Chinese developer, Yingpei Games, has announced the official Mercenary Ops multilayer modes. In the upcoming third person shooter, PC gamers will get to play a variety of modes that should keep you shooter fans out there busy for quite some time. Those of you that like to engage in the killings of zombies, the “Survival” mode might be the thing for you. Below you can see all of the details on the different game modes for Mercenary Ops and look out for the official review, which is coming soon.

CO-OP MISSIONS

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G4′s X-Play host and editor-in-chief of game content Adam Sessler has left the network, reports Kotaku.

“Television personality Adam Sessler and TV network G4 are parting ways, with Adam’s last episode as host of G4′s “X-Play” airing on the network today, Wednesday, April 25,” Sessler’s rep told Kotaku yesterday. G4 also confirmed to the gaming blog that “Adam Sessler is no longer with G4.”

The departure, according to Kotaku’s sources, was due to contractual issues, with split-up not being amicable.

Sessler has been co-host of the popular X-Play gaming show since 1998 when it was first debuted on the ZDTV network as GameSpot TV. Since then, the show went through various format changes, and has most recently been co-hosted by Sessler and Morgan Webb (along with that other dude) who provide video game news, reviews and previews. In 2008, Sessler was promoted to editor-in-chief of games content for G4.

According to his rep, Sessler is currently involved with movie-related projects like starring in the upcoming “noobz” movie and “consulting with a film production company on theatrical feature adaptations of video games.” As for long-term plans, “Adam intends to stay in front of the camera and continue as a key voice within the games industry,” continued Sessler’s rep, adding “He also sings and is available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.” Nice!

On Twitter, Sessler said, “Thank you to everyone with your exceedingly kind wishes and thoughts. I think I’ll finally take a nap….”

Robert Bowling, the former creative strategist and community manager of Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward, is creating a new game studio called Robotoki, reports Game Informer.

Bowling reveals to GI that the decision to create a new studio came right after leaving IW and its parent company Activision earlier this year. Robotoki, as Bowling explains, will be self-funded, and will be team-focused as it aims to respect its employees, creatively-speaking:

Robotoki is focused on being a developer development studio that just happens to make games. We are focused on our team first and everything else second, because I believe as an industry; we have a lot to learn on how to treat talent. While we continue to out stride film and music entertainment in other areas, we are falling severely behind in how to properly inspire and support our creative talent. … I wanted to create an environment where the creative vision holders held complete control over their work and could guide and maintain it from concept to execution.

Bowling goes on to express how Robotoki’s goal is to create unique gaming experiences that “transcend platforms and genres,” lettings users connect to their games via multiple platforms. In terms of how Robotoki will approach game development, Bowling says, “As a developer, our focus is on creating a universe first, experiences second, and game mechanics last.” What the studio isn’t looking to due is create solely single-player or multiplayer experiences, but ones that combine the best parts of everything, adds Bowling.

Robotoki’s first project will be unveiled sometime this year for “next-gen consoles,” PCs, and iOS and Android devices. The studio is currently hiring, and its website is already live.

Everyone's favorite Italian Plumber is back! Who saw this one coming!

Nintendo loves to make games with their beloved mascot Mario, with about half of them being new adventures and the other half about recapturing the magic of their older games with modern graphics and systems. The New Super Mario Bros series falls squarely into that second category. With a version on both the DS and the Wii now, it won’t shock people to learn that there is another New Super Mario Bros coming out for the 3DS now. What will surprise people though is the blatant 2 in the name.

Very little details have been released so far, but Nintendo has said that it will follow New Super Mario Bros Wii and that it will be easy to pick up and play on the 3DS. Aside from that everything else is speculation at this point. Are Mario, Luigi, and two Toads going to traverse through the worlds of Super Mario Bros 2 or 3 this time around? Will Bowser or Peach make their way into the game as playable characters? Will Wario and Waluigi crash the party each riding a Birdo and playing maracas while they eat sandwiches just for the sake of why not? Only time will tell.

Those of you that happen to be fans of a little game called Call Of Duty will soon learn that a future COD might be coming our way. It all started with rumors that suggested a Call of Duty: Eclipse, which could in fact be the codename for Black Ops 2. This of course has not been confirmed by either Activision or Treyarch, but if you visit the Call of Duty website you will notice that they have changed the homepage and added the following:

Call of Duty
World Reveal
Tune in May 1st
Basketball Playoffs on TNT

With Call of Duty: Black Ops doing as good as it did, this was something that everyone sort of expected. It would be interesting to find out on May 1st. Keep checking with us as more details come our way. You can also see a screencap below in case that Activision takes it away.

[Call of Duty Website]

If you happen to be a fan of Diablo 3 and were waiting to finally play the action-role playing game, you are in luck. Starting today from noon (pacific standard time) and throughout this weekend only, Diablo 3 fans out there can test out the beta and enjoy the game until Monday. In the beta you’ll be able to play all five classes up to level 13.

To download the beta click here and be sure to have a battle.net account, which is free to get.

Once downloaded and noon comes around, everything should open up and let you play this awesome game. This is an international open beta, so if you are reading this, check the time zones. Enjoy people!