February is here, bringing cold days and snow (at least to the Northeastern part of the USA). The bright side to that is that snowy days make for good days to sip hot beverages while playing your favorite MMOs. This month, we have MMO news on Guild Wars 2 and Elder Scrolls Online....
After a four year absence, the classic beat ‘em up series Double Dragon returns with a brand-new entry on PlayStation 4 and Steam: Double Dragon IV. Featuring 8-bit style graphics and 2-player local co-op, this entry aims for the nostalgic crowd. But will gamers who missed out on the NES games get their money’s worth from this budget se...
If there's one thing I love to see, it's PC indie game getting the chance to find a whole new audience on consoles. Next week (and just in time for Valentine's Day, all you co-op lovers out there) Nerdook's Vertical Drop Heroes HD will make its way onto the PlayStation 4 (and Vita), and onto the Xbox One a few days later.
Major Nelson has kindly posted the latest deals this week available on Xbox Live for subscribing Gold Members. It's a lengthy list, and one that's dominated by cooperative titles both big and small. Our personal pick would be to snag Dead Island: Definitive Edition for just $10 on Xbox One.
Xbox Live's Games with Gold does not only provide access to older games, but sometimes it offers games on day of release such as Super Dungeon Brothers. However, modern gaming means that the released product is not always the finished one and this was one title that needed some tweaks. Perhaps the latest update will make the game .... fun.
The latest beta update for the Xbox One has a unique and interesting option in it for parents with younger gamers just learning the ropes of a controller. It's called Co-Pilot mode and it allows two controllers to essentially be recognized as one by the console. While not exactly co-op in the traditional sense, utilizing something like this is definitely a gateway drug into further co-op gaming.
March is going to be a busy month with co-op releases. One of the bigger games to arrive next month is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, and Ubisoft has beaten us to the punch with providing a "Co-Op 101" that covers what to expect from the co-op side of things in this open-world FPS.
The puzzle platformer that will "test relationships," SMG Studios' Death Squared, now has an official release date. The title will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 14. While the title only supports couch co-op natively, if you pick up the game for the PlayStation 4, you'll be able to play with friends...
The second season of content for Rainbow 6 Siege kicks off today with "Operation Velvet Shell." As with the past content, this new DLC brings with it a new map that's free to everyone (Coastline) and two new operators, Jackal and Mira, which you can either earn in-game currency to purchase or acquire automatically if you pick up the season pass.
Boy, January was a quiet month and February has started the same way, but in a mere two weeks we get one of the year's behemoths; Halo Wars 2. Microsoft are not shy in promoting their exclusive titles and they prove generous again with their new launch trailer for the game.
The cooperative action-RPG/sandbox title Portal Knights now has a firm release date for the PC, and will be making its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well, it seems. The game will leave Steam Early Access on April 28, 2017 on the PC, and then should be available on the consoles a few days later on May 2, 2017.
The final bit of content for Dark Souls III, and likely the last bit of Dark Souls content that creator Hidetaka Miyazaki will be involved with, arrives next month. It sounds like "The Ringed City" DLC will follow-up on some of the bigger questions that are leftover from the last piece of DLC, "Ashes of Ariandel." As with all the Dark Souls related news we post here, more details and the teaser video are after the break if you want to avoid any potential spoilers.
