At PAX East last weekend, I went hands-on with asymmetrical stealth co-op game Hacktag. Created by Piece of Cake Studios (a studio completely dedicated to making co-op games and composed of industry vets), Hacktag impressed. My time with the game left me wanting to play and improve more.
As the prophecies foretold, Ghost Recon Wildlands continues to be the topic of discussion this weekend. We just can't seem to get those cartels and their wacky leaders out of our heads. Here's hoping our carefully planned takedowns go hilariously awry.
Gather one, gather all. This is what co-op gaming used to be like, as many as eight players all crammed around a multi-tap and 4:3 television. X-Morph: Defense may not have eight player local co-op, but the new teaser trailer for the game shows off some old school 2 player split screen gameplay.
According to the official JanduSoft website, their Kickstarter campaign for Cavemen Warriors was successful, meaning the game will move forward towards its planned Spring 2017 release date.
Set in the Warhammer 40k universe, Space Hulk: Deathwing is on sale on steam from March 14th until Marth 17th, with a 33% discount for people to jump in on.
Just like its zomboid antagonists, Dead Rising 4 has begun permeating every available storefront. Soon enough, we'll be bludgeoning copies of the game as they grasp for our ankles and moan "buuyyyyyy usssssssss".
Announced recently and shown off at this year's Game Development Conference and the Penny Arcade Expo (GDC and PAX, respectively) Human: Fall Flat will be coming to both Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles in spring of 2017.
ORION: Prelude was released back in 2012 to quite negative reviews. Over the years the developers continued to garner feedback and update the game, a process we documented in our Indie-Ana Co-Op with TREK Industries. Their next game, Guardians of Orion may be following a similar path. Since release it has transformed from a twin-stick shooter to a hybrid game where gamers can choose to play from any perspective. Both games are built around cooperative play.
Death Squared is a charming puzzle game for one to four players. The game is developed by SMG Studio, based out of Sydney, Australia who have a pedigree focused on tight indie experiences. Their games are charming and colorful, and Death Squared fits right in with their style. The goal of the game is simple: navigate a robot cube through a te...
If you are looking to add to your Xbox collection both for Xbox One and Xbox 360, look no further than Microsoft's massive sale on Xbox games. Major Nelson posted today on his website the sale, which includes some of the very best for Co-Op including Gears of War 4, Rayman Legends, Borderlands the Handsome Collection and many more. If playing games without friends is something you are more interested in, the sale has you covered, including multiple Assassin's Creed titles, I am Bread, Far Cry 4 and many more.
Coffee Stain Publishing have announced that they have partnered and purchased a stake of Ghost Ship Games. According to the press release Ghost Ship Games was founded by "industry veterans on a mission to create amazing co-op experiences." That's a studio we can get behind. The first game for GSG is called Deep Rock Galactic and will be published by Coffee Stain Publishing.
Flying Oak Games twin-stick-shooter-RPG-room-exploring-game NeuroVoider will be releasing to Ps4 and Xbox One, come March 14th and March 17th, respectively. The game was released for PC but has since made its way to consoles, still maintaining the co-op and simple RPG features that made the game so solid to begin with.
