Pokémon Go shows off gym system updates and upcoming co-op Raid Battles

Pokémon Go has been hitting the gym, and it’s showing off some new features starting today. Developer Niantic unveiled updates to its gym system as well as a preview of a new Raid Battle feature that will roll out later this summer. Pokémon Go became a pop culture sensation last July, breaking mobile game records […]

Mandatory co-op fuels the storytelling possibilities of new game A Way Out

Enlarge (credit: EA Originals / Hazelight) LOS ANGELES—Maybe it was the lingering excitement from the EA press conference a few hours earlier. It could have been the long day, the jet lag from his home in Sweden, or the cup of beer on the meeting-room table which kept on getting refilled. Whatever the reason, film and video game […]

Mixer’s co-op streaming is for the pros, not dabblers like me

Microsoft wants to set its game livestreaming site apart from competitors such as Twitch and YouTube, and one of the features it’s touting to stand out is co-streaming. I’ve spent some time experimenting with this tool, and I’ll probably never use it again. Co-streaming is a new feature for Mixer, Microsoft’s live video platform, that enables […]

Far Cry 5 release news: PS4 exclusive content confirmed for Xbox One following Co-Op news

It was confirmed during the big Far Cry 5 reveal that the game world will be  available to explore solo or entirely in two-player co-op. The Far Cry 5 release date has been set for February 27, 2018, while Development is being led by Ubisoft Montreal, associate studios being Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev, Ubisoft Shanghai […]

‘Nex Machina’ brings co-op robot slaughter to the couch June 20th

Developer Housemarque’s ode to Robotron: 2048, Nex Machina, finally has a release date: June 20th on both PC and PlayStation 4. And if you were a fan of what you played in the beta but thought it was missing something, maybe that je ne sais quoi was couch-play with a buddy. “Local co-op will allow […]

Dota 2’s first co-op campaign mode will launch in May for $10

Enlarge / Siltbreaker, coming this month to Dota 2 for $ 10. (credit: Valve Software) The online team-battling game Dota 2 has long differentiated itself from other “MOBA” games by charging zero money for its core gameplay, including all of its playable characters. That changes later this month, as developers Valve Software announced the game’s first-ever […]