Last night we dove into Diablo 3's limited timed event called The Darkening of Tristram. Taking players back to the classic town from Diablo 1, you're tasked with completing 16 levels of a dungeon and defeating the evil lord Diablo himself. Blizzard spiced things up with 8-directional movement, 16-bit graphics, and a bunch of throwback references for longtime fans of the series.
Developer TinyMob Games is releasing their latest title on Steam this week for Early Access. Called M.E.R.C., the game looks like a solid combination of tactical strategy (Syndicate) with the flair of Ghost Recon. The game is a tactical, squad-based game of real-time engagement in a near-future dystopia set in the last remaining city.
Nintendo has announced the release date to their new console, called the Switch. Coming to North America on March 3rd and priced at $299.99, it succeeds the disappointing Nintendo Wii U which was released in 2012.
Nothing like a little allegory in your daily dose of gaming. Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind is a unique adventure style game released in 2016 that plays with the idea of unity being both a strength and a restriction. Developer Yonder has quietly released a few updates since last summer, refining the experience by balancing puzzles and fixing small bugs that crop up here and there.
Hardly a week goes by that I don't wax nostalgic about the puzzle platforming co-op perfection that was The Lost Vikings. The game was phenomenal for its level design, simple but powerful cooperative aspects, and it's musical score that gave the vikings a serious '90s attitude. A few games have taken inspiration from The Lost Vikings over the years, but none so elegantly as Grave Danger.
Exploring the depths of the sea is about to get a lot easier. The insanely stylish co-op exploration game We Need to Go Deeper has a brand new trailer showing off some of the basics of cooperative deep sea life. Even better, the Early Access release date has been set for February 8th, which is practically right now!
Without much in the way of explanation or reasoning behind the decision, Microsoft quietly announced yesterday that the four player co-op action title, Scalebound, was cancelled. While the game was shown off at last year's E3, it sounds like delays in development and other issues lead to the publisher and developer Platinum Games parting ways.
After the first two titles made the transition, it's not too much of a surprise that The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III is on its way to the Xbox One. The final chapter in the action-RPG trilogy should be arriving sometime this year.
Happy New Year! The beginning of 2017 means another year of MMO Co-Opportunities. This month we explore two huge updates coming to Final Fantasy XIV and Wildstar as well as the sad announcement of EverQuest Landmark shutting down....
We made it! Despite its best efforts, 2016 loosened its vice grip just long enough for us to wriggle free into the bountiful land of 2017. What treasures await us here? Eh, it's tough to say yet. What we do know, though, is that there's gonna be plenty of co-op goodness to be had. Be it via tabletop, board, or video gaming, we're gonna have tons of chances to gather a few good friends and take down some crummy incarnation of evil.
While it had a number of issues at launch, and even after, Assassin's Creed Unity was still a pretty fun co-op title. Getting a group of friends together to plot and execute a stealthy assassination (before it all inevitably turns into a Benny Hill skit) is the best way to enjoy that game. The latest Humble Bundle lets you get in on the assassination action with that and several other AC titles all for the low, low price of $15.
Hey let's all have a great 2017 with a new map in Overwatch! At least, that's what I'm guessing Blizzard was thinking?
