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Xboxygen sends us this purty picture of the Gears of War collector's tin. The collector's edition, for those who don't know, contains a hardbound art book and a DVD full of extra features. It's interesting to note that this case is different from the cases we've grown to love for games like Halo 2 and DOOM 3. It looks like a normal plastic case could actually fit inside that tin (and maybe it does?). Yeah, yeah, we know, it's not exactly mind rattling news, but we can't resist even the tiniest Gears of War development. So, do you like the case? Will you fork over 70 bucks to get it?

JoystiqBehold! The GOW collector's tin originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>doom 3epicepic gamesepic studiosEpicGamesEpicStudiosgears of warGearsOfWargowhalo 2Halo2microsoft game studiosMicrosoftGameStudiosMon, 16 Oct 2006 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Couch co-op gives way to internet teamplay]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/10/couch-co-op-gives-way-to-internet-teamplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/10/couch-co-op-gives-way-to-internet-teamplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/10/couch-co-op-gives-way-to-internet-teamplay/#commentsCo-op mode in video games is often a very popular feature, probably because of the added intensity of competing with A.I. in partnership with a friend. Games like Halo and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory become entirely different (and better) games when played in co-operative mode. Of course, the early innovator was Contra, which, without a co-op mode, would have been just another side scrolling shooter. With the greats of the co-op gaming genre in mind, Vic over at Bits & bytes & pixels & sprites has written up a feature calling for a next-generation renaissance in co-operative games.

Couch co-op has never been an assured feature with games, especially recently. Since 2000, developers on the PC platform have clearly ignored the co-op mode in favor of dedicated multiplayer modes with big name first person shooters like Half-Life 2, Doom 3 and Quake 4 skipping on the mode. Games with teamplay orientated multiplayer modes like Counter-Strike and Call of Duty have picked up the fundamentals of co-op based games and thanks to their easy accessibility over the internet, have become wildly popular as a result (especially in comparison to the limit of 2-4 players in a usual co-op game).

There will always be developers that include couch co-op modes in their games (Bungie, Blizzard and Ubisoft come to mind), but there's unlikely to be a massive resurgence in the number of couch co-op games mainly due to an internet based takeover of team based gameplay.

[Thanks, Daniel Zuccarelli]

JoystiqCouch co-op gives way to internet teamplay originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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