There's been almost 10 Earth Defense Force games released since Earth Defense Force 2017 came out on the Xbox 360, but one thing has remained constant in the series - the sense of scale. That was the answer given by series creator and producer on Earth Defense Force: World Brothers, Nobuyuki Okajima. With the new game in the series departing from the more realistic look we saw in Earth Defense Force 5 it's good to know the soul is still in tact.

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.

Turtle Rock and publisher Warner Bros have delayed the upcoming co-op zombie shooter Back 4 Blood from its summer release. The game will now launch on October 12th, 2021 instead of its original June 22 release date.

After what was called an "indefinite delay," Watch Dogs: Legion co-op mode is now available on PC alongside the already release co-op mode available on consoles. Alongside of this is the release of the Tactical Ops Missions, raid-like scenarios are bigger and more challenging end game activities that Ubisoft suggests only groups of four or more take on.

We've already had an extensive hands on preview with It Takes Two early last month. The game, if you didn't know, is a co-op platformer and adventure by Hazelight Studios. You can read all those detailed impressions here and here. Our latest stream of the game is actually covering a lot of the same topics - but having had a chance to reflect on some things, our opinion may have changed...slightly.

Outriders is set to release in just a little over a week now on April 1st. The three player co-op shooter from studio People Can Fly will be available on multiple platforms, and if you've played the co-op demo, your progress will carry forward. Now with just days to go the hype train is in full effect.

We're back continuing our coverage of It Takes Two, the upcoming two player co-op romantic comedy meets video game from developer Hazelight and publisher Electronic Arts. Hopefully you've had time to check out our written impressions and the video preview of the game's first level.

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.

Hopefully you've had a chance to read our hands on impressions with It Takes Two over here. As we talked about, Locke and I spent a few hours with the game playing through the opening levels and experiencing the different things the game has to offer. Over the next few days we'll highlight some of those experiences with a handful of video highlights we took from our sessions with the game. 

Josef Fares of Hazelight Studios has two major releases under his belt, both focused on narrative gameplay featuring two major characters. While 2013's Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons was a single player affair except on Switch, 2018's A Way Out was a full on co-op experience for two players as they attempted to break out of a prison. Now Josef and Hazelight are back for something decidedly different and honestly, all together fresh for video games. 

Square-Enix have announced a remastered version of the PlayStation 1 classic RPG Legend of Mana is coming to PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch this summer. While the game was available on the PS3 in it's original form, the remaster is bringing several updates and quality of life improvements to the game.