Posted by Rob on August 21, 2010 – 12:32 am
So as if winning a brand new Xbox 360 and a copy of Crackdown 2 wasn’t enough, I just got Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (a fun twin-stick shooter), a $15 purchase on XBLA, for free. I received a message from one of the “regulars” on co-optimus.com, explaining that he had an extra game code. Just to clarify, this was a random regular like myself, not one of the staff members. He saw that I had mentioned that I was interested on the forums board, so he offered his extra code to me. Now that was down-right decent of him, and I look forward to checking out the game tomorrow (I would have tonight but I was playing Resistance 2 at the time).
Posted by Rob on August 5, 2010 – 7:21 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, amazon, arcade, black, castle crashers, co-optimus, controller, crackdown 2, gamefly, headset, left 4 dead, mass effect, microsoft, PS3, tmnt, Wii
I received the 360 in from UPS today, and I’m pretty pleased. I’m taking a quick break from set-up to put up some pics and whatnot.
The package:
The package opened:
The package contained more than just the 360, as the dudes over at co-optimus.com also sent over a t-shirt and stickers.
Also included was a brand-spanking new copy of Crackdown 2:
The system looks pretty sweet with the black finish. It’s like a matching pair for my PS3. Now all I need is to trade my white Wii in for the black one…
Also came with matching black controller and headset. It’s kind of sad that the headset is wired, but I’m not complaining, since the price was right!
So there you have it: my 360! I’m pretty excited to get playing. As of right now I have Crackdown 2, Castle Crashers, and TMNT Arcade (the awesome 1989 one!!!) By tomorrow I should have Left 4 Dead (from amazon) and Mass Effect (from Gamefly), and in a few days, once I get some credit in from amazon, I’ll be ordering Gears of War 2. I think these games are going to be a great start to my 360 experience.
Posted by Rob on August 4, 2010 – 10:24 am
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, amazon, castle crashers, charging station, co-optimus, contest, fable, gamefly, gears of war, halo, left 4 dead, mass effect, microsoft, PlayStation 3, PS3, slim, Sony, wireless, xbla, xbox
Last week, the good folks at co-optimus.com had a contest to celebrate the fact that their database now contains over 1,000 co-op games. As I was getting ready to eat breakfast Sunday morning, I received a PM from the owner of the site, with the subject being “Grand Prize Winner.” I got excited and started cursing, and Shell was confused. I ran into the computer room and went online to read the PM, and sure enough, I had been selected as the grand prize winner. The prize is a 250gb 360 slim, as well as a copy of Crackdown 2. I gave my info to the site owner, and I should have the 360 in my possession by the weekend.
I never talked much smack about the 360, and I was actually on the verge of buying one when I was ready to purchase a current gen system back in 2008. However, in the end I was diswayed from the 360 due to the RROD problems, as well as the high start-up cost (having to buy a system, a $90 wireless device for it, and having to purchase a Gold account just to play online.) These issues, coupled with the fact that I got a PS3 for $100 off, caused me to go with Sony over Microsoft. However, I always wanted to get a 360 as well, especially within the past year as I have made friends with people online who only have 360s, and not PS3s. Read More »
Posted by Rob on May 15, 2010 – 12:57 am
Filed under My Personal Life, Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, butcher block, classes, co-op, co-optimus, iron man 2, mall, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, red dead redemption, Resistance 2, soldier, xp
It’s Friday night, which meant it was time to play some Resistance 2 online with some of the folks over at co-optimus. I got a little under three hours when when the fatigue started to hit me, but in that time I was able to get my Soldier from level 15 to 17, which is pretty good. Leveling up characters takes one heck of a long time in this game, which only adds to the great replay value.
I really want to start playing this game more, to get more xp for my classes, but it’s tough with all the other games I have, especially with Red Dead Redemption coming my way Tuesday!
I headed off early since we have a busy day tomorrow. After grocery shopping in the morning, we are heading over to the mall to do some shopping, then hit up Butcher Block for dinner, and end the night by finally getting to see Iron Man 2. I’m pretty excited!!!
Posted by Rob on April 24, 2010 – 1:14 am
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, co-optimus, headset, medic, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, Resistance 2, soldier, spec. op, xp
I met up with some of the folks over at co-optimus, and I played for about three and a half hours, until I was near exhaustion, while the rest of the guys carried on. I’ve been enjoying getting back into Resistance 2 these past few Fridays, and look forward to continuing this trend on a nightly basis, if I’m available. With my medic being maxed at level 30, I have been working on getting my spec. ops up in levels. I’ve been getting better with him, and have been getting some nice xp. He is at level 12 now, and I also have my soldier at level 15. I doubt I will ever max either of them, since it took me long enough to get my medic maxed, but it’s fun to play a different class than I used to.
However, on a down note, my headset seems to be acting up. I can communicate just fine in the lobby, but later in the night my headset wasn’t allowing me to talk during missions, but it was fine once we got back to the lobby. I don’t know what’s wrong with it, but it’s pretty sad…
Posted by Rob on April 17, 2010 – 12:20 am
I joined up with a bunch of guys from co-optimus.com to play some Resistance 2 tonight. It’s funny…I always forget how great the co-op in this game is until I play it again. A total of six of us joined forces to drive back the Chimera horde, and we definitely ended up having one of the toughest missions I’ve ever been privvy too (probably since a few of the guys characters were maxed out at level 30.)
Still, a good time was had by all. Resistance 2 may not have campaign co-op, but the missions really breath unlimited replay into the game. Even though I always forget to mention it, I think Resistance 2 is one of my favorite online games to play on the PS3. And now that it’s become a greatest hit for $30, there’s no excuse for any PS3 owner to not get in on the fun.
