It has been a while since we shared iiRcade news, but that's mostly because there haven't been many new co-op releases for iiRcade lately. That will change soon, thankfully! Starting with last Friday's release of Toki (a cool single-player run-and-gun platformer starring an ape), iiRcade will release a total of four arcade games from TAD Corporation, a Japanese game developer. The next three releases include Blood Bros, Cabal, and Heated Barrel, all shooters which feature 2-player local co-op!

Ah, fall (in the Northern Hemisphere)... the weather starts to cool, the leaves begin to change, and the holiday video game releases loom on the horizon. While the start of summer typically marks developers and publishers hyping up the gaming community with big announcements for what's to come in a year (or two or three) via digital presentations and "Keigh3," the fall is when we usually get teasers of more immediate releases. For example, the September Nintendo Direct dropped yesterday and not only did it finally give a full name and release date for the next Zelda game (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, May 12, 2023), but there are four new co-op games, two remastered co-op games, and one existing co-op title that are coming to the Switch within the next 6 months.

If you can believe it, BattleBlock Theater recently crested its five-year anniversary.  The puzzle platformer/party game first graced us with its presence in 2013 as one of the last vestiges of the Xbox Live Arcade, with a PC port coming about a year later.

At long last the list has arrived. Yesterday, Major Nelson posted on his blog the full list of 104 Xbox 360 titles that will be accessible via the Xbox One backwards compatibility feature that launches this Thursday, November 12.

When the newest generation of consoles debuted at E3 two years ago, one of the biggest gripes players had about them was that previous titles were not supported. Sony eventually revealed PlayStation Now, a kind of rental/streaming service for older titles. Today, Microsoft went one step further and announced that the Xbox One will fully support 360 titles natively.

Another Humble Weekly Bundle has rolled onto the scene bearing gifts for indie gamers around the world. Dubbed "Surprise Attack", the pack features eight games, including three with co-op, all available for a (mostly) pay-what-you-want price.

This week's Deals With Gold sale on Xbox Live drops the price on the Xbox One edition of Dragon Age: Inquisition, giving you a chance to explore the Hinterlands and join in the game's featured co-op mode for only $35.99.

This week, the Behemoth announced the release date of BattleBlock Theater on PC. This delightful platformer (we gave it a 4.5 out of 5)  will be coming to Linux and Windows via Steam on May 15th. 

Quick! Stop reading and go check out the sale on Xbox Live. An impressive number of co-op games are discounted from 50% to 75% off, including some well-liked indie titles and a handful of big-name games.

As the final update for the Xbox LIVE Arcade version went up last week, the BattleBlock Theater community braced themselves for a big announcement from The Behemoth, and rightfully so! Today, they finally revealed that their game will be coming to Steam in the near future.

BattleBlock Theater's developer, The Behemoth, created the level editor feature for, not only the gaming community, but for themselves to bring new content to their game directly. Soon the "Monster Playlists" will be hitting the scene and with a new character head to grab.

Look out the window.  Done?  All that wind and rain means that summer is over and you may as well stay indoors and play some co-op games.  What better way to warm the cockles of your heart than 50% off two Behemoth XBLA beauties; Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater?