One of the bigger pieces of news to come out this year's E3 was the reveal of the Xbox Play Anywhere program. A little bit of information was discussed during the conference, like how Windows 10 and Xbox One players would be able to play certain first-party games together, and more was discussed in interviews afterwards.
Developer Neocore Games - best known for the Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing series of games - has shown off a little more of their next title, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr. The game is set within the Caligari Sector of the Warhammer 40k universe and it will feature specific co-op missions that will have an affect on the rest of the sector.
Activision has announced that the next Call of Duty game, Infinite Warfare, will feature a co-op specific zombie mode. This will be separate from the main campaign, which will be a single-player only affair.
The latest entry in the longest running toys-to-life franchise is Skylanders Imaginators. Every title has had "its own thing;" SuperChargers introduced vehicles, Trap Team let you capture enemies, and Swap Force involved mixing-and-matching the figures. With Imaginators, you'll be able to design and play your own Skylander in-game.
Up to this point, much of the gameplay we've seen of Cuphead has been of a little teacup man (or men, in co-op) battling against giant bosses. While boss rush is fun, it's also nice to do something else, like traverse a level. The latest video for the game shows that our wish is granted and you'll be doing more than just fight...
Many of us who caught Microsoft's E3 conference yesterday morning were a bit perplexed when we saw no mention of the forthcoming Crackdown 3. We wondered if the video Reagent Games put together had been deemed too hot for public consumption, or maybe if the developers had embarked on an orb-fueled weekend rager and simply forgot to send anything.
Even though the game is out in two weeks on every platform imaginable, you can play a demo of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens today. This little bit of news was unveiled during Sony's E3 press conference last night, and the demo itself is a PSN exclusive.
Despite an accidental leak on Reddit a few days prior to E3, Star Trek: Bridge Crew was one of the highlights of the Ubisoft conference. When LaVar Burton gets incredibly excited about something you know it's got some value, and watching the Trek alums wax praise about the game was fun in itself. Co-op fans might finally have the VR experience we've all been waiting for.
When it was first revealed and demo'd last year, For Honor sounded like it would be a multiplayer Knights vs Samurai affair with a combat system that had some rochambeau elements. During Ubisoft's press conference, it was revealed you could also play as Vikings and that there's now a campaign mode, which you can play with a friend.
Between the interesting opening dance number and the "behind-the-scenes"-ish video for the Assassin's Creed movie, there was some gameplay footage of Watch Dogs 2. During the course of that, there was a very quick mention of the game having co-op so we've done a little digging to find out more.
No Microsoft E3 conference would be complete without mention of the world-building juggernaut that is Minecraft. Last year they showed what could be possible with the HoloLens (whenever that materializes) and this year they're focusing more on the gaming together side of things. The new "Friendly Update" will allow PC (Windows 10 edition), mobile device, and VR players to all join and play in the same Realm.
Blessings came aplenty for Tom Clancy fans this E3. Not only did we find out that Ghost Recon Wildlands will be gracing us with its presence on March 7, 2017, but we also got more than a few tastes of what exactly that grace entails.
