Because it’s 2012, and every action game ever needs co-op,Spec-Ops: The Linewill receive downloadable cooperative missions. No word if the entire campaign will be co-opified (a word that is totally not made up), but the download will be free. So that’s nice, at least. But all of this begs the question: why not release it on the disc? Sure, the game is already gold since the release date is so close....

Electronic Arts has filed a preemptive lawsuit against aircraft manufacturer Textron, hoping to invoke First Amendment laws and justify the use of real-life helicopters inBattlefield 3. Three helicopters appear in the game — the AH-1Z Viper, UH-1Y, and V-22 Osprey — none of which were licensed by Textron’s subsidiary Bell. EA was in talks with Textron to reach a resolution, but those talks broke down. The game publisher feels it shouldn’t have to seek a license to use the likenesses of the vehicles, citing fair use....

A lot has changed sinceFinal Fantasy XIV’sHeavenswardexpansion. The MMO’s community saw explosive growth in the advent ofEndwalker,and it’s long since said goodbye to the good ole days of melding Accuracy Materia and healing in Cleric Stance. If that means nothing to you, good. While I’ve fond memories of oldHeavenswardencounters, I’m not interested in evangelizing those days. I am, however, very interested in telling you about my hellish Thordan Extreme ordeal, how bad I was at healing, and what’s changed since....

If you’ve already downloaded and run theFFXIV: Dawntrailofficial benchmark, it’s likely that you’ve already got a screenshot or two of your Warrior of Light as the star. And, if that’s the case, you could already have the key to winning some rare, in-game goodies. Final Fantasy XIVis holding a screenshot sweepstakes onTwitter, and all you need to do to enter with a chance to win is share a screenshot from the benchmark, However, most of the coolest shots areruled outas there are two specific shots that qualify:...

Looking to self-publish Criterion Games co-founders Fiona Sperry and Alex Ward have started another venture aftermoving onfrom the studio behindBurnoutand more recentlyNeed for Speed. The new company, Three Fields Entertainment,has a site up and runningbut not much else that we know about. Ward, who was previously the creative director of Criterion,saidthe team is “looking for talented staff who are skilled in at least three fields of creating electronic entertainment”and thatThree Fields “will make games for all platforms where we can self-publish....

Thanks to loose-lipped retailers, we already knew that aBorderlands Game of the Yearedition was headed our way. Today, 2K Games and Gearbox have confirmed its existence, dropping the full details on the retail package, which will hit stores on October 12. As expected, the box will come with the core game as well as a handful of post-release add-ons. And by “a handful” I mean all of them. The disc will come with download tokens for “The Zombie Island of Dr....

Five keys for five (un)lucky survivors We don’t offer up a ton of Xbox One giveaways here at Destructoid, largely because the response is frankly not nearly what it is for other platforms. There are exceptions, sure, but the Xbox One crowd is a pretty silent minority here at Dtoid, it seems. Help us shout to the heavens (or maybe in this case, Hell) that the Xbox One has good games, Destructoid, by entering to win a copy ofDead Age, provided to us by our friends at Silent Dreams!...

August is a pretty varied month forGuitar Herodownloadable content, the only thing really tying the bands together being that you can buy their t-shirts (and a chain wallets) at Hot Topic. Kicking off August’sGuitar HeroDLC is tomorrow’s “The Used Track Pack.” The following week, you can pick up a Sum 41 three-pack, or wait it out one more week for Weezer. Looking for a something a bit heavier? Maybe the Megadeth pack is more your style....

Unlike football or baseball, there isn’t some sort of exclusivity contract at play with the National Basketball Association. This is somewhat great, as it affords us different basketball games from different companies, with titles as disparate asNBA Jamand the upcomingNBA 2K11. As a result, this means developers have to challenge themselves a little bit more. While many gamers were pleased withNBA 2K10, many players felt there was a certain lack of polish and finesse to the title....

Helldivers 2‘s neatly titled update 01.000.100doesn’t introduce mechsto the game, but it sure does come with a suite of nerfs that are bound to be unpopular in the community. Indeed, rebalancing certain weapons and Stratagems was on the docket for Arrowhead, for better or for worse. While the nerfs aren’t quite so serious as tobecome a genuine traitor to Super Earth, many will be sorry to hear that the game’s most potent small arms and gear – the Railgun, the Breaker, and the Personal Shield – have all been nerfed....

Phew! What a time it’s been forHelldivers 2. More specifically for publisher Sony. If you’re not caught up with what’s been going on, basically Arrowhead Games’ third-person shooter became the subject of severe review bombing when, last week, Sony announced it was going to forcePC users to link up a PlayStation Network accountin order to play the game. Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update....

All you need is $15 and master sticker placing skills Who out there is unlike me and doesn’t still have their original Pokedex from back in the day? Well, if you have a 3DS and/or 3DS XL you can turn that boring device into a freaking Pokedex! Etsy shopGameThemedThingshas a decal set available for $15 that does just that. And, as you can see, it looks cool ashell. With this and thePokedex 3D Pro, what more could you possibly ever need for your travels?...

The Perfect Case For the Man on a Mission Resident Evil 4has Leon Kennedy going on a perilous journey to save the president’s daughter. He’ll need all the weapons he can get, and he luckily has his nifty attache case to keep everything in. It’s a vital piece of equipment, and players can spruce it up to grant them several gameplay advantages. To find out how to customize Leon’s attaché case in theResident Evil 4remake, look no further....