Beat Hazard is finding its way to the PlayStation 3 this September - a game that has already seen release on the Xbox 360 and PC. The twin stick shooter utilizes your music library to generate enemies, bosses and effects as well as govern how you power-up and play. It's a truly unique and colorful experience and one of my favorite games to pass time with on Steam.
Heroes of Ruin for the Nintendo 3DS looks to give Action/RPG fans a run for their money. The portable title features full drop-in and drop-out play through the entire game as players can create characters from one of four different classes - the Gunslinger, the Savage, the Alchitect and the Vindicator. Each class will have their strengths and weaknesses so cooperative play will yield the strongest team in the game's four player co-op story.
The news that a Silent Hill co-op game was coming exclusively to PlayStation Vita came as a surprise, but the fact it would be a top down shooter, and not survival horror, left Co-Optimus befuddled. Don't believe us? Check out the brand new trailer, which includes in game footage.
It's been sometime, but we're back this month with another official Xbox 360 Co-Op Night. The game de mois is Brink with its 8 player online co-op gameplay. Hopefully you fine folks remembered to snag the free Agents of Change DLC before it went premium last week, as we plan on hitting that up as well.
September will be keeping a lot of us busy with its crazy amount of releases, but let's not neglect to check out the new DLC for for some great co-op games that will be releasing that month as well. Shogun 2: Total War will be receiving a new piece of DLC (Rise of the Samurai), and it sounds to be pretty hefty. It will introduce a whole new campaign set 400 years before the events of Shogun 2, focusing on the feud between the six clans of the Taira, Fujiwara, and Minamota families. The DLC will provide players with 6 new clans to play complete with 4 new hero units, 4 new agent units, 16 new land units, and 10 new naval units. An example of one of the new hero units, the Onna Bushi Heroine, is pictured above.
Portal 2 gives FPS/puzzle fans plenty to do, but it’s understandable that many players are hungry for new content by now. Thankfully the first downloadable content is not far off. I’m talking September!
Blizzard can’t seem to make up its mind about whether Diablo III is coming to consoles. First they say they have no plans, and millions of console gamer weep. Now all of a sudden they are “‘very, very serious’ about Diablo for consoles,” according to Kotaku.
There’s a lot to look forward to in Insomniac’s upcoming Playstation 3-exclusive FPS Resistance 3. For instance, the color brown! So much brown, the only way to express it in words is through song. But once gamers become accustomed to the superbrown, they’ll also have a whopping 59 Trophies to earn. The Playstation Blog recently published the entire Trophy list, which is full of spoilers and mildly clever commentary.
So, last week we brought you the new trailer and some screenshots for Battlefield 3's co-op campaign, which is a two-player side story. This week we have some good news and some bad news to reveal.
The latest promotional video for BattleBlock Theater shows off boats and their role in the game. To demonstrate the lethality of water in the Theater and how to avoid it, Prisoner #10308 and his cohort push, pull, and punch their way through several stages for your enjoyment (and the Cats' enjoyment).
Most of the time, we know about co-op game releases quite a bit ahead of time. In this case, a new release almost snuck right past us, which is appropriate since the protagonist is a sneaky spy type. Elevator Action Deluxe is coming to PSN on August 30. It looks to be a fairly faithful remake of the classic Elevator Action from early 80s arcades. Players must move between doors and floors while dodging enemies and scoring points.
Tower Defense/Shooter hybrid Sanctum is one of my favorite games of the year so far. It earned solid marks in our review, blending of two unique genres into something very enjoyable indeed. If you were thinking about checking it out, but undecided, now might be a good time: Sanctum is now priced at $9.99, which truly is a lot of bang for your bucks(s).
