It's been a while since a game was so divisive as Outriders amongst the Co-Optimus team. We've been checking the game out since the beta/demo in early March and even then we had some concerns. Now a few weeks post full launch we've gotten more time with the game and it's time give our thoughts.

Let's face it, the Alien franchise is made for co-op play. Specifically those that are derivitive of the second movie. And while we've had the likes of Alien vs. Predator, and Aliens: Colonial Marines, we've still been waiting for that truly special experience. Enter Aliens: Fireteam a 3rd person action game from Cold Iron Studios set 23 years after the events of Alien 3.

We're back with another stream of Valheim, the online co-op survival game featuring Vikings, boars, deer, and now...trolls! Our stream starts just after a giant troll literally demolishes our hard work from last stream. Killing the "door" house. Thankfully Locke is able to get revenge as we run around like chickens on the dinner menu.

To celebrate the awesome lineup of co-op games coming to us in 2021, we're hosting a Steam giveaway thanks to the developers over at Windwalk Games, a development team of former Riot Games devs working on an upcoming co-op experience. More to come on this soon! *hint hint*

We're back with more Valheim, this time we continue to build our Viking village and fight off the graylings. Things get more intense after our battle with the game's first boss but its onward and upwards as we try to cover our manly bodies in something other than a loin cloth.

The Outriders co-op demo is out now, allowing you and two friends to experience a sci-fi adventure of shooting and looting on an alien planet. In the demo you are able to take a character up to Level 7 and experience the intro and first major boss battle along with a small number of side quests. We jumped in the other night to see what this game was all about.

For the King is a game we checked out back in 2018 on PC, since then we've seen releases on all of the major consoles and critical acclaim. The game takes a co-op board game like approach to tactical RPGs with a simplistic yet attractive art style and a focus on replayability. Now almost 3 years since the game's initial release we have our first piece of premium DLC called The Lost Civilization.

Survival games are all the rage these days, with the trend starting many years ago with Minecraft, we've seen the genre absolutely explode across all gaming platforms. We've had dinosaurs, zombies, and even cannibals as a setting for these games. Now with a new game from developer Iron Gate we have Vikings. It's Valheim an up to 10 player co-op game now in early access on PC.

By my count, we are approaching close to 100 headsets evaluated on this site in our 13 years of existence. Needless to say we've seen all makes, models, and varieties - from wired stereo headsets to fully wireless surround sound monsters. I'm at the point now where I know exactly what features I want to hear in a pair of cans for my ears. And let me tell you - the perfect headset still doesn't seem to exist. 

Well now, what do we have here?  Word on the street is that Zombie Army 4's Season 2 campaign, "Death from Above," has reached a crescendo in the form of its final episode, "Dead Zeppelin" (get it?).   If you're so inclined, you can play said finale right now, provided you have purchased the mission either individually or as part the Season 2 pass.