Another year is in the books. As we head into the 7th year of Co-Optimus, your prime source for co-op gaming, we look back at what 2013 brought us. It was the first year in which we saw major console launches on the site. The big news of those launches though were the politics behind it - an old fashioned console war was brewing and gamers were stuck in the middle of it.
Looking back at the biggest co-op game releases of the year, Diablo 3 clearly dominated our site and gamer's times as it launched on the console. We saw a ton of sequels and rehashes and very few new IPs - though FUSE stands out as something willing to buck that trend.
Here are the top stories, features, reviews, FAQs and games for 2013 in co-op gaming. What were some of your best co-op memories of 2013?
Happy New Year everyone.
Top Stories Of the Year E3 2013 - Dark Souls 2 Hands-On Impressions [06/19/2013] Splinter Cell: Blacklist Cooperative Play Explored [05/13/2013] Dark Souls PC Patch Makes Co-Op with Friends Faster [04/09/2013] Overkill Confirms 5 DLC Packs for Payday 2 [08/19/2013] Dead Space 3 Giveaway, DLC News, And Kinect Command Details [02/05/2013] Two New LEGO Games Coming in 2013 [01/08/2013] New Mass Effect 3 DLC Spotted in Latest Update [02/04/2013] Resident Evil 6 PC Impressions [03/25/2013] Xbox One Changes Xbox Live Gold while Kinect No Longer Required to be On [08/12/2013] TMNT: Out of the Shadows Trailer Shows Off Raphael Gameplay [05/14/2013] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Co-Op Confirmed, TT Games Talks Co-Op Philosophy [01/21/2013] Rumored Black Ops 2 'Orientation' DLC Photo Revealed to be Fake [02/19/2013] Xbox and PS3 Update Arrives for Aliens: Colonial Marines [03/25/2013] Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction Mode Classes Revealed; New Live Action Trailer [11/05/2013] Resetting the Console Wars - Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Get a Fresh Start [08/26/2013] Call of Duty: Ghosts Adds 3 Co-Op Modes [10/03/2013] Win Real-life Loot Through the Borderland 2 'Loot Hunt' Event [10/10/2013] Borderlands 2 Adds Another Class and Increases Level Cap [03/24/2013] Minecraft 360 Goes Au Naturale with the new Natural Texture Pack [10/16/2013] Fuse Launch Trailer and Co-Op Demo Impressions [05/17/2013] Unlockable Costumes, DLC, and Launch Trailer for Resident Evil: Revelations [05/22/2013] A Level Cap Increase in Borderlands 2 Would Break the Game [02/08/2013] Grand Theft Auto Online is as Close As we get to GTA 5 Co-Op [08/20/2013] Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Brings Co-Op Play this Fall [05/22/2013] GTA Online Stimulus Package Drops this Week; Repeat Mission Payouts Halved [10/23/2013] Most Popular Features God Mode Co-Op Review Call of Duty: Ghosts Co-Op Review The Co-Op Games of 2013 Preview Splinter Cell: Blacklist Co-op Review Dead Space 3 Co-Op Review Diablo 3 (Console) Co-Op Review Payday 2 Co-Op Review How To Survive Co-Op Review Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army Co-Op Review Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Co-Op Review Saints Row IV Co-Op Review Dragon's Crown Co-Op Review Star Trek Co-Op Review Aliens: Colonial Marines Co-Op Review Xbox One Review FORCED Co-Op Review Gears of War: Judgment Co-Op Review Sacred Citadel Co-Op Review Soul Sacrifice Co-Op Review Fuse Co-Op Review SimCity Co-Op Review Thunder Wolves Co-Op Review CastleStorm Co-op Review LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Co-Op Review The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Co-Op Review Most Popular Co-Op FAQs Dead Space 3 Co-Op FAQ [02/11/2013] Saints Row IV Co-Op FAQ [08/14/2013] Diablo 3 (Console) Co-Op FAQ [09/12/2013] Dead Island: Riptide Co-Op FAQ [04/22/2013] Grand Theft Auto 5 Co-Op FAQ [10/17/2013] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Co-Op FAQ [10/22/2013] Disney Infinity Co-Op FAQ [08/28/2013] Aliens: Colonial Marines Co-Op FAQ [02/12/2013] Fuse Co-Op FAQ [05/28/2013] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Co-Op FAQ [03/26/2013] Marvel Heroes Co-Op FAQ [07/31/2013] Gears of War: Judgment Co-Op FAQ [03/25/2013] Dragon's Crown Co-Op FAQ [07/31/2013] Path of Exile Co-Op FAQ [08/01/2013] Soul Sacrifice Co-Op FAQ [05/07/2013] DOTA 2 Co-Op FAQ [07/30/2013] Dead Rising 3 Co-Op FAQ [12/17/2013] Warframe Co-Op FAQ [07/29/2013] Firefall Co-Op FAQ [08/02/2013] Biggest Game Releases Diablo 3 (360, PS3) [09.03.13] Aliens: Colonial Marines (360, PC, PS3) [02.12.13] Splinter Cell: Blacklist (360, PS3, PC) [08.20.13] Dragon's Crown (PS3, VITA) [08.06.13] PAYDAY 2 (PS3) [08.13.13] Fuse (360, PS3) [05.28.13] Dead Island: Riptide (360, PS3, PC) [04.23.13] The Incredible Adventures Of Van Helsing (PC) [05.22.13] Aethereus (PC) [09.27.13] Sanctum 2 (PC) [05.15.13] Resident Evil: Revelations (360) [05.21.13] Dead Space 3 (PC, PS3, 360) [02.05.13] Ryse: Son of Rome (XB1) [11.22.13] Saints Row IV (360, PS3, PC) [08.20.13] Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol (PC) [06.14.13] Star Trek (PC, PS3, 360) [04.23.13] Dead Rising 3 (XB1) [11.22.13] DungeonLand (PC) [01.29.13]