During Monday's stream, we were playing The Last Stand, which is a wave-based arena survival mode in Dawn of War 2: Retribution. None of us had played it in years, yet we were able to jump in and it felt like being reacquainted with an old friend. We all had a blast, and it got me thinking. We've all got a stable of reliable co-op games tha...
One of the first free-to-play games on Xbox 360 is about to be discontinued. Ascend: Hand of Kul has abruptly vanished from the Xbox Live marketplace shortly before a cancellation notice from its developer. Even the Xbox.com listing has been removed. Although players who own the game won't be locked out, on November 18th all support and new content will disappear.
Like an avenging angel, but dressed in black and with the ability to use echolocation to navigate, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is swooping onto consoles and PC November 11th. To celebrate TT Games have released the boxart for the game - BIFF! POFF! Like the previous one hundred odd LEGO games, LEGO Batman 3 will have 2 player local co...
Rebellion recently released Sniper Elite 3's second installment in its "Save Churchill" DLC campaign, "Belly of the Beast". Players will currently find it available on Steam, but will soon be arriving on consoles as well.
Starting, like, a few minutes ago, the Xbox Games Store has hit the "on" switch for a week's worth of sales as part of the Deals with Gold program. Among the add-ons and full games for sale, co-op players will be happy to see titles like Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, Watch_Dogs, Rayman Legends and Guacamelee making an appearance.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is one of those few games that can actually get away with giving you control over a child suffering from a massive head wound. The original flash game was a nightmarish glance into the mind of a tormented youth (also with plenty of feces), but now you can experience the magic of childhood trauma with a friend.
A month felt like a long time for the next piece of Dark Souls 2 DLC to come out; fortunately, the wait is over. The latest content to the kingdom of Drangleic will take players into the realm of the Old Iron King (before he became Diablo) and the dark mysteries that lie within.
Revealed at Gamescom in August, Deathtrap by Neocore Games takes the best from the action RPG genre, smashes it together with tower defense, and presents and exciting new 4-player co-op title for PC and console gamers.
4J Studios has been hard at work getting the PS4, Xbox One and new PS Vita versions of Minecraft ready to ship by the end of the month. Unfortunately, it looks like a delay is going to push the release past the expected August launch window for PS4 and possibly PS Vita owners.
A few years back, developer FarmerGnome released a freeware game called A Fistful of Gun. The top-down shooter was inspired by classic NES-era shooters like Gun.Smoke, updating the bullet-heavy action for modern players who demand more shooting, more things to shoot, and more close-ups of mustachioed protagonists.
One hefty update has hit Warframe on PS4 just last week. Moreso than any other previous update, Digital Extremes focused on simplifying games' user experience, as well as increasing the overall immersion of the Warframe universe. If there's any time to get into this Free-to-Play title, it's now.
If you're looking for a cheap yet fun 4-player local co-op game that slightly resembles something you used to play which may have involved an Italian plumber or two, then Super Cosmonauts has got you covered.
