…and it also hints that the upcoming sequel will have 96.5% more "wub wub." What else? Guns, new skill trees, meeting the new four characters you'll be able to play as, and Borderlands 2 even has a confirmed release date — September 18 — along with pre-order details. All that's missing is Claptrap…oh, wait, there he is!
A new challenger (to the impending zombie apocalypse) appears in the form of Helena Harper, Resident Evil 6's heroine-in-training and World War Z-vet Leon S. Kennedy's new partner. New hero art and screenshots await inside. (Warning: pinstripes and sassy hairdos ahead.)
In anticipation of Gears of War 3’s release on Sept. 20, we’re taking a little time to celebrate the onslaught of one of the most bro-tastic co-op games to grace our favorite console by calling out some of our favorite “bro-op” experiences from the recent past. You don’t need to be a dude to savor the machismo of the following games.
Your Friends list is full of people you can invite to co-op games — but how well do you really know your co-op buddies? From the micromanagers to those who constantly need hand-holding, we’ve mapped out the four most prominent teammates you’ll pair up with in co-op play…and how best to use them to your advantage!
Ditching a traditional prologue, this modern-day reinvention of the Western-themed shooter series immediately tosses you into a raucous highway chase where, from the passenger window of your fast-moving SUV, you pump rival vehicles full of lead and watch them detonate.
Hunted’s realm of hack-and-slash combat is a dark place indeed. Orc-like Wargar goons feed their spider queen a steady diet of peasant smoothies, and a murky liquid called “Sleg” turns creeps into even nastier monstrosities. At the behest of a mysterious pasty-white stranger, two mercenaries strut off to dish out a 13-hour string of beatings.
When you’re the latest slab of fresh meat to arrive in a brutal alien wasteland, you need a little time to get oriented, and that’s definitely true with Borderlands. It looks vaguely like Fallout 3 and it brims with BioShock’s black humor, but it doesn’t play anything like those two famous shooters.
Blizzard must’ve made a deal with the devil. Nearly a decade after the last Diablo was released, the rest of the action-RPG world has yet to surpass its infinitely replayable blend of action, adventure, character management, and dungeon crawling. The first Sacred — released for PC in 2004 — was among the closest to crack the Blizzard code, and this welcome Xbox 360 sequel gets even closer.
Say hello to the world’s biggest gold digger — and it’s not Heather Mills, Kevin Federline, or a contestant on Rock of Love Bus. It’s the Lode Runner guy, who’s been mining for gold on computers and consoles since 1983.
Gearbox and Sega take the fight back to LV-426 next year
This month's issue
Features
Crysis 3 announced!
Reviews
Trials Evolution, Devil May Cry HD Collection, South Park XBLA
Previews
Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Deadlight, and more!
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