UPDATE: Added the live action teaser for "Resistance 3" down below, as posted on Insomniac's official YouTube page.
For a series that's always been about a furry hero and his robot pal, it's kinda surprising "Ratchet & Clank" didn't jump on the co-op bandwagon sooner. Seems that Insomniac Games is making up for lost time, though, as they've just announced a co-op-centric installment to the long-running franchise: "Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One." The game, scheduled for 2011, will allow for 4-player online co-op, as well as same-system drop-in, drop-out.
But Insomniac didn't stop there. They also confirmed that "Resistance 3" is in the works and will also be released in 2011. Talk about a full plate! No story details on "Resistance 3" just yet, but if this billboard is any indication, the game will be set in New York and will likely feature the Chimera doing nasty things to taxi drivers.
So you have those two titles there. And then you have to consider the fact that Insomniac is also working on a brand new franchise that is going multiplatform. Yep, that's three projects in the works from a company that has traditionally only released one game a year. It sure is a good thing they've got two studios (Burbank, CA and Durham, NC). Their North Carolina office will be handling the new "Ratchet" while the Burbank office is handling work on "Resistance." And as for the multiplatform franchise? Still unknown, but that title isn't likely to release in 2011 anyhow, so they've got some time to work it out. Whatever ends up happening, all this is good news for fans of Insomniac, a company that's been making kick ass games since 1994.