Just like the inevitable heat death of the universe, Dying Light 2's release is getting closer by the day. We've still got some way to go, as the game isn't due out until Spring 2020, but already I can feel its parkour-combat seeping into my mind. On the way home from work, I found myself gazing up at a nearby gap between buildings, wondering if it was short enough to jump.
The Co-opticrew is having a hard time prying themselves from the allure of the sequel. The pull is so strong, in fact, that nearly every game on the docket this weekend is either the second, third, or umpteenth entry in a series. What can we say? We like what we like, and we apparently have no room in our lives for things that don't align exactly with those specifications. Or maybe, instead of room, it's time. In fact, speaking from experience, I can say with some certainty that it is indeed time.
Gunfire Games' Remnant: From the Ashes has been out for two days now, and initial reviews are quite favorable. In part that's due to the difficulty of the encounters in the game, which requires players to come up with some interesting ways of dealing with whatever gets thrown at them. The other part is tackling those encounters with friends (or strangers). A recent interview with Mike Maza, Principal Designer at Gunfire Games, sheds a little light on how the team approached co-op.
The first DLC pack for MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order now has an official release date: Sept. 30. The pack is part of the $20 bundle that also includes two future DLC packs (Fantastic Four and X-Men), which has to be purchased as a whole (i.e., you can't buy the packs individually). If you've been enjoying your time with the game, which I sort of have, then picking the bundle up will certainly ensure you get even more stuff as this pack alone includes four characters (Blade, Punisher, Moon Knight, and Morbius), two new game modes, and a new Infinity Rift.
Human: Fall Flat is having a fit of the vapors in its latest update. The new level, "Steam", is industrially themed and focuses its puzzles and mechanics around all the ways you can use and abuse water's gaseous state. Most importantly, it's available at this very moment.
A few days ago, The Coalition lifted up the curtain on the new Horde mode for the forthcoming Gears 5. While many of the same systems from Gears of War 4 are returning (i.e., using a Fabricator to build fortifications/guns, gathering energy to power the Fabricator, equipping cards on your character), there are a few tweaks, too.
At this year's Gamescom, Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, and Dotemu showed off some new footage of the forthcoming Streets of Rage 4, including a look at a new character, Cherry Hunter. The trailer also included a little bonus at the very end: the newest entry in the Streets of Rage franchise will be released on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
The upcoming Spelunky 2, which was set to release later in 2019, has been delayed. According to the game’s developer, Derek Yu, the sequel to 2008’s Spelunky is requiring more time as “the density and detail of the game is demanding more time.” This may come as a shock to some, considering how simple Spelunky seems on the surface, but due to the few details that have come from Yu up to this point there is no way to know what components of the sequel will be getting the extra time.
If you're coming to this fine cooperative gaming website, you're probably into gameplay videos of unreleased titles. That's all well and good, but are you still into it if said videos are nearing the runtime of a Seinfeld episode? If so, I have some fantastic news for you.
Earlier this summer, with the reveal of the next Destiny 2 expansion, Shadowkeep, Bungie announced that their first-person shooter/action-RPG would be getting Cross Save support across all platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One). This functionality would allow players to use the same characters, same gear, and same progress across multiple platforms with just a few exceptions. In last week's "This Week at Bungie" post, the developer released some more details on what all this entails, and that it'll go live tomorrow, August 21.
Keeping up with all of the mini consoles on the market, SEGA has announced their SEGA Genesis Mini will become available on September 19, 2019. The teeny console comes packed with 40 games (and two “bonus” titles), all of the required cables, and 2 controllers so you and a friend can throw back to your playtimes of ol’ with Contra: Hard Corps, Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, Toejam and Earl, and so many more.
As if Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - a game about killing hordes of evil with medieval weapons - needed any more reason to be awesome, the game has received its first true expansion pack via the Winds of Magic, which adds weapons, maps, enemies, and a game mode. The expansion, which requires the base game to play, is available now on PC for $19.99. However, if you have a friend - and we here at Co-Optimus do enjoy games more with friends - who purchased the content they can invite you into their game even if you haven’t bought it yet.
