Christmas has come early for us co-op gamers (at least for those of us on Sony platforms)! Playstation just announced a slick new deal focused entirely on co-op gaming, presumably to help calm your family's nerves after two hours of bickering about why your aunt brought her new boyfriend to Thanksgiving dinner. It's like, why does he even come if he doesn't even like the Bears! Also, the stuffing he brought tastes sort of like motor oil.
Claire Redfield, the star of Resident Evil: Revelations 2, has had a rough life. For one, she's spent most of it chasing after her deadbeat brother, who's too busy following his dream of murdering every zombie on God's green earth to take a minute and send her a text. In doing so, the poor lady's also built up enough PTSD to make even the most seasoned psychiatrist wish he'd listened to his parents and gotten that accounting degree. Nevertheless, Capcom just won't leave her be. In making her the lead of their upcoming game, they've made some updates to her character, possibly to reflect the number of times she's had to scream that she's not a zombie.
Don't you just love these "secret" games that seem to exist only to make you go WOW? Lost Ark is an action RPG in the vein of Diablo or Torchlight currently in the works by a Korean team Smilegate. To sum it up neatly, it's basically just like Torchlight, only with the special attacks turned up to frickin 100.
Welcome to Kyrat, the setting for Far Cry 4. Set in the Himalayan mountains, players will experience a wide variety landscapes to see and activities to complete. But what can they experience with a friend? Here's our FAQ.
Remember the Emergency games from a few years ago? German studio Sixteen Tons Entertainment's simulation series has been kicking around since 1998, spawning a few sequels, spinning off a few spin-offs, and even rooting a mobile version or two. It's been almost eight years since the last numbered release, but now it's time to strap on your rescue gear and save the city. Emergency 5 is on the way.
If a self-aware parody action/platformer is what you're looking for, turn thy gaze to Apocalypse Cow. It's always good to laugh at yourself, and developers Monsters have dedicated an entire title to the self-deprecation of video games. Apocalypse Cow recently marched its way through Steam's Greenlight process and is currently scheduled to go live on both PC and Mac in the first quarter of next year.
Evolve, one of our most anticipated co-op releases of 2015, just got a little bit sweeter for those who are gaming on a budget. We recently got wind of Turtle Rock Studios announcing that the many different maps to choose from, including the DLC ones, will all be available for free.
It's time to fly your robot ninjas into the infinite blackness of space. Warframe's new update, entitled "Archwing," finally puts the "space" in "space ninja," and slaps a couple of sweet cyborg wings onto your Tenno. Your ninja-flipping robot can equip themselves with a variety of these Archwings, enabling them to waltz past the walls of their ships and do battle in Zero-G. It's almost like the developers forced themselves to think about how you can make a robot ninja cooler. Simple: make 'em fly.
Rebellion has recently released a bunch of new DLC for Sniper Elite 3. While some of it is purchasable DLC, the meat of it is free, content-adding DLC. Best yet, one of the new free additions is a co-op Overwatch mission called Twilight Strike.
There's only one release this week, with it being a holiday week in the US, that's no surprise. In fact this week marks "Black Friday" - the day the holiday shopping season typically kicks off. It's the biggest shopping day of the year for most retailers and it usually marks the END of the big fall releases for video games.
Over 9000 Zombies!, the latest in top-down zombie genocide entertainment, has released a new trailer showcasing its newest feature: a map editor! Now you and up to three friends can blast hordes of undead on a soccer field, or in a warehouse that looks strangely like Lemmy from Motorhead. Not only can you present these new creations to your friends, but developer Loren Lemcke has also given you the option to upload your maps to the Steam Workshop. From there, strangers from all over the world can download your map, fight zombies, and say to themselves, "Come to think of it, I have always wanted to headshot zombies in the parking lot of a Denny's."
Destiny has proven to be great fun, but life in games moves pretty fast and two months may as well be a lifetime. Bungie are hoping to keep you coming back to their game with their upcoming The Dark Below expansion. A trailer has just been released that will set the mood for the new content.
