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PayDay 2 saw a release last year on consoles with an edition dubbed "Crimewave" - the game included a ton of content from the PC version all bundled up into a nice package for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 player. Consistent support for the game came in update after update, so much so, we've gone to update twelve.

Is it just me, or are we seeing a resurgence of SHMUP or Twin-Stick style games lately? I feel like every other day we're adding some new title to our database that combines fast paced bullet-hell like gameplay with some other genre-bending element. Today that game is RiftStar Raiders, a new title from Climax Studios.

Most Co-Optimus readers who also own an Xbox One will likely have a Live Gold membership as this is the only way to allow them to play online co-op.  However, if you are on the fence, from 16-19th February Gold is open to all, as is access to Rocket League.

Developer EXOR Studios have announced their brand new game, X-Morph: Defense for the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game, set to release later this year combines twin-stick shooting, tower defense, and SHMUP like gameplay for an faster paced strategy game.

Redshirts far and wide grimace as word of Star Trek: Bridge Crew's delay begins to appear.  We were so close, gang.  So close, but apparently, so far away.

For Honor launched yesterday on Valentine's Day, which only makes sense as it depicts the timeless and tragic love triangle between Samurai, Knights, and Vikings. Its launch was commemorated with a shiny launch trailer and a Day One patch for all players gung-ho to re-enact this classic love story.

I love February 15th as it is the furthermost date from having to worry about Valentine's Day again.  Along with the card and chocolate that you forgot, you may have also not noticed that Dead Rising 4 had a new update that included some free sweetheart content.

Guns of Icarus has been a concept kicking around almost since this site's creation. We reviewed the original game back in 2009. Eight years later the game has been re-written from the ground up, expanded in every aspect, and re-focused for cooperative play with the new Alliance mode set to release sometime this year.

Serellen has had a rough go at trying to revive the CQB (Close-Quarters Combat) tactical shooter genre. After announcing, kickstarting and releasing Takedown: Red Sabre in late 2013, it was met with a lot of disappointment. Then in late 2015 the team announced a new take on the genre, a game called Epsilon that was released on Steam Early access.

Free to play games, specifically those popular on mobile platforms, are growing and an incredible rate. The sheer size and volume of these games are not to be underestimated. The developers behind these games have grown equally as impressive in size, sometimes dwarfing those companies that put out AAA Console and PC games. One of those developers is Plarium.

The style of game that Nintendo's Star Fox or Sega's After Burner has all but been lost. Thankfully some indie developers have been picking up the slack where the AAA devs have left a whole. Red Barton and the Sky Pirates looks like a stylish, kid friendly flight game where you're in control of a bi-place shooting down enemies from the sky set in WWI in the realm of the aforementioned Sega and Nintendo classics.