Paul Acevedo - Editor

I’m a high school English teacher, writer, and ninja. My co-op gaming life started with the original Double Dragon arcade game in 1987. As I only owned an NES back then, my Sega Master System-owning friend used to get tired of me wanting to play through Double Dragon with him all the time. I still love cooperative beat-em-ups, including Final Fight, Castle Crashers, and Scott Pilgrim. I was once a competitive Saturn Bomberman player, but otherwise I have always been about the co-op.

My first experience with writing about games came in 2003 when I wrote a full walkthrough for Bomberman Land 2, an amazing Japanese Bomberman RPG. Over the next several years, I continued to write FAQs and Achievement guides for various games, culminating in an award-winning Bionic Commando Rearmed guide. I finally joined the gaming press after Windows Phone 7 launched, covering and reviewing games for Microsoft’s fledgling mobile platform. Now I’m on the console scene at Co-Optimus, one of the coolest and most unique gaming sites around.

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Physical editions of the nostalgic beat 'em up will be released for PlayStation 5 and Switch.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Physical Editions Coming in May

Digital game releases are the primary distribution model for indie games, but that doesn't mean that some gamers don't want physical versions. Those guys like to look at their cases on the shelf, you know! And some of them will be pleased to learn that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind from Digital Eclipse and Atari will be getting physical releases on May 30. I say "some" because only the PlayStation 5 and Switch versions will get physical releases. Everybody else will need to grab the game digitally.

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One of the Turtles' greatest allies will finally be playable in one of the greatest TMNT games.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Will Get Casey Jones DLC on February 5

When gamers name of the greatest TMNT game, many of them choose TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. That game is certainly a fantastic beat 'em up, but I would argue that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate from Super Evil Megacorp is an even better game. Well, now Splintered Fate is about to get even betterer thanks to the "Casey Jones & the Junkyard Jam" DLC. It's coming to Steam, Switch, and iOS on February 5!

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The update brings faster loading, crash fixes, and more to the bug blasting sci-fi shooter.

Earth Defense Force 6 Finally Gets an Update on Steam

I don't want to get too big for my britches or anything, but sometimes we games journalists have a lot of sway in the industry. For instance, we just published our Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 co-op review today, and on the very same day, D3 Publisher finally updates the Steam version of Earth Defense Force 6. Coincidence? I think not! The update fixes a killer crash that afflicted some AMD Radeon users, reduces load times, and more. You're welcome, EDF fans! ;)

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The blocky brothers and sisters are back to battle aliens and save Voxel Earth.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 - Co-op Review

Earth Defense Force spin-off games have been hit or miss. EDF: Insect Armageddon wasn’t much of a game, and EDF: Iron Rain was too tough for its own good. EDF: World Brothers, however, struck the right balance between new ideas and classic EDF gameplay – not to mention adding the fun of crossover characters and enemies from EDFs past. T...

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The second Lonely Mountains game is snow joke, especially since it features online co-op.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Arrives on Xbox, Game Pass, and Steam

There was only one thing wrong with Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the mountain biking game: it wasn't co-op. Thankfully, developer Megagon Industries has rectified that issue with Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, the skiing-themed sequel. The new game features a cute and attractive art style, intuitive controls, and online co-op. It's out now on Xbox and PC, and the Xbox version is available on Game Pass too.

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It's almost slime time, boys and girls!

Slime Heroes Will Save the Day on Xbox and Steam on February 13

Slimes are a beloved type of monster that appear in Dragon Quest and many other games. Soon, they'll even be getting their own game courtesy of Pancake Games and Whitethorn Games. Slime Heroes is a "Soulslike" action adventure with 2-player local co-op support. That's twice as many slimes! Players will be able to get their hands on all that double slime action on February 13.

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This basketball game's got it all: robots, a roguelike mode, and local co-op!

Play Robot Basketball in RoboDunk, Now Available on Console and PC

Arcade-style basketball games like NBA Jam are good, but how do we make them better? With robots, of course! It's a formula as old as time itself. Jollypunch Games has used this common knowledge to create RoboDunk. The robotic basketball game has just arrived on consoles and Steam, and it even features 2-player drop in, drop out local co-op.

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The Steam Early Access survival horror shooter continues to grow.

No More Room in Hell 2 Gets Its First Bloody Update of the Year

Back in October, No More Room in Hell 2 from Torn Banner Studios (developers of the Chivalry series) debuted on Steam. The game is in Early Access, so it's far from finished, but that means that updates have been coming at a steady pace. The latest such update adds a Firefighter Zombie enemy, improved climbing, bug fixes, and much more.

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Get V Rising, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, and more Swedish co-op games on the cheap.

Lots of Goodness Discounted in the Swedish Co-op Smorgasbord Co-op Sale on Steam

We love no sale more than a co-op games sale, and that's what has just kicked off on Steam. A bunch of games that were developed in Sweden are on sale via the Swedish Smorgasbord Co-op Sale. The promotion includes V Rising, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (all games that I've personally enjoyed), plus several more co-op titles. Why not give it a look, ja?

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It's a bummer, but PowerWash Simulator VR wasn't selling enough to justify further development.

PowerWash Simulator VR Will No Longer Get Updates, Man

PowerWash Simulator from FuturLab has enjoyed a steady following since it appeared on consoles and PC a few years back. When PowerWash Simulator VR arrived on Meta Quest, we were pretty excited about the new level of immersion that the game would have in virtual reality. It was actually really good! But sadly, FuturLab recently announced that the VR version of the game won't be getting future updates or DLC.

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More spooky zombies are coming soon to Black Ops 6!

'The Tomb' Map Is Coming to Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 6 Zombies on January 28

Since it arrived in October, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been getting a steady stream of content updates. Most excitingly for us here in Co-op Land (TM), the game's round-based zombies mode got a third map and the slightly easier "Directed Mode" not too long ago. Still, more is always better, so three maps isn't enough! Luckily, a map called "The Tomb" will be added on January 28. That's not too far off!

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The new console looks a lot like the old one but larger.

At Last, Nintendo Announces the Switch 2

After months of leaks and rumors, Nintendo finally announced the Switch 2 a few days ago. The successor to the Switch will be bigger and presumably more powerful, and it will be backwards compatible. Details beyond the appearance of the hardware and the mouse function of the new Joy-Cons are scarce, but we'll find out more in April.

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