‘Heave Ho’ Review: Us & Chuck
Couch co-op is a phrase that’s used pretty infrequently these days. In fact, it seems that couch co-op wasn’t even a phrase at all until...
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A Month Full of Indies Week Three: ‘Astro Bears Party’ Review
The way I see it, there are three types of party games: those that rely on skill, those that rely on luck, and those that...
‘Degrees of Separation’ Review: Where Hot and Cold Meet
'Degrees of Separation' presents a series of puzzle challenges so skillfully crafted and balanced that whether you opt for playing with a partner or flying...
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The Lost Art of Couch Co-Op
In recent times, local multiplayer has been slashed from most mainstream titles in favor of features like online content and better graphics. But thanks to...
Tank to the Skies: ‘Treadnauts’ Launches on Consoles!
Batten down the hatches and rev up those engines: Treadnauts has launched on consoles! Fans of Smash Bros. and Gunbound will feel right at home...
E3 2018 PC Gaming Show Wrap Up: Quality and Quantity
E3 2018 has been a bit of a roller coaster (to say the least). Whether it was EA’s embarrassingly out of touch presentation or Devolver’s...
‘Vermintide 2’ – The World is Ending; Time to Fight Back
It's the end of the Old World as we know it. The Empire of Man lies in flames, overrun with hordes of ravenous ratmen and...
‘Aegis Defenders’ Review: A Gorgeously Frantic Love Letter
Video games have a longstanding history of taking from predecessors in both style and mechanics. A Hat in Time plays wonderfully as a modern take on...
‘Treadnauts’ Review: There’s a Party in My Tank and Everyone’s Exploding
A party game at first glance, Treadnauts has a surprising amount of depth. Topstitch has designed robustly competitive mechanics, while still ensuring the game can be...
‘Crawl’ Review: Party in a Dungeon
by Maxwell N
Reviewing indie game "Crawl", the local multiplayer ARPG brawler now available for the Nintendo Switch...
‘Laser League’: A ‘Bomberman’ For the Modern Age
Laser League does what Bomberman doesn't. By taking the basic premise of "territory control" that Bomberman established, Laser League works within a familiar context and adds some interesting...
‘Nidhogg 2’ is a Dramatic Departure from its Predecessor’s Art Style
by Maxwell N
The erratic, chaotic, edge-of-your-seat, multiplayer, friendship-destroying experience that was Messhