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Saturday, Oct 24
Kotaku Originals: Tough Love [Originals]
Xbox 360 Update Hands-On: Facebook And Twitter Xbox 360 Update Hands-on: Last.FM In Action Japan Gets New "Value" Elite Xbox 360 Bundle What Don't We Know about Dead Rising 2's Multiplayer? Army of Two: The 40th Day Multiplayer Preview: Extract Some Fun
Thursday, Oct 22
Army of Two: The 40th Day Multiplayer Preview: Extract Some Fun [Preview]
Rather, you get your standard multiplayer modes like Control (which is more or less capture the flag) and a special mode called Extraction. Extraction mixes elements of Gears of War 2's Horde Mode with Left 4 Dead's constant location changing for a somewhat different experience than wha...
Army of Two: The 40th Day Multiplayer Preview: Extract Some Fun [Preview]
Army of Two: The 40th Day goes out of its way to carry the cooperative experience through all of its competitive multiplayer modes, but thankfully this doesn't mean endless team deathmatches....
Army of Two: The 40th Day Introduces Extraction [Clips]
You'll notice fabulous masks in this trailer. If you enjoy them, be glad to know that you can turn on user-created content (such as the mask, armor or weapon customization options) in all of the multiplayer modes to make your posse of two stand out that much more. If you don't enjoy them, savor...
Army of Two: The 40th Day Introduces Extraction [Clips]
Imagine Gears of War 2's Horde Mode combined with Left 4 Dead's escape-the-zombies gameplay and you'll have something similar to — but not exactly like — Army of Two: The 40th Day's new...
Tuesday, Oct 20
A Boy And His Blob Review: The Zero Nostalgia Version [Review]
More To Love: A Boy and His Blob contains 40 levels of gameplay, which is more than enough to keep you blobbing all day long. Then every level contains three treasure chests to collect, which in turn unlock special challenge levels for you to play through. That's 80 levels worth of gameplay, p...
Games On Demand: Fist-Bumping, Werehogs, And LA Traffic [Games On Demand]
Three old Xbox 360 titles are made new again this week, thanks to the magic of digital delivery. Today you can download Army of Two, Midnight Club: LA, or Sonic Unleashed directly to your Xbox 360, with no need to leave the safety and comfort of your own abode. Just because we say you shouldn't p...
Monday, Oct 12
Why Sniper Rifles Aren't Allowed In The Office [Clips]
I'm not quite sure about the message this trailer is trying to convey. Other than the fist bump, which is always enticing, I can't see how this is supposed to make me crave Army of Two: The 40th Day. If anything it's a testament to how much fun you can have shooting up the EA offices, which I am rela...
Why Sniper Rifles Aren't Allowed In The Office [Clips]
This random trailer for Army of Two: The 40th Day demonstrates why most modern-day office buildings have a strict anti-sniper rifle policy. I'm not quite sure about the message this trailer is...
Thursday, Oct 8
Watchmen Composer Scores Army Of Two: The 40th Day [Clips]
Perhaps it isn't all that interesting to some, but I'm always fascinated by the approach Hollywood and television composers take when developing music for video games. Tyler here packed the tracks he created full of sounds in order to make sure that every gameplay decision would be cover...
Monday, Oct 5
Dragon Age And Army Of Two Launch EA Comics Imprint [Comic Books]
The first book is Army of Two, kicking off in January of next year with a story that follows Salem and Rios after the events of the first game, forming their own Private Military Corporation. The story is written by Peter Milligan of Hellblazer, X-men, and X-Statix fame, with interiors by De...
Dragon Age And Army Of Two Launch EA Comics Imprint [Comic Books]
EA teams with IDW to release Army of Two and Dragon Age comic books under the EA Games imprint, with talent like Peter Milligan, Humberto Ramos, and Orson Scott Card already signed on. This isn't...
Sunday, Oct 4
K8 [Kotaku Reader]
Sports Ads: Everything You Want in a Video Game - and LessMadden Launch Returns to Its Roots - for One Weekend Only?In a League of Your Own, Where Your Word is LawThe Art of Calling an Unseen Game/a>In the Preseason, 2K Sports Reports FirstSo I Went to a Fight, and a Video Game Broke Out ...Whe...
Thursday, Sep 24
Some New Army Of Two: The 40th Day Screenshots
There's some touching-of-bums in some of these, but not a single fistbump in sight. Disappointing, EA. Disappointing.
Thursday, Sep 17
Army of Two: The 40th Day PSP Preview: A Fixed Perspective [Preview]
Army of Two: The 40th Day on PSP is almost the same as its console counterpart with two major exceptions. First, it has a cartoony look for both the character models in the talking heads expository cut scenes. Second, the camera stays in a fixed overhead perspective that's almost top-down. Ev...
Saturday, Sep 12
Kotaku Originals: SafeSearch is ON [Original]
The Secret World Revealed: Factions, Progression, And PVP Taking Army of Two: The 40th Day To The Zoo New GTA: Ballad Of Gay Tony Trailer Shows Modern Gay Life Can Be...Difficult New, Free Content Coming to Batman Next Week Can Blur Bring Split Screen Back?
Wednesday, Sep 9
Taking Army of Two: The 40th Day To The Zoo [Electronic Arts]
I should back up a bit. Because the first thing we actually got a peek at was Army of Two: The 40th Day's weapon customization features. And whenever someone asks why I think The 40th Day will be a hell of a lot better than its predecessor, I point to features like this.
You Lookin' At This Army of Two: The 40th Day Box Art? [Cover Story]
At the very least, it's consistent with the original, with our heroes Rios and Salem once again back-to-back behind a column that reads Army of Two. But perhaps it's a little too close, intimidating stare of "you better buy this game or we'll shoot up another major metropolitan city, kid" a...
Saturday, Sep 5
MAG Hands-On: Army Of Me And A Fierce Pancake [Pax]
Still, the gameplay was certainly entertaining and engaging, especially once I decided to inject my own dose of personality to the proceedings. See, running around on my own was getting me killed, so I decided to go all Army of Two on the game, following Afiercepancake everywhere he went,...
Thursday, Aug 20
PlayStation Store Update: Bloody Roar! [North America]
Game Music Wallpapers & Themes US Army Best Ranger Competition XMB Theme (free) Gamer: PS3 Theme (free) Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Theme (free) Savage Moon Grey Theme (free) Savage Moon Red Theme (free) Army Of Two: 40th Day Theme ($1.99) US Army Wallpaper (x4) Gamer Wallpaper (x3)
Thursday, Aug 13
Army Of Two: The 40th Day Is In January [Release Date]
Army of Two: The 40th Day is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Army of Two, in which Salem and Rios struggle to ignore their feelings for each other on battlefields around the globe. Be prepared to get your manly fist-bumping on come January 12th, the date The 40th Day lands on the Xbox 360 and...
Wednesday, Aug 5
Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks [Gamescom]
Electronic Arts too will come to Germany packing some major heat with nearly 20 titles to show off. That means time with APB, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Brütal Legend, C&C 4, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Need for Speed SHIFT, Need for Speed NITRO, RAGE, The Beatles Rock Band, FIF...
Wednesday, Jul 29
Report: Games Underserve, Underrepresent Minorities [Diversity Training]
The study surveyed the "top 150 games in a year across nine platforms and all rating levels" with each title weighted by popularity, finding that less than 3% of game characters were "recognizably Hispanic." Of those Hispanics, the study claims that all were "non-playable, background c...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Comic-Con 2009: Revenge Of The Round Up [Comic-con 09]
The Other Real-Life Inspiration For The Saboteur's Hero Stan Lee's Going To Be In A Video Game Comic Artists Signed For Army of Two Morality Cut Scenes Gears Of War Armor Coming To Your Avatar Army Of Two: The 40th Day Team Tease Multiplayer Early, Annoy PR Folks
Monday, Jul 27
Army of Two Sequel Will Pit Europe Vs. America In Morality Test [Comic-con 09]
Army of Two: The 40th Day will expand its cooperative gameplay hook with "Morality Moments," moral decisions that players will have to make together. An interesting twist on a familiar tactic. What's interesting is what EA's doing with that data.
2009 San Diego Comic-Con Round Up [Comic-con 09]
Dead Space Extraction Comic Hits Comic-Con Comic-Con 2009: The Damage So Far Even Comic-Con Has Its Own Exclusive PSPs Yeah, Sega's Bayonetta 360 Console Is "Sexy" Soundwave Get! Tekken, TapouT Team Up for T-Shirts Comic-Con 2009: The Damage Escalates NECA's Other Video Game Toys
Sunday, Jul 26
Army Of Two: The 40th Day Team Tease Multiplayer Early, Annoy PR Folks [Comic-con 09]
Expect to be able to drop in and drop out of co-op focused multiplayer matches. And say goodbye to the region locked restriction on multiplayer games. The 40th Day dudes say you'll be able to play with your global buddies, making a co-op get together a little bit easier.
Thursday, Jul 23
Comic Artists Signed For Army of Two Morality Cut Scenes [Comic-con 09]
In the game, due out this winter for the PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360, soldiers Salem and Rios have to make moral choices cooperatively that affect the pair as a team. Each moral choice, EA says, "sets players on a course that affects the gameplay and direction of the storyline."
Friday, Jul 17
EA Brings Ten Titles To Comic-Con [Comic-con 09]
In this panel Reid Schneider (Executive Producer - Army of Two) and Alex Hutchinson (Creative Director - Army of Two) will discuss how they have been working with comic artists to show players the consequences of their moral choices throughout the game, and how the in-depth involvement...
Tuesday, Jul 14
The Thinning Video Game Fall Of 2009 [Fall 2009]
Games are falling out of these final few months of the year. Singularity was pushed back. BioShock 2 got bumped. Army of Two: The 40th Day could be the next to go, if it ever did have a shot at 2009. Marked for a winter release it's been absent from EA's 20-plus title holiday showcase in New York last...
Tuesday, Jun 23
Army Of Two Figures Bring Total Fistbump Destruction To The Playground [Toys]
You can see images of the prototype figures above, and while there's no information regarding release dates or any other figures in the line, it'd be weird if they weren't released alongside Army of Two: The 40th Day later this year.
Tuesday, Jun 16
These PlayStation 3 Games Are Now Greatest Hits [Deals]
As previously posted, the PS3 game library welcomes six new "Greatest Hits" budget offerings in North America, all carrying a $29.99 price tag. That's a better deal on Army of Two for example, than it is on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, which only shaved off $10 from its original price tag.
Tuesday, Jun 9
Army of Two: The 40th Day's Smartest Feature Guarantees Arguments [E3 2009]
Fist-bumps and standing back-to-back while shooting machine guns...those were some of the signature elements of co-operative, two-player gaming in EA's original 2008 shooter Army of Two. But the most interesting thing I saw in Army of Two: The 40th Day was co-op morality.
Friday, Jun 5
K5 [Kotaku Reader]
The Three (Or More Or Less) Laws of Gaming AI by Luke Plunkett Mommy Dearest by A.J. Glasser A Fist Full Of Quarters by Brian Ashcraft War! Good God, Y'All! by Mike Fahey Advertising Rage by Owen Good From Concept To NXEcution The Untold Story of the Xbox 360 Avatars
Saturday, May 30
Kotaku Originals: Esto es un Robo [Original]
Red Dead Redemption Eyes-On Impressions Terminator Salvation Review: I Hate Robots Army of Two: The 40th Day Preview: Total Fistbump Destruction Bionic Commando Review: Grabbing Hands Grab All They Can Dead Space: Extraction Preview: Can't Stop Shaking
Friday, May 29
E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Shooters, We Reckon [E3 2009]
Section 8 - Timegate's Tribes-style multiplayer shooter with a high-altitude aerial drop strategic gimmick. (PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Preview here.) Rage - Id's big shooter with racing elements. It will have the tech, but will the gameplay be there? And will the game even show at E3? (PC, PX3, Xbox...
Wednesday, May 27
Army of Two: The 40th Day Preview: Total Fistbump Destruction [Preview]
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sequel to the first Army of Two, a third-person shooter that focuses on cooperative play. Army of Two: The 40th Day is at least partly set in Shanghai and features the main player characters introduced in the first. EA Montreal has expanded on the concepts of the...
EA's E3 2009 Lineup Is Huge [E3 2009]
Army of Two: The 40th DayBattlefield 1943Battlefield: Bad Company 2Brutal LegendDante's InfernoDead Space ExtractionDragon Age: OriginsEA Sports ActiveEA Sports Grand Slam TennisFIFA 10Fight Night Round 4G.I. JOE: The Rise of CobraHarry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceMadden NF...
Tuesday, May 26
The Kid Stays In These Army of Two: The 40th Day Screens [Ea]
When I played the Army of Two sequel a few weeks back—more about that later—I certainly don't remember any precocious kids hanging out with Rios and Salem. But in a game where you can kill armed soldiers and civilians, you need a third, tinier smart ass to offer additional comic relief.
Wednesday, May 13
Some New Games For The 360's Platinum Range [Xbox 360]
We say "new" because, well, not all of them are new to the Platinum Hits series. Indeed, most of the eight highlighted titles aren't. Like Viva Pinata. And Burnout Paradise, and Forza 2, and Mass Effect, and Fight Night Round 3. Gears of War is also listed as "new", though since this repackaged e...
EA Plans MERCH Attack [Marketing]
Creative Minx Marketing and Electronic Arts penned a deal today to turn a slew of EA games into t-shirts, collectibles, peripherals and accessories. Let's hope this includes Dante's Inferno wind-up babies and Army of Two hockey masks.
