Appropriately, the Co-Opticrew is spending this weekend researching the potential results of a global apocalypse. Granted, the situation they're analyzing is more, uh, demonically-focused, but you might as well be prepared for all outcomes, right? With any luck, we'll emerge from the weekend with a greater understanding of how to double jump and rip the limbs off any monstrosity that looks at us funny.
When Ghost Recon: Breakpoint released late in 2019 it was met with a less than stellar reception. This in turn led developer Ubisoft to remap the game’s focus and direction for the future. We now seem to be at the first step of that new plan, with the impending release of the “Ghost Experience,” which comes to all platforms March 24th. As laid out in their post, Ubisoft’s Ghost Mode breaks the game into three modes: Regular, Immersive and Custom. Regular is how the game was released originally, Immersive removes gear levels and tiered loot so players can simply be Ghosts, and Custom allows players to mix and match different gameplay settings as they see fit.
Digital Extremes, the developer behind the popular space-ninja MMO Warframe, has announced that to celebrate of the game’s 7th anniversary, players will be able to receive in-game rewards beginning now and going through March 30th across all platforms of the game, be it Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or PC. Additionally, completing special Alerts on the weekends throughout the month of March results in unlocking anniversary gifts (ranging from cosmetics for your Warframe to weapons) from the past 6 years of the game, regardless of how much (or how little) you’ve played - what a happy birth month!
It has been a long time coming, but SEGA’s Phantasy Star Online 2 is now available to the masses in English for the first time. PSO2 has soft-launched as a free-to-play open beta on Xbox One this week, and it offers plenty of Japanese-style action-RPG co-op goodness.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War feels like the culmination of Rebellion’s efforts to make a third-person shooter that utilizes arcade game style rewards rather than in-game bonuses or accolades. Getting a high-kill combo pays off with a little retro-sounding audio chime while a skillful long-distance shot will result in the infamous “X-Ray Kill...
Since social distancing is the topic of the hour, what better time could there be to dive into a nice, meaty RPG shooter with a few (online) friends? Borderlands 3, which recently completed the jump from Epic Games Store exclusivity to the Steam storefront, has plenty of meat on its haunches for you to gnaw on over the next few weeks.
Spring is beginning to arrive, bringing with it some big content updates for older and established MMOs and some launches for new MMOs. For this month on MMOCO, we take a look at major updates for TERA and Black Desert, as well as some launch details for new Xbox One MMO Bless Unleashed. Let’s jump in....
While most of the world crumbles under the weight of a thousand toilet paper rolls, the Co-Opticrew is maintaining a strict regimen of staying indoors and keeping our social distance. Luckily, co-op gaming no longer requires everyone to be on the same couch, so our plans aren't terribly different than normal.
At PAX East a few weeks ago, Gearbox had some news to share about their popular loot-shooter, Borderlands 3. The six month Epic Games Store exclusivity deal comes to an end today so you can now purchase the title on Steam (yes, purchase; owning it on Epic does not get you the Steam version). It's worth noting that the game will support PC cross-play between the Steam and Epic Games Store versions, and you can transfer saves between the two but it's a manual process. Additional details can be found in the official FAQ.
According to a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, Derek Yu and team are still hard at work on Spelunky 2, their follow-up to the extremely popular roguelike platformer, Spelunky. In short, the update reiterates that they're adding more variety to the game in the hopes of giving us all new ways to di-... er, interact with the levels.
Locke and Nick take have take to the stars to live out their dream of moving out of the basement and into their own place. Unfortunately they couldn't afford a classy space apartment and instead have to deal with an infestation of dirty aliens while remembering to provide all the comforts of life - like a microwave.
In case you have been away from the battlefronts in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a spell, the war continues to rage on against the forces of grotesque evil. This battle has now expanded onto the second free Drachenfels map - Blood in the Darkness. The official word from developer Fat Shark states, “In the new free map to Warhammer: Vermintide 2, the merry band of heroes commonly known as the Ubersreik Five are on their way towards the castle but are faced with unexpected challenges. The hostile environment appears to be even darker than ever.“ This update is available now across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
