Wandering through the large, open world of Fallout can be a little lonely. Sure, you can drag along an NPC companion, but they will just stand in the line of fire, aggro deathclaws, and make you overprotective (looking at you, Dogmeat). NV:MP has a solution for Fallout: New Vegas PC players in a free mod that allows for multiplayer.
While Dungeon of the Endless debuted on Steam's Early Access in December, most of the main features, including the four player co-op, have yet to be implemented. The nightmare of being lost in a sci-fi dungeon alone is soon to be over, however. The genre-bending roguelike game crash lands on Steam October 27th of this year.
The team down at Ubisoft Montreal have been working to bring Far Cry 4's Kyrat region to life. We've already seen them trekking through the wildernesswhich inspires the game's setting, now let's hear them talk about the actual game itself.
The tale of several Ubisoft employees on a quest to understand the Himalayas continues! In order to provide a realistic setting for Far Cry 4, these three folks left their comfy cubicles and journeyed into the drastically foreign land of Nepal.
Ubisoft Quebec began designing Kyrat, the fictional region in Far Cry 4, but needed more inspiration to make the game and setting as authentic as possible. Online research can only go so far, but to really get the feeling for a place, sometimes you need to go there.
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.
Those who are interested Far Cry 4 might want to take a minute to know just how to initiate a co-op game. Even if the co-op partner doesn't plan on owning the game himself, he may be invited to join a online game after downloading an app to his console first.
Games with enough hype behind them at can show up in several press conferences at E3, each appearance highlighting a new part of the game. Far Cry 4 got a double-feature this year, showing up first in Ubisoft's conference before moonlighting at Sony's. The shooter, due out November 18th of this year, demonstrated some of its explosive, high-flying gameplay at the Sony show, where they were also kind enough to clue us in on some co-op options.
Dying Light's new trailer proves the game is more than just free running and zombie smashing. Set to powerful music, the voice over describes the true gravity of the undead situation, and how even the living are turning into monsters simply to survive.
If Zombieland taught us anything, it is that cardiovascular exercise is key to surviving the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse. Don't try and fight hoards of flesh hungry deadites, get out of there ASAP. The upcoming 4 player co-op title Dying Light agrees with this principle as the new 10 minutes of gameplay footage shows; more flight, less fight.
The VGX's happened this weekend, and while you might not agree with the results for "x of the year," it was still pretty cool to see some actual game play. Polish developer Techland just can't get enough zombie love, especially of the first person variety. The makers of Dead Island look like they're taking the heavy hitting melee lessons they learned about in that game and applying it to Dying Light. The big shift from Island to Light is instead of being a burly man with a sledgehammer, you can now be a burly man with a sledgehammer who moonlights as a ninja.
Role playing game fans everywhere have cause to flood the streets with their joyous cries. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is now live for $24.99 on steam, a meager 13 years after the original hit. Import your main character from the last game or whip up another from scratch and dive headfirst into Advanced Dungeons and Dragons warfare. With additional characters, improved graphics, and more tweaked gameplay, there has never been a better reason to return to the Forgotten Realms in search of glory and sweet loot.
