XSEED Games is getting ready to release another Earth Defense Force game in North America. Know what that means? Another confusing mess of trans-oceanic naming conventions! Earth Defense Force 2 is making its debut, and it's technically a prequel to the previous games released in the US, which makes sense in other territories since it was actually released before them. Shrug.
The concept of a "dungeon" in video games has gotten kind of nebulous. Let's take Dungeon Defenders II, for instance. Sometimes they're actually in a dungeon, building traps and wasting goblins who are assaulting it. They are truly defending a dungeon. Sometimes they've set up shop in a mine, which, sure. It's a little abstracted, but it's got a "dungeon-y" feel to it. But sometimes those deformed adventurers are just building stuff out in a field and waiting for baddies to come marching on. That's not a dungeon, people!
And now for something completely different: Skylanders with vehicles! The Skylanders series of games and accompanying toys is expanding once again, this time adding multi-terrain vehicles to make life a little more exciting. And dangerous. And, from the looks of it, explodey.
When your name is "Lo Wang," you pretty much have to roll with it. The foul-mouthed hero of Shadow Warrior returns in Shadow Warrior 2, due out sometime in 2016 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In addition to a slew of new features, weapons, enemies, and locations, SW2 introduces four player co-op to the mix, giving Wang three future-ninjas to kick it with. You and your companions can endure all of the painfully awkward comedy scraped straight from the bottom of the chuckle barrel.
Prior to THQ's bankruptcy and breaking up, Relic Entertainment were the proud bearers of games set within the Warhammer 40k universe. Once that licensed got unleashed upon the world, I've been waiting for someone to make a (good) game that puts me in the shoes of a Terminator and puts me to work killing some Genestealers. My wishes may come true with Space Hulk: Deathwing, the forthcoming FPS from Streum On Studio.
If you tuned into our Monday night stream this week, you may have noticed we were playing some new characters in the cooperative roguelike/dungeon crawler, Dunegon of the Endless. Developer Amplitude Studios added the familiar Team Fortress 2 characters to the game for FREE; that's right, if you own the game, just fire it up and play as the Pyro, Heavy, Medic, or Engineer.
It's been a weird road for legendary developer Koji Igarashi. He made some genre-defining classics back in the PS1 days before getting trapped into a perpetual development cycle. Then he spent the last few years locked in a broom closet at Konami, toiling away on cell phone games until he broke free, only to pitch an ultra-successful Kickstarter oozing with nostalgia.
At this point the Steam Sale has gotten so large, it's almost impossible for us to wrangle our heads around the daily deals on cooperative games. There are literally hundreds of games on sale everyday and your best bet is to simply add what you're looking for to your wish list and check that everyday at 1PM Eastern when the new daily sales trigger.
Wii U game libraries are pretty desolate when it comes to co-op experiences. There are a few notable exceptions, of course, but when a new co-op title gets teased for Nintendo's system, people need to be whipped into a frenzy. Case in point: Bandai Namco's teaser for Project Treasure, a co-op action game heading to Wii U!
Hm? What's that? Something about Atari's reboot of the classic survival horror game made you think it should be a purely solo experience? Pah, shows what you (and everybody else) knows. Alone in the Dark: Illumination has hit Steam only about six months behind schedule, but because it's got a spiffy co-op mode, we'll let the delay slide.
The iconic clown masks of PAYDAY are literally the face of the franchise, so having as many mask options available to players is important. In the upcoming PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition, players will have literally dozens of masks to choose from to bring into a heist and personalize their co-op gameplay.
If you're still a little iffy about the current generation of consoles, but are looking for one of the most anticipated titles this year, then look no further than Call of Duty: Black Ops 3! The game has recently been announced for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, along with most other current gen consoles.
