RPGs are great and all, but since the beginning they've always been a touch predictable with their setting. A fact I just made up states that nine out of ten role playing games are fantasy themed. That's a lot of swords of destiny and enchanted potions. How about something a little different? How about something with lasers and cyborgs and, dare I say it, co-op?!

There are plenty of times where network stability is crucial, but none moreso than when a dozen zombies are bearing down on you, and your online ally is the only thing standing between them and your soft, succulent brain matter.  Unfortunately, Dead Island Definitive Edition hasn't been up to snuff in the network stability department since it launched earlier this year.

While many were hoping that Blizzard would announce the next entry in the Diablo series at last week's Blizzcon, it appears that all we'll be getting is the return of a familiar class: the Necromancer. Sometime next year, the Rise of the Necromancer pack will be available for Diablo 3 on the PC and the Ultimate Evil Edition on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Everywhere you go, Final Fantasy XV is there. Square-Enix has been aggressively pushing the game in the last weeks before release, showing off trailers and screenshots and announcing all sorts of content updates for the future. Before you put up your blinders and go back to playing co-op games, here this bit of good news: online co-op is coming to Final Fantasy 15. Now it's safe to board the hype train.

We're a week away from the console debut of Watch Dogs 2, and Ubisoft took to their blog last Wednesday to lay out their plans for all that post-launch content. If you pick up the Season Pass, you'll get all three of the planned DLC packages and a couple customization options that will let you change up Marcus' look.

Infinity Ward has done some pretty unusual marketing for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. First there was that live action "go to space" trailer advertising the main game, and now there's... this. A Zombies in Spaceland cartoon short followed by gameplay that's almost as unusual as the intro.

You thought 28 characters was enough? Not even close. Gearbox has rolled out the 29th playable character for its first person shooter Battleborn, and if you ask me, this one's a bit immature. Because he's a comic book obsessed kid, you see...

Is it shark week already? Well, kinda. Warface is celebrating three years first person shooting action with an update that should make people like us quite happy. And by "us" I mean co-op gamers. And by "happy" I mean "like sharks to a pile of bloody fish corpses". In a good way.

First teased back in July, Digital Extremes has finally pushed out a barrel full of information for Warframe's impending update, The War Within. But first, there's a catch! You'll need to have completed the previous update before diving into the new one, so stop reading this, text your friends, and play Warframe.

LittleBigPlanet 3 continues its fight for your co-op gaming attention with a brand new series of community challenges! To make things even more interesting, a couple of costume packs are also on their way, including a ghost outfit, Soulcalibur costumes, and upcoming outfits from that Dark Souls III game all the kids are talking about.

Finally!  Well, gang, looks like we made it out of the spookiest time of the year, and with just enough of our nerves intact to enjoy another rejuvenating weekend.  Perhaps we'll fully recover our wits by this time next year, but I'm not especially optimistic.

There are quite a few reasons why open betas are wonderful. They help developers prepare for a smoother launch in a myriad of ways, such as using community feedback to iron out bugs or stress-testing online focused titles. Betas also give us an avenue to test drive games that we may have some interest in. If you are a PS4 owner and Killing Floor 2 happens to fall into that category, today is your lucky day.