The Baconing, the rather oddly named sequel to DeathSpank, has finally received concrete release dates. The Playstation 3 version debuts on Tuesday, August 30, while the Xbox 360 version lands a day later on August 31.
Andrew (Cubninja) and Jim (txshurricane) played some midnight matches and came back with a few Black Ops snapshots for the album. Plus, we discuss why playing with friends is important to getting the most enjoyment out of competitive games.
It's been too long since we've done a news post about the game with the most ridiculously long name of all time: Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 (which I will henceforth simply call Duels 2012). Good news for us, then, because Wizards of the Coast has just announced that Duels 2012 will be getting an expansion this fall. If Duels 2012 is anything like the first Duels, there will be other expansions to follow for fans to gobble up. Entitled Ascend Into Darkness (I know, I always thought one descended into such things), Duels 2012's first expansion sounds like it has a good deal to offer fans. Players will be able to unlock three new decks (figure-headed by Liliana Vess, Ajani Goldenmane, and Ral Zarek) as well as four new cards for each of the original thirteen decks. A myriad of single-player campaign content will also be added upon purchasing the DLC. Here's the full list of what it has to offer:
The original Trine was a fantastic co-op puzzle platformer set in a beautiful fantasy world. The only thing keeping the game from being truly great was the lack of online co-op. The sequel rectifies this shortcoming. Trine 2 will feature local and online co-op for up to three players. The makers of this video were smart enough to explicitly state just that. Once again, the game looks gorgeous. Don't take my word for it, check out the video.
Some high profile PlayStation Network games have been priced and dated. Payday: The Heist, Sideway: New York, and Rochard have all been given their marching orders. All of these games will be released later this Fall. Two of these games have co-op, and one of them was one of my favorites form E3.
This new trailer for Saints Row: The Third is all about ex-pro wrestler/crime lord, Killbane, "The Walking Apocalypse." He's slightly less terrifying than his brother, "The Running Apocalypse," who I assume will be in Saints Row: Foursies. THQ looks like it dipped into its wrestling licenses for parts of this trailer, and that's okay by us. You can even hear Hulk Hogan as the voice of Angel de la Muerte. Every game could benefit from more Hulk Hogan.
FPS games feel like they're a dime a dozen these days, but unlike others, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is more about the co-op than the multi-player. How else does this RPG/FPS hybrid distinguish itself from the pack, and is it always in a good way? Find out in our co-op review.
Inversion is a co-op shooter in which gravity, or lack there of, plays a huge part in gameplay. The Saber Interactive developed 3rd person shooter is a bit of a buddy co-op story, therefore it features co-op play throughout the campaign for two players. The latest batch of screens joins the recently released trailer for the game from Gamescom 2011.
As we approach September's PC beta for A Valley Without Wind, the game is looking better and better. After switching to a side scrolling view, the game has really seemed to find its groove. Immediately it's easy to see the game is now a Metroidvania style open world side scroller - that is - a side scroller similar in gameplay to Metroid or Castlevania. Combine that with a Minecraft style raw materials and crafting system as well as online co-op and you have a dangerously addictive recipe for what may be this fall's surprise indie hit.
I always say that it is better to be half right than completely wrong. Earlier this year Co-Optimus suggested that a co-op Silent Hill game would be coming to xbla; we were wrong about the xbla, but correct about the co-op. Silent Hill: Book of Memories has been announced at this year's GamesCon and will be an exclusive title for the Playstation Vita.
Okay, so maybe Justin Korthof isn’t really a robot, but he is the Community Manager for Robot Entertainment (currently promoting upcoming Orcs Must Die!), and I mean, c’mon, Gears - Robot? How could I not go there? All mechanical devices aside, Justin and I had a nice laid-back co-op session as we played the first few campaign missions of the first Gears of War. With Gears 3 fast approaching, he had the urge to go back and replay the first two games. As a father and the community manager of a game very close to launch, he hasn’t had much gaming time, so our TWIC All-Stars appointment fit the bill very neatly.
It's hard to believe Too Human, the two player online co-op Action/RPG from developer Silicon Knights is turning three. To celebrate the event, the official fansite for Silicon Knights is putting together a week long celebration of co-op gaming not only with the community, but with the developers as well. On top of that you can enter to win numerous prizes like signed copies of the game or a mini Silicon Knights for your desk.
