Two of the biggest tournaments in ESports are taking place this weekend, with The International 4 taking place to crown a DOTA 2 champion and EVO 2014 to crown champions in various fighting games. That's not very cooperative!
Want Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on your current gen consoles? It might happen - if you want it bad enough.
Ubisoft has announced a special "Kyrat Edition" for Far Cry 4 available at launch on November 21st. Packed to the brim with Far Cry related swag, the Kyrat Edition comes in at the staggering total of $129.99. Ubisoft must be really proud of their game.
Project Spark is a mad scientist's dream. The game is one part creative playground, one part game designing tool that uses a simple interface to let you shape a world from the ground up. Better still, you get to add behaviors to creatures in the environments, building a living worlds you can share with other players.
We get that you secretly like to dance in your living room. Seriously, we do. Somebody told Ubisoft this a few years ago and they kicked off the Just Dance franchise, a series that's all about dancing in front of a TV for points. The studio recently announced Just Dance 2015, and wouldn't you know it, there's a handful of co-op songs to provide embarrassment for everyone!
505 Games has launched a series of videos detailing gameplay in Defense Grid 2. The videos serve as a sort of tutorial for the game, with information on enemies and individual towers. The first video, Defend the Cores, talks about how the enemies will attack you to steal power cores.
Nearly three years ago, Age of Empires Online opened its doors to the public. Taking its name from one of the most beloved real time strategy games of all time, AoE:O hinged on the free-to-play system, combining both RTS and MMO elements to form a fairly unique experience. Players could team up with other Empires in order to tackle quests and achieve rewards benefiting both civilizations. None of that matters now, as of July 1st, Age of Empires Online has closed its doors for good.
The 2.5D cave shooter/flyer Retrobooster will finally see its release on Steam this Friday. The game came out a few months back, available for purchase through its website, but its Greenlight campaign has been ongoing. Now, all of that waiting for votes has finally paid off.
Old-style Spelunky plus online co-op sounds like a grand idea! A modder by the name of Vadim has been toying with Spelunky Classic's source code for a few months, backporting features from its bigger, brighter brother Spelunky HD. The best feature is actually new to the series: online-enabled co-op play for two players, all for the nice price of free!
Hammerwatch has been quietly upgrading itself since its release in August 2013. A few patches have fixed some minor technical issues, added features to the editor, tinkered with character abilities, and added two brand new classes to play. Guess it's time to go shoot worm larvae again!
Bungie and Activision have revealed the dates for Destiny's beta test. Anyone who has the game pre-ordered is going to have access to the beta, but we're giving away 10 codes for additional access. The details on what content will be in the beta are slim, but we do know it's going to be more meaty than the alpha which took place a few weeks prior. Get ready to team up in some co-op action with two other friends.
Gearbox is looking to make its entry into the next-generation of gaming with a brand new IP called Battleborn. The game is said to combine elements of multiple genres of games to create a truly unique experience. Perhaps it's best to let Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox, describe it.
