Microsoft's "Netflix for video games" is starting to look like a better deal all the time as the catalog of titles available to play continues to grow. As of today, October 3, there are 137 games available to download and play, and of those, 48 are co-op games.
The days when a finished game was released out of the box are over and it is a modern phenomena to boot up a game and receive a gameplay altering update. With Dead Rising 4 about to launch on PS4, Capcom Vancouver have taken it on themselves to listen to the fans of the game and have made some of the changes they requested added to the core mechanics.
Microsoft and Mojang have made good on the promise from E3 2017 that Minecraft would become a cross-platform gaming experience. With the “Better Together” update, players from mobile, Xbox One, and Windows 10 platforms can all play together. It should also be noted that while the Nintendo Switch version is still in development (with a “soon” release date at best) it will be cross-platform compatible upon its release.
You know what they say - no matter what form of media, sequels are empirically the best and most beloved entry of any given franchise. At least, that's what our upcoming weekend plans would seem to suggest, as they're dominated by all kinds of sequels. On a different day, I would've probably lodged some sort of weak-hearted complaint about the death of originality in media, but as it turns out, all of these sequels seem to be quite good. Plus, I'm too busy gearing my galactic warlock out to feel aggrieved by much of anything.
In the midst of all the exciting new games and SNES Classics being unleashed upon the world, last Friday, ArenaNet released the second expansion for Guild Wars 2, "Path of Fire". We investigated and discussed what's new and exciting during our regular Monday night co-op stream, and in case you missed it, we've got a recap for you!
Steamforged Games, the designers behind the interesting but cooperative Dark Souls: The Board Game and Dark Souls: The Card Game, have set their sites on a new franchise: Resident Evil. While there are still 25 days to go on the Kickstarter campaign, Resident Evil 2 - The Board Game has already reached (and exceeded) it's goal of $200,639.
Tooth and Tail is a real time strategy game set in an eastern European anthropomorphic rodent revolution. The team at Pocketwatch Games previously stole our hearts with Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine, and they are back with their take on ‘Popcorn RTS’. Pocketwatch has removed many of the barriers of entry for the genre such as a rel...
The 2015 version of Star Wars Battlefront had a dedicated co-op mode (Skirmish) where you could tackle some specific co-op challenges with a buddy. The 2017 version of Star Wars Battlefront II will be getting something a little different in the form of an "Arcade" mode.
The LEGO games are very agile at grabbing the latest developments in the Marvel universe and making good use of them; be that adding the Guardians of the Galaxy or, like here, introducing The Inhumans. This family group live off planet and are getting their own TV show. Not one to miss out on the latest tie in, Black Bolt and co. feature in the latest trailer for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2.
We're coming to the close of September, which means Fall is officially kicking off. Next month is the appropriate time to start putting up Halloween decorations AND NOT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, CONVENIENCE STORES!!! Anyways, there are a handful of co-op title releases this week, like Cuphead and Total War: WARHAMMER 2, as well as the arrival of the SNES Classic and the final DLC for Nioh.
Last week during this year's Tokyo Game Show, some of the development team behind the forthcoming Monster Hunter: World took to Capcom's stage to show off a few of the key features of the title, including the character creation, some of the story setup for this new entry, and the free-roam/exploration mode.
Well, wouldn't you know it. I straight up forgot to post our regularly scheduled Weekend in Gaming article. To be honest with you all, I thought everything had been typed up and set to go, but apparently the insanity of the workweek took my mind into an alternate dimension. To those of you who spent the weekend in an aimless shuffle, realities thrown awry by not knowing our gaming plans, I apologize.