Posted by Rob on February 24, 2010 – 9:14 am
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, co-optimus, communication, elimination, lost, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, Uncharted 2
The past couple of weeks, after Lost (which is 10pm), I have been meeting up with a couple of guys from co-optimus, and we have been playing Uncharted 2 online. For the last two-three weeks there have only three or six of us, so we broke into teams of three to play either the survival mode or the gold rush mode.
Last night started out with just three of us, and we played through one mode of survival. After that, four others joined us, and we started playing a variety of different team elimination matches. Unfortunately, all the true co-op modes only support up to three players, so with seven we had to abandon co-op for the greater good of everyone playing together.
All in all, Tuesdays prove to be a fun night where I get to play with some fun people. I have been having a blast playing Uncharted 2 online (which I haven’t been doing so much before I started playing with the crew), and it is a great game to play online with friends. The co-op modes are definitely best played with people who you know and can talk to, because communication is key.Whether you need to be saved from a “ninja attack” or you need to be warned of incoming chain gun-wielding enemies, communicating with the others is the only way to successfully survive the co-op modes.
Posted by Rob on January 29, 2010 – 3:25 am
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbabadbob, co-op, co-optimus, competitive, medic, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, Resistance 2, resistance 3, soldier, spec. op, Uncharted 2
Just finished a four-hour co-op session of Resistance 2 with a few of the folks over at co-optimus. We started at around 10pm, and I was the first to bounce at 2am, but the rest were still going strong. There were five of us total, plus the occasional guest who joined in for a round or two. I got my Solider raised up to level 14, but the Spec Op is still stuck at level 10. Man, I really dont play the Spec Op very well.
I really do enjoy playing Resistance 2 online, for the co-op. Im not as big a fan of the competitive. I hope that Resistance 3 (whenever it comes out) borrows from this, and establishes a good online co-op mode. So I just figured I would write a quick little post up to calm down before hitting bed.
Tonight was a success, and I hope we have more organized game nights in the future. I believe that Tuesday night next week is going to be dedicated to co-op and competitive Uncharted 2, which should be fun since I havent delved too much into it. If you read this and have a PS3, just add me. You know the PSN name: BigBadBob113!!!
Posted by Rob on January 19, 2010 – 3:58 pm
So again as I looked over some reports in Google Analytics, I came across one that stated where my site traffic came from. This was pretty interesting as well.
1. Google
No surprise there, since it is the biggest (and best) search provider
2. Direct Traffic
This was a big surprise, with most people directly hitting up my address
3. Google Images
Kind of goes along with google. I didnt realize they would be counted as two different sources.
4. Co-optimus
This was good to know. I post regularly on the site, and I have my website embedded in my sig, so I guess thats where it comes from.
5. Blue Host
I guess its nice to know that I get some traffic thanks to my site’s provider.
All interesting stuff. What I guess Im surprised at is that my Twitter tweets arent making it onto the list. Either google analytics doesnt interpret it as google, or maybe no one clicks on my tweets when they link to my new posts…
Posted by Rob on August 19, 2009 – 8:08 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, achievement, co-optimus, cooptimus, microsoft, online, PlayStation 3, portable id, price cut, PS3, PSN, single player, Sony, support, trophies, trophy card, voice chat
Get your Portable ID!
So as you can see above me, this is the new PS3 “trophy card”, which is being referred to as a Portable ID. Its available directly through the official PS3 website, and is a great feature they finally got around to doing. I was using Playfire for awhile to show off my trophies, but the problem was that to stay accurate you had to manually update and add trophies you acquired. This was not cool because not only was it a pain in the ass to constantly go on there whenever you received a trophy before you forgot about it, but anybody could claim they got any trophy and be a deuche about it.
So it took me awhile to figure out how to pop it on forum site like co-optimus but with the help of some forum members I was able to pop it on. The problem was that the Portable ID only comes with a html code, which is fine for my blog, but doesnt cut the mustard on forum sites, so I needed help creating a new code.
Anywho, its done, and its about time. It took Sony waaay too long to figure this out. There were a couple of independent sites offering this service, and Microsoft has been giving 360ers Achievement Cards (not sure what the official name is) for awhile now. So with this, Sony takes one more step towards competing with Microsoft. The price cut was a good thing, and this is also. Its silly to not offer the same services that the 360 does, even if 360ers have to pay. I’ll glady pay an annual price for online support if its as good as Microsofts. The only thing missing now is the damn voice chat. Is it so much to ask to be able to have a voice chat room running in the background while you play a single player game?!
Posted by Rob on July 12, 2009 – 9:16 pm
I met up with one of the guys from co-optimus this weekend to play through Punisher: No Mercy through the online co-op mode. It was much as I expected: it was the exact same as the single player story mode. However, this was not necessarily a good thing.
For starters, the first level in the story has the Punisher fighting alongside a A.I.-controlled Silver Sable. Thus, I expected that in a co-op mode, the second player would be Silver Sable. But no…I was shocked to find that player two becomes another Punisher. Dont get me wrong, I dont necessarily have a problem with that. Im just happy that there was some kind of co-op in the game, even though it made no sense. I mean, Silver Sable is actually THERE, so why have two Punishers when you could have one play as Sable.
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Posted by Rob on June 27, 2009 – 7:59 am
Its been a few months since I was playing Resistance 2. I was sidetracked mainly by Sacred 2, plus all the new games Ive been renting through Gamefly. So on Thursday and Friday, I got together with a few dudes from co-optimus and got back to blasting away Chimera. I think that next to Sacred 2, Resistance 2 offers the best, funnest online co-op gaming experience.
Its a must-have for all PS3 owners (this means you, Steve)
