Raiden V: Director's Cut will be dropping October 5 on the PlayStation 4 and PC. This is an expanded/enhanced version of the game that dropped for the Xbox One last year with the added feature of local co-op play.

While all the console players got to have their fun in Destiny 2 last month, the PC beta kicks off next week. We've got a bunch of codes to giveaway to get into the Early Access that starts next Monday, August 28, so check the details below for a chance to win one!

Microsoft showed off more of the Xbox One X this week at Gamescom, but they also sat down with many of the developers that are working on games for the Xbox One console. Jeff Strain, founder of Undead Labs, popped in for a bit to talk about State of Decay 2 and just a little bit about the new co-op feature.

The Escapists 2 got an early release on the PC and is available to play now. The PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One versions will be out tomorrow, and the Switch version is still TBA. That's not all. Mouldy Toof Studios figured they'd toss one last challenge everyone's way. Sure, you can escape from an ordinary prison, maybe even a prison in space, but can you rise to the levels of Nic Cage and escape from an airplane?!

Some good news for all the Minecraft: Wii U Edition players out there. Your world progress will not be lost should you decided to go over to the Nintendo Switch and the appropriate Minecraft edition there. The next update that arrives for both consoles will allow you to import your world/save from one version to the other.

Time for a little tech talk with today's ARK: Survival Evolved news. Studio Wildcard is teaming up with Nitrado to provide rentable dedicated game servers for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. If you're wondering what that means, exactly, then read on.

I love video games. I love what people are doing with video games these days. Take, for example, GUTS Department's Aegis Defenders. The indie studio is mixing Metroid-vania style action and exploration with some tower defense mechanics, and (best of all) you can play it all with a friend! Yes, please!

Earlier today, the Founder's Alpha for upcoming PC monster-hunting game Dauntless went live. This Alpha build follows the extensive Tech Alpha phase and opens up the game to play for anyone who has purchased the ultimate "Founder" level of the three available "Founder's Packs" (currently available for $80).

In keeping with the road map they laid out earlier this year, the first piece of new DLC (Operation Blood Orchid) since February will be dropping for Rainbow 6 Siege soon. For all you Terrorist Hunt fans out there (and pretty much everyone else, too), two new Operators from the Hong Kong Special Duties Unit (S.D.U.) along with an Operator from Poland's GROM will be available to play along with a new map, a creepy abandoned amusement park.

You can run, you can drive, and you can fly, but you'll never escape your inevitable obsession with Rocket League.  It could span years, or it could only last a few days, but at some point in your life, you'll have an unexplainable desire to get better at car soccer.  It's going to happen, so you may as well get it over with now.

Remember back in 2014 when a quirky little driving/simulation game called Spintires made its debut and everyone was on the "mud and winch" craze? Well, guess what? There's an enhanced edition, Spintires: MudRunner, coming out this October for PC and consoles.

We're a little over a week away from the start of the big fall release season, and one of the co-op titles you can enjoy starting on August 29 is Absolver, an "online multiplayer combat game" where players can create their own combat style. Though it's core is a 1v1 fighting game, there are some interesting co-op features, which the devs have recently talked about in some greater detail on the PlayStation Blog.

Microsoft is delaying the release of Crackdown 3 on the Xbox One and PC from Nov. 7, 2017 to spring 2018, the company told Polygon in an official email. The game was revealed at E3 2014 but has since been mostly a no-show to the gaming public. Many were worried about the state of the game, and it looks like that includes publisher Microsoft.

Spellforce, the longtime RTS/RPG franchise, has had a third title in the works for some time now.  When we last heard word of the latest sequel, it was said to be heading for a 2016 release.  That's obviously not the case, but regardless, developer Grimlore Games has been hard at work making what will hopefully be a worthy entry in Spellforce 3.

Amidst the multitude of stability patches this week and last, Epic had some bigger news about their third-person shooting/building title, Fortnite. A portion of the dev team is devoted to adding a new Survival mode that will challenge players to fight off the hordes of Husks for up to 14 in-game days.

The newest Uncharted title, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, arrives next week and despite the campaign featuring two protagonists, there's still no sign of campaign co-op. However, the game does feature the same multiplayer/co-op Survival modes as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which will be receiving an update next week to add a new co-op mode.

While the overall goal of Splatoon 2's co-op mode, Salmon Run, is fairly straightforward, the different permutations (i.e., local/adhoc network vs online), when you can play online, how you can connect with friends, and the rewards is a bit confusing. We've done our best to break this down and answer some of the more frequent questions about it.

As your resident LEGO video game reporter, I'm legally obligated to update you on any new information regarding all video games featuring licensed blocks that can be affixed to one another.  And, well wouldn't you know it, here's some new information now!

Starbreeze's forthcoming co-op shooter, RAID: World War II, got an official release date last Friday. Team up with four friends and steal some Nazi loot, while also shooting some Nazis, on September 26 on PC, and Xbox One/PlayStation 4 on October 10 in North America and October 13 in Europe.

The classic platforming Sonic is back today with the release of Sonic Mania on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One (PC is delayed until the 29th). To celebrate the hedgehog's return, which thus far has been met with fair praise, check out the game's opening animation and maybe feel a little bit of nostalgia/excitement...

We were undecided last night on what to stream for our normal Monday night co-op stream. With Jason late to the party, Mike and I began to troll through the current list of 1000 titles on sale on Steam. And we found this gem for $6.  Aces of Seafood. And would you look at that? It's on Locke's wishlist. So we dove in.

Since July’s issue of MMOCO, some big things have happened for Guild Wars 2. Details on the long-awaited Path of Fire expansion were released and a preview weekend happened just this last weekend. For August, we’ll be diving into these two topics....

Well, folks, I don't mean to scare anyone, but it's looking like a minor apocalypse happened around these parts.  Much of the Co-Opticrew is MIA this weekend, including our Site Owner, Nick, and our Lead Editor, Jason, and o-... wait.  If they're gone, does that mean I can put whatever I want in here?

The sequel to one of the most popular (if not only) prison escaping sims on the market, The Escapists 2 will feature new prison levels set in space. If that doesn’t whet your appetite for attempting to escape intergalactic prison systems with your closest friends, I don’t know what will.