We had a chance to dip our toes into Outward, an open-world survival RPG from the Canadian developer Nine Dots Studio. It is an impressive feat from a small team who has created a charming and atmospheric game that feels wildly unique.
While most of the Co-Opticrew is spending the weekend doing cool stuff like playing video games and board games, some of us will be really nerdin' it up with some Dungeons and Dragons. I mean, honestly, who would want to spend a few hours a week hanging out with their friends, having a good time, rolling dice, and collectively telling a dope story? Certainly not me.
It's been almost two years since we first wrote up some early impressions of Phoenix Labs' Dauntless, and there have been a number of updates and improvements in that time. The biggest, of course, is the recent release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with cross-play/cross-progression between BOTH of those consoles (whaaaaaaaaat?!) and the PC version. Mike, Nick, and Jason hopped back into the game this week to see how things are looking in the world of the Shattered Isles.
Activision and Infinity Ward today announced their latest entry in to the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Wait you say! That game came out in 2007! Don't be confused, this is a brand new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reimagined from the ground up - and a return to having a full fledged story based campaign for Call of Duty after skipping it last year.
I stood on a mountain, my partner beside me, looking out across the land. I had just escaped a narrow death at the hands (paws?) of large dog-like foes and the only thought I had was “Well, now what?” This was not the first time and it would not be the last as Outward drops the player into a game world, shrugs its shoulders, and leaves ...
Crackdown 3 may not have lived up to the expectations set by its predecessors, but still was a solid entry for the series in my opinion. While it wasn't the groundbreaking technological marvel originally promised, it was an extremely polished and satisfying game based on the formula set out by Crackdown 1 and 2. Today the team at Microsoft have announced the "Extra Edition" update.
The folks over at Billy Goat Entertainment are pretty clever. They've identified a boring niche in the market (buying groceries) and injected some goshdarn energy into it (by adding screaming and also a goat).
What greater joy is there than a job well done? Trick question - it's the joy of doing so while taking in joyous new landscapes and repping a sick decal. Such are the glories on offer in the official map extension for Bus Simulator 18.
Seven years after the original release of Sniper Elite V2, Rebellion has just unleashed Sniper Elite V2 Remastered on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. With Sniper Elite III and 4 having already improved on the original formula in multiple ways, does the world need a better-looking version of V2? Maybe not, but V2 Remastered still offers ple...
The Co-Opticrew just can't decide which game should dominate our plans this weekend, and you'd better believe we're at each other's throats about it. It's all fun and games around here until Locke smashes a bottle over our mantle and starts screaming about how Outward's extreme focus on realism really does make it enjoyable.
There's only a week until Conan Unconquered is released on PC, and I'm already starting to feel the effects. The yard around my office has become more wretched and desolate, neighborhood dogs have taken to snarling at me, and someone's been replacing all my clothing with loincloths.
Today, Phoenix Labs' vision of "One Dauntless" comes true as the action-RPG title is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, AND it supports full cross-play/cross-progression with those consoles and the PC version. Playing on the PS4 but a couple friends are on the PC and another is on the Xbox One? No problem. Get out there and hunt those Behemoths with whomever you want on whatever platform you want.
