Well folks, it appears my time has come. No longer can I berate my colleagues about their obsession with shiny number guns, for I have returned to the fold. If I'm being honest, it's nice here. Warm, comforting, and nostalgic, like a blanket in your old bedroom at your parents' house. In fact, if I think about it for a while, it feels like I could just stay here... looting... forever...
As with most modern superhero games, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3's roster will feature a whole slew of characters from your favorite comic (or cinematic) series. That doesn't mean everything is said and done on release day, though. Rather, the game will receive three DLC packs over the course of the next year, which are all part of the $20 expansion pass.
While Monster Hunter: World is the most approachable entry in the long-running series, there were still some issues that made it difficulty to co-op with friends whenever you wanted. As we learned from a recent Game Informer Q&A, you'll still have to wait for friends to watch certain mid-mission cutscenes before you'll be able to join them, but a recent developer diary discussing the forthcoming "Iceborne" expansion highlighted one improvement on the co-op front: inviting offline friends to your "Squad."
A new trailer for Gearbox's Borderlands 3 dropped earlier this week. While many speculated/hoped that when the developer teased a "Celebration of Togetherness" on July 16, that they'd be announcing some kind of cross-platform play for the forthcoming loot-shooter. Sadly, that was not the case. Randy Pitchford, CEO for Gearbox, set expectation just ahead of the event by tweeting out that it would not be about cross-play, but that they "are committed to supporting cross-play for Borderlands 3 with our partners as soon as practicable after launch."
Novarama's Killsquad made its debut just ahead of this year's E3, and this week, it's hit Steam Early Access for all to play. Last week, Mike, Jason, and Nick got a little time with the title before it launched into the realm of "early access," and came away impressed.
One of the surprising hits from the end of the Wii U’s lifecycle was Super Mario Maker, a game that challenged the entire Nintendo community to create their own Mario levels and see just how fun, devious, inventive, and cruel they could be. The title caught on quickly and it seemed inevitable that a sequel would arise on the Switch. Lo and be...
SuperMassive Games, best known for Until Dawn, teamed up with publisher Bandai Namco last year and announced a new anthology of titles that would be in that same "interactive drama horror" genre. The full anthology is referred to as "The Dark Pictures Anthology" and the first of these, Man of Medan, is slated for a release at the end of August, and it was recently revealed that the game will feature two different co-op modes to enjoy with friends.
A few weeks ago, we hopped into the "Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary" DLC that was released for Borderlands 2. The DLC acts as a bridge between the end of Borderlands 2 and the forthcoming Borderlands 3. As we played, we noted that while the looting and shooting is still pretty fun, the game definitely feels like a title released seven years ago and hoped there would be some quality-of-life changes for the next entry in the series. Good news, minion! Sounds like there will be.
NVidia has sent over their list of GeForce themed deals on Amazon for the annual "Prime Day" sale. This year there's a ton of great offers if you're in the market for a new gaming laptop or card - with savings over $500 on certain items. This is a limited time sale and you must be an Amazon Prime member to get the special pricing.
The Co-Opticrew has fought back! My recent admonishment of their predictability did not go unnoticed, and y'all... I am paying for it. Never mind the French jabs or the annoying weekend plans, it's the little things I can't get over. It's the staring, the water cooler whispering, the "accidental" tossing of my packed lunches into the trash. I can't take it anymore! Play as many space-looters as you want, you dang philistines. Just leave me out of it.
Riverbond, the Minecraft-esque voxel aesthetic and 4-player co-op title that features top-down combat and exploration in the vein of Diablo, was released back on June 9th; right before the video game holiday week known as E3. In case you missed the fun, charming trailer that features a watermelon warrior, you can watch it below before snagging Riverbond on PS4, Xbox One and PC now.
First teased during a Nintendo Direct a few months ago, Stranger Things 3: The Game has received an official launch trailer to accompany the release of the game and the third season of the show. While the show is a Netflix exclusive, the game can be found on the Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
