Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, our weekly look into the gaming industry that reaches past our obsession with all things co-op. This week we saw the launch of a little console you may have heard about, the Xbox One. Nintendo also released a highly anticipated title, and we got word from some super smart people that the gaming industry continues to grow. Let’s dive in.
You may have read our written review of the PlayStation 4. But if those 2000 words were going to eat up too much of your time, perhaps our video review is more your style. We cover all the basics and then some. Plus you get to see the PlayStation's user interface in action as well as plenty of clips of those next-gen games in motion.
Can you believe we have two next-gen consoles only one week apart? Today it's Microsoft's turn to join the console war with the Xbox One. Arguably the stronger launch line-up on the weaker system, it'll be interesting to see how both it and the PlayStation 4 do over time.
You cannot be told what the Broforce is... You have to see it for yourself. Bropheus knows what he's on about, but we're going to take a stab at explaining it anyway. Created by the indie studio Free Lives, Broforce is a sidescrolling co-op shooter a la Contra or Metal Slug, putting you and three other players into the most realistic patriotism simulation ever conceived.
Assassin’s Creed IV will likely be a divisive entry in the series. The emphasis on sailing the seas and ship-to-ship combat over the usual sneak, stab, run gameplay (not to mention the shift in story away from many of the series’ touchstones), almost makes the title feel like it should have been a whole new IP. In many ways, it probably...
Korea's G-Star gaming expo shed some more light on the development of Kingdom Under Fire 2. First up, a meager three years after the announcement that it would be coming to the Playstation 3, developer Blue Side announced a version for the PS4 is also in the works. While South East Asia will see the release of KUF2 sometime next year, North America, Europe, and the rest of Asia are all planned for some time beyond that.
In case you still haven't figured out the manner in which you are to continue living, EKO Studios has released a piece of DLC that should help you along. How to Survive's Heatwave comes in two varieties: single character and triple character, each offering a fireproof suit and the ability to craft incendiary bullets. There, think you can survive now?
The free to play action game Warframe from Digital Extremes recently launched a PS4 version to pair with the console's debut, but development on the PC release is still going strong. So strong, in fact, that an absolutely massive update has been pushed out, adding so many new things we have to resort to a bullet point list to fit them all in.
In case anyone was wondering, the latest Grand Theft Auto V patch for GTA Online, Update 1.06, was released this week on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With it came many in-game fixes and tons of beach-themed activities/items, just in time for the winter season! Also known as the “Beach Bum Update”, various new items found in-ga...
Load up your pea shooters and polish up the Bonk Choy, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is heading to Xbox One and Xbox 360 in early 2014. PopCap recently announced the game will hit both consoles on February 18, 2014 in North America and February 20 in Europe, complete with its lovely online competitive and cooperative features.
I've always thought that sports games sell next-gen systems. It gives an easy bar to measure the quality of the graphics against. It's something relatable to most people and everyone is always pushing towards the most "realistic" looking graphics possible. Sports games are inherently co-op, usually offering offline co-op for gamers to team up against the computer. We typically only list sports games in our database that have explicit co-op modes; like online franchises, leagues or second screen stuff designed to be played against the computer.
Sony’s launch of the PlayStation 3 was one marred by mis-steps. A high launch price combined with the several other gaffes forced the company which once had clear domination into a heated battle for consumers. The PS3 was clearly a system that was Sony’s attempt to get Blu-Ray and 3D into every living room, shifting their focus from gam...
