Nearly a year ago, Forever Entertainment, the studio behind the excellent Panzer Dragoon: Remake, announced that it would be remaking another Sega classic: The House of the Dead. The remake didn't arrive as planned last year, but the wait will finally come to an end soon. House of the Dead: Remake will arrive on Nintendo Switch at the beginning of April, complete with the series' traditional 2-player local co-op.
Pocky & Rocky, a co-op spin-off of Taito’s arcade classic Kiki Kaikai, debuted on Super NES way back in 1992. 30 years later, Natsume is ready to unleash a new sequel: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. The new game features the same mystical Japanese-themed characters, top-down shooting action, and 2-player co-op that fans loved about the original, plus a total of five playable characters. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is due for release on PlayStation and Switch in the Spring.
When Apple Arcade launched, it lured in many console game developers with timed exclusivity deals. One such developer is WayForward, whose Shantae and the Seven Sirens first came to Apple before arriving on consoles. Now, another WayForward title is set to graduate from Apple Arcade to mainstream platforms: Spidersaurs. The colorful run-and-gun shooter/platformer will feature 2-player local co-op, spiders, and dinosaurs when it arrives on consoles and PC later this spring.
Rebellion’s sublime horror-themed shooter, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, has been out on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC for a while now. It will also make its way to Nintendo Switch this April, but that doesn’t mean fans of sniping zombies need to wait idly until then. The Switch version can now be preordered. Additionally, Rebellion has released tantalizing new details about this version of Zombie Army 4 that could make owners of other versions zombie-green with envy.
Bandai Namco keeps the Pac-Man franchise alive through numerous re-releases on consoles as well as Arcade1Up and other miniature arcade cabinets. This console generation has seen a pair of cool collections of NES games from Namco and Namco Museum, an arcade-themed compilation for Switch, but the last Pac-Man-specific collection dates back to the Xbox 360 era. That will change in just a few months when Pac-Man Museum Plus heads to all consoles and PC, complete with the 4-player co-op sleeper hit, Pac-Man 256.
It finally happened: Elden Ring hit storefronts on Friday and the internet rejoiced for a few milliseconds. But that was last week, so everyone has obviously already beaten it, *wink wink* and the wait for the next magnum opus by From Software can begin.
Last year, Neon Giant's The Ascent became a sleeper hit when it launched on Xbox and Steam. We were quite taken with the cyberpunk action RPG until numerous bugs and crashes soured our co-op experience. Still, the game has been updated several times since then, so maybe we'll give it another go. PlayStation owners will finally have that opportunity when The Ascent launches there in March. Additionally, the Steam version has just received a New Game Plus mode and a paid DLC pack.
The SteelSeries Arctis 7 headset was one of the best selling and best reviewed headsets of 2017. It featured a no frills design simply packed with features and quality. So how did SteelSeries go and improve on it? By packing even more features into the $170 headset.
Since launching last Fall, developer Hero Concept's beat 'em up, Mayhem Brawler, has already received several updates. The latest update adds a fourth playable character, the ability to replay cleared stages, and a revamped Arcade mode. Given that Mayhem Brawler is available on iiRcade in addition to consoles and PC, iiRcade is al...
Hamster Corporation has made a name for itself in recent years by releasing no-frills arcade ports on PlayStation and Switch. Poor Xbox only gets Hamster's Neo Geo ports. In the last couple of months, Hamster has unleashed not one, not two, but three cooperative shoot 'em ups on Switch and PlayStation as part of its Arcade Archives series. Thunder Dragon 2 and Gunnail are vertically scrolling shmups, whereas the Konami classic, Orius, is a horizontal scroller.
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles, the ball-themed 3D platformer from Exit Plan Games, has been available on Steam Early Access for a while now. Updates have seen the addition of new co-op minigames and huge campaign levels. The latest level, "Race to Space," is based on the real-life space race between the USA and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s. It's an absolutely massive level with lots for co-op and solo players to bang on about.
Fans of beat ‘em ups and the Ninja Turtles alike have been hotly anticipating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge since its announcement last year. That excitement was mixed with trepidation, though, because the game was only announced for Switch and PC up until now. Now, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have finally confirmed that Shredder’s Revenge will come to Xbox and PlayStation as well. Not only that, but the Turtles’ master, Splinter, will be playable for the first time in a videogame. Cowabunga!
