It's already a well established rumor that this year's Batman: Arkham City would feature cooperative gameplay, previously thought to be with Cat Woman. But the latest trailer for the game, leaked on a French video site, seems to indicate there will be more than one co-op partner for the caped crusader. Who that is though, is a bit of a surprise, as its the prime villain from the first game in Joker.
Bethesda have released three gorgeous screenshots for id's upcoming game RAGE. It's the first original IP by the studio in almost 15 years, famous for their QUAKE and DOOM games. What is it with the capslock and games' names id?
Codemasters have release some brand new screenshots as well as the first developer diary for the upcoming 4 player co-op tactical shooter, Operation Flashpoint: Red River. The sequel to last year's Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising will feature all new characters to play as in a squad based combat set druing a fictional war.
You know those little things that start to bother you when you think about them, but don’t really matter otherwise? This issue of On the Download features a few little pet peeves of mine in the world of digital gaming - things that may upset some people, enrage others, or you’ll just shrug it off.
The first batch of new screenshots for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception have made their way into our digital world after being featured in EDGE magazine and boy are they looking nice. We are even seeing a lot of cooperation between some main characters in these screens, but still no co-op in the story for us. That's okay, we'll take Drake any way we can get him - even if I really want to play as Sullivan.
Gamers should get a kick out of the post apocalyptic PC title APOX, if for not other reason than the seamless blending of two co-op favorite genres. APOX takes the real-time strategy elements we love like resources, base-building, and strategy (also fast paced battle, duh) and blends those elements with individual unit commands that you might see in a Shooter. Things like using cover, raiding bodies, or getting in and out of vehicles, all blended seamlessly.
Wow, what a week. It's only Tuesday and the gaming news has been full of zombies ascending, bullets storming, and maps, er...packing. Sometimes a little de Blob 2 humor is needed to bring some levity to our daily grind. In this new trailer, we see just how accomplished the Graydian Employment Program has become. Do you see that, Career Builder? Blue just walks in, pushes a button, and wham, he's an astronaut. Take that, NASA. De Blob 2 has a February 22nd release date. It is available on the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, and will support two player local co-op.
The month of January is coming to an end, which means it's time for a new batch of content for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If your auto-download feature is turned on, you can expect a demo of the co-op game Tales From Space: About a Blob. There are a few single player games that will be free to PlayStation Plus members, including Digger HD, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and the PS3 Mini, Karimogi. Discounted games such as Fat Princess, DLC, themes, and avatars are also part of the offer. These deals go into effect on February 1st. Read on to see everything included.
PC Gamers love to boast about how they’re so much smarter than us console gamers because of how much customization and options are available in their games. What happens then when the complexity and customization for PC Co-op game like Magicka gets too complex and relies on a co-op buddy? Hilarious teamkilling, that’s what. Rockpapershotgun.com has written a helpful editorial that very plainly states that you are going to suck at that games spellcasting system, no matter how many times you’ve schooled the enemy cooperatively in Diablo 2.
It's a good time to have an internet connection. Yesterday we brought you news of the big "11 for 11" sale on the PlayStation Network. Today we announce that a plethora of material from 2K and Rockstar games is on sale on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. All of the Borderlands DLC is on sale for 50% off, and Red Dead Redemption has DLC on sale for 38% to 50% off.
Tired of Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies? ... Me, neither. Excited for the new Zombies map, 'Ascension'? ... Me, too. Got $15 US to burn? ... Yeah, I know the feeling. Want to mock your empty wallet with a cool new video? ... I thought you might.