Monday, Mar 16
Army of Two: The 40th Day: Whatta Drag [Screens]
See, when we learned that the game was going to carry the secondary title with the acronym "TFD," well, we had our hopes set on Army of Two: Total Fistbump Destruction, a title suggested by Kotaku commenter strawberrycream. Then EA is all "It's actually Army of Two: The 40th Day!"
Friday, Mar 6
New Army Of Two Sequel Details Surface - The 40th Day? [Rumor]
The game improves over the original with enhanced artificial intelligence (sorely needed), environment damage, a deeper weapons customization system, and improved networking for the once again outsourced multiplayer. Rumor: Army of Two sequel called 'The 40th Day' [Joystiq]
Wednesday, Mar 4
EA Montreal Set For Game Reveal On March 12th [Army Of Two]
I mean, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau wasn't exactly vague about the prospect of a follow up to the co-op shooter, telling Variety last year that EA has a "sequel idea planned" for Army of Two. Plus, an Army of Two sequel was rumored to have been announced in February, then called off d...
Monday, Feb 2
Snow Day Spoils New Battlefield, Army Of Two Sequel Announcements [Rumor]
Seems Electronic Arts were due to hold a big press event in the UK today. Show off some new (including unannounced) games. Only problem is, there's record snowfall in the UK at the moment. Like a brand new, unannounced game from DICE, which VG247 reckon is a new Battlefield title. Also meant to b...
Wednesday, Nov 26
EA Are 'Pigs' Says German Critic [Ea]
No. Not if one of us is Electronic Arts and the other is anti-games campaigner Regina Pfeiffer, sister of Criminologist and anti-games campaigner Christian Pfeiffer, previously responsible for getting Army of Two refused classification in Germany, among others.
Thursday, Oct 23
Dead Space, Army Of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company Sequels Planned, Sun To Rise [Sequelitis]
As far as an Army of Two sequel, we agree with Variety that the naming convention may be the biggest hurdle. Army of Two 2? Ick. We'll go with either Army Of Too, Look Who's Army Of Two-ing Now, Army of Two Also or Navy Of Two. Or Coast Guard Of Two! How fantastic would that be?
Tuesday, May 27
Army Of Two Gets Three Free Maps
For two-player military teamwork that stops just shy of having the main characters make out, nothing quite beats Army of Two, and this Thursday they'll be a bit more landscape for your team to play on as EA announces the free Veteran Map Pack for the Xbox 360 and PS3, sponsored by the fine fol...
Tuesday, May 13
Acquisitions Cause $454 Million In Losses For EA In Fiscal 08 [Mixed Bag For EA]
Army of Two, Burnout Paradise and the continued strength of Rock Band drove Electronic Arts to $1.127 billion in sales for the fiscal fourth quarter, an 84 percent increase over the same period last year - but rather than turn a profit, EA took a $94 million loss.
Thursday, Mar 6
Frankenreview, Army of Two (PS3)
IGN Borrowing a page from Gears of War, Army of Two [online multiplayer] goes the route of more-intimate online matches, with four players hopping into games that see two armies of two going up against one another. Like a tactical team-based game, Army of Two includes several objectives w...
Wednesday, Mar 5
Army of Two Review: Me and My Shadow [Review]
Army of Two is Electronic Arts' answer to the growing desire for cooperative play, a game that is essentially one giant coop mode, with some flawed single-player strapped on for the lonely and friendless. While the third-person shooter has plenty to say about the privatization of armies...
Friday, Oct 26
Army of Two Brings Blackwater PMCs Center Stage
SAN FRANCISCO--With private military contractors (PMCs) like Blackwater topping news stories, the timing couldn't be better for EA Montreal's new cooperative shooter, Army of Two, which has just been pushed back to a Q1 2008 release.
Monday, Jul 16
E3 Megalist Round-Up
Hardware PSP Slim Details Kaz Confirms 60GB PS3 Discontinuation Xbox 360 Gets Pink, Blue Controllers Xbox 360 Elite hits Europe Aug. 24 Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 The Wii Balance Board Nyko's hardware from Wii Party Station to wireless 360 guitars PSP Slim PSP Slim Packshots
Wednesday, Jul 11
Almost Hands-On, Army of Two
Yes, you can interact with you partner to play some air guitar on your guns, but the gameplay really isn't riddled with lowbrow humor. I asked the developers about the negative reaction from some about the juvenile humor, and they likened it to Bad Boys. It's buddy cop stuff. And if the game has...
