In a blog post earlier this week, Eric Barone (aka ConcernedApe) spread the good word that the co-op update for the Nintendo Switch version of Stardew Valley would be available to download on Wednesday, the 12th (i.e., yesterday). Well yesterday arrived and with it, the co-op patch. Now you and up to three friends can all work a farm together, romance the local populous, and explore some caverns.

The Balance, Inc's Override: Mech City Brawl smashed on the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 last week, so we decided to suit up and work as a team to control a cat. I mean, a ninja cat mech.

If you thought you were all done with Hope County, think again. Ubisoft announced Far Cry: New Dawn last week, which is being setup as a kind of mini-sequel to Far Cry 5. I'll go ahead say here that if you care at all about the ending/story of Far Cry 5, I'd avoid going any further in this news post... or reading the background section of the game in our database.

While there were a number of exciting moments during this year's Game Awards, perhaps one of the more memorable ones for us was the reveal of a new Ultimate Alliance game, aka MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order. It should come as no surprise that plot of this game - following on the heels of "Avengers: Infinity War" - revolves around Thanos and his collection of cult-like followers, the titular Black Order.

When it comes to immersing oneself in a game, a good peripheral can make or break an experience. I have been racing with the Thrustmaster TX Racing Wheel [Leather Edition] for about a month, and I wanted to share my thoughts on how it measures up. My history with racing wheels began almost 2 decades ago, and it has been interesting to watch ...

For this last issue of 2018 for MMO Co-Opportunities, we’ll be looking at two updates for TERA, listing all the winter festivities coming to Perfect World’s MMOs, and reporting a large scale layoff at Daybreak. Let’s dive in. TERA to get PC and Console Updates TERA will be getting two updates in the near future: one f...

Most of the Co-Opticrew are up to their usual, open-to-the-public antics, but a couple of us are participating in highly sensitive video game tests.  What are they doing in said tests?  Why do you want to know?  Are you a video game cop?  You have to tell us if you're a video game cop.

We really tried our hardest to get a good solid co-op stream together for you fine folks with Chroma Shift, a very co-op game through and through. Unfortunately Jason's laptop had other ideas about his ability to play video games. Still, we managed to pull through with the help of Locke problem solving from Canada. 

If you're enjoying all free games that are part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, but also wondering when they'll be adding a new co-op title to that mix, good news! Rebellion's four player co-op FPS, Strange Brigade, has been added to the program.

Thunder Louts Games' Eldritch horror meets Metroidvania title, Sundered, is getting a nice little update this month. The game was initially single-player only when it was released back in July 2017 for the PC and PlayStation 4, that's all going to change very soon.

Ghost Recon Wildlands is pretty deep into its second year of scheduled content drops, much of which has been available at no cost to its players.  Special Operation 3, a new themed co-op mission, will be no different when it arrives for free on December 11th.

The Balance, Inc's giant mech fighting game, Override: Mech City Brawl, is out today for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. There's a single-player campaign and you can duke it out 1 v 1 against another human, or you can gather three of your best friends and make like you're out to defeat the Galra Emprie as you each control part of a giant mech in the Party Co-Op mode.

Originally slated for a 2018 release, Piranha Games' MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries was bumped to 2019 this past June with the promise that a firm release date would be announced at the annual MechCon. Well this past weekend, the mechs descended upon Vancouver and revealed they'd be storming the world September 10 next year.

The newest LEGO movie has officially received a game to go along with it and, if there was any confusion which Lego Movie )(and game) came first, the latter’s formal title is The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, ironing out any and all misunderstandings. The newly announced title is set for a 2019 release across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch and PC, although the exact release date remains unknown. However, as The LEGO Movie 2 film is set for a February release, it is safe to say that expecting the video game to release near that time is very likely.

Gaijin Entertainment’s War Thunder has a lot of different types of fighting going on in every match, but the one thing that has been missing are Italian ground forces. Thankfully, the newest update looks to add land vehicles of various shapes and size to the Italian army.

The Co-Opticrew just can't escape its collective obsession with increasing numbers.  Whether it's the fifth, fourth, or second entry in a series, we are always 100% on board.  Maybe that explains Eric's obsession with Speed 2: Cruise Control, or why Jason has worn the same Batman & Robin promotional t-shirt for the last 20 years.  Seriously, though, Jason... that thing is ripe.

If you've been itching to try out BioWare's jetpack loot shooter, Anthem, then it's time to pull that slot machine lever and hope for the best! Sign ups are currently open to participate in a closed alpha, but the window on this very limited. The sign ups end on Monday, December 3, and the alpha runs on December 8 and 9, so if you manage to get in, be sure to clear your calendar next weekend.

Guacamelee! 2, the sequel to one of our favorite titles of 2013, has been available since August of this year and allows players to power-bomb all new enemies in all new environments. One of the main ways the game spices up its four player local co-op is through the use of different "skins", which each player can select and use to alter their playstyle.

QC Games' action-RPG dungeon crawler, Breach, will be leaving the closed, technical Alpha phase next month, and moving into full on Early Access on Steam. While the title will eventually be free-to-play, you will need to buy into it during the Early Access phase if you want to check it out.

For our weekly "Let's Play Co-Op" stream, we hopped into Question's first-person stealth/action/horror title, The Blackout Club. Mike, Locke, Eric, and Jason assume the roles of teenagers that are trying to figure out what exactly is happening in their town and rescue their friend from a mysterious cult.

Like many of Nintendo's recent sports titles, Mario Tennis Aces thrives in online play.  In order to keep this competitive mode from getting too stale, Nintendo seems to have settled on a slow but steady drip of new characters, each with their own attributes and playstyles.

Strange Brigade, Rebellion's co-op third person shooter, is currently in the midst of receiving a trilogy of paid DLC packs comprising the globe-trotting "Thrice Damned" storyline.  We'll touch on the finale of that storyline momentarily, but for now, let's focus on a couple of free additions that are available as of today (November 26th).

Half the world is currently hunkering down to survive the harsh winter weather, which makes this time of year a pretty solid choice for releasing extra content into your games.  Such is the case for Undead Labs, who recently pushed a substantial patch for their co-op zombie survival title, State of Decay 2.

Black Friday is upon us, the day where we empty our hard earned wallets onto the internet and into retailers everywhere because...capitalism. You too can join in on the fun this year! It looks like Microsoft has gone all in with some killer deals on their systems, subscriptions, and games. That said - we've managed to scrounge up a few key deals on Amazon on some other games.