Included in the Intercept premium content ($10 for non-Season Pass holders) is five maps, four classes, and three different match types that have little bearing other than match length. The basic concept of co-op in Shadow Fall is sound: gather up a team of allies, pick from one of four classes, and defend strategic points from enemy combatants until the pre-determined number of points have been accrued. There four classes from which you and your squadmates can choose from: Medic, Assault, Sniper, and Tactician, with each class containing their own abilities and gear. For instance, the medic can only carry one main gun and is the only one that can heal or resurrect their teammates. The tactician can drop turrets, the sniper covers from a distance, and the assault is the most straightforward class of all with an assault rifle and grenades. All four classes serve a crucial role in completing missions.

The announcement at E3 came along with a trailer featuring some of the co-op action in store for players when the DLC hits in a couple weeks. The trailer also has what appears to be a new trend in co-op trailers, "real gamer speak." To be fair, of all the ones I've heard, this dialogue sounds the most like a match between friends, but it's still rather hammy.

Players take the role Intelligence Squad Alpha members, an elite VSA unit with a mission to intercept Helghast intelligence and direct their transmissions back to the VSA. Guerrilla stresses that teamwork is essential in completing your mission - plus you get rewards for working together effectively (including artillery strikes and jetpacks). 

Like sitting through seven introductions of production companies for the latest feature film, splash screens before games have become more and more annoying. Whether it's a logo of a graphics card manufacturer, an Unreal Engine icon, or the publisher's logo animation - we sometimes sit and wait for a few minutes before we even see a menu. Overtime these things seem to have gotten longer and longer. Perhaps one of the most famous splash screens in gaming had absolutely nothing to do with games themselves.

For one, there will be no campaign co-op.  Secondly, there will be no splitscreen.  Two slightly depressing pieces of confirmed news, but at least there will be dedicated servers, which should lead to some more stable online gameplay.  

The online co-op expansion pack features a 4-player horde mode where players work together to battle waves of enemies. This pack includes four arena maps and supplements online progression with its own leveling system and new unlocks. The season pass also includes three online co-op map packs, each consisting of two new arena maps only compatible with the co-op expansion pack. Shadow Fall does not ship with a co-op mode, so the only way to get your hands on it will be to pick up this DLC.