The home arcade market has seen numerous ups and downs in recent years. iiRcade went out of business, but Arcade1Up is still limping along. Now Evercade, maker of cartridge-based home and portable consoles, is throwing its hat into the ring. The Evercade Alpha will launch with two models, one focused on Street Fighter games and one filled with Capcom arcade classics (including several co-op titles). They both play regular Evercade cartridges too, making for an exciting home arcade experience.

The original Capcom Arcade Stadium is a collection of 32 arcade classics from Capcom spanning 1984-2001. Capcom has a lot more arcade titles than that, though, hence the upcoming release of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. The main collection will be a free download with one included co-op game: SonSon. The remaining titles can be purchased individually or via bundle. Making sense of all the DLC and the scope of the collection can be daunting, so here's a full games list sorted by title, release date, and co-op features.

HyperX continues to evolve its headset line-up with its recently released gaming headset, the Cloud Alpha S. After having reviewed six other audio/microphone devices in the HyperX arsenal (the Cloud Stinger, the Cloud Revolver S, the Cloud Flight Wireless, the Cloud Stinger Wireless, the Cloud MIX Wired, and the Cloud Earbuds), I was delighted to f...

The Red Solstice 2: Survivors still doesn't have a set release date, but that doesn't mean you can't play the game now; Ironward has announced that alpha sign-ups are available. If you head over to the registration site and provide an email address, then you can experience the action strategy game for yourself ahead of its impending release.

If you've been itching to try out BioWare's jetpack loot shooter, Anthem, then it's time to pull that slot machine lever and hope for the best! Sign ups are currently open to participate in a closed alpha, but the window on this very limited. The sign ups end on Monday, December 3, and the alpha runs on December 8 and 9, so if you manage to get in, be sure to clear your calendar next weekend.

In a new video, developer Introversion shows off Alpha footage from the recently released multiplayer update for their prison building/management simulator, Prison Architect. The two developers highlight their online co-op construction while explaining how the drop-in/drop-out works and their constant tweaks and updates.

The folks over at HyperX Gaming sent over their latest headset - the Cloud Alpha for us to check out. My ears have been getting a workout lately looking at both a set from Sennheiser and SteelSeries fairly recently. The Cloud Alpha is competitive with both of these - especially since they all fall right around the $100 price point. So how does it stack up?

If you've been looking for a new Left 4 Dead style title, then you may be interested in Deep Rock Galactic. You and up to three co-op buddies play as dwarves that are out to mine planets and fight off bugs. There are different classes and character progression mechanics that make for a pretty interesting/solid co-op FPS.

Just a couple weeks ago, Neocore Games' latest action-RPG, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr, dropped onto Steam Early Access. Since then, our usual Co-Opticrew has been poking around a bit to see what's going on in there, and last night, we streamed (eventually) some of it.

Earlier today, the Founder's Alpha for upcoming PC monster-hunting game Dauntless went live. This Alpha build follows the extensive Tech Alpha phase and opens up the game to play for anyone who has purchased the ultimate "Founder" level of the three available "Founder's Packs" (currently available for $80).

After going hands-on with Dauntless at PAX East 2017, I've been keeping an eye on the on this monster-hunting, "unapologetically co-op" game. This week, developer Phoenix Labs announced a date to a special Founder's Alpha: August 18th. Founders Packs were announced back in April, with three available tiers: S...