, believe you me).
Happy Friday everyone! Today we're giving away one copy of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on the PlayStation 3 to a lucky reader. Sure it may not be a chainsword, and sure, the game doesn't even have co-op yet, but for the love of the Emperor it's a free friggin game.
Tim Schafer has got a game to pitch. You may have heard of this game before. It's got zombies, and it's going to be awesome! Oh noes! Not zombies! They've been done to death! GET IT??? Cookie Monster is having none of it. Check out this cutesy video during your down time from the nigh criminally violent video games you've been playing all week.
It's been a hell of a week for Dead Island. After disastrous launch issues on Steam, reports of rampant bug infestation, and an individual developer's offensive joke, Dead Island is still doing remarkably well. (At least, that's my deduction, if my Friends List and Twitter have anything to say about it.) We were able to look past these minor flaws (we played the Xbox 360 version) and gave Dead Island a perfect co-op score. The game is simply amazing, and it's about to get a whole lot amazing-er. The Bloodbath Arena DLC is scheduled to go live by the end of the month.
If you've played Left 4 Dead you know it's one of the best co-op games created in recent years. If you've played Minecraft you know it has the potential to be a really great co-op game as well. So when you combine the two into a brand new map for the Adventure mode in Minecraft what do you get? You get Mine 4 Dead: Blockhawk Down - a brand new map and skin pack for Minecraft.
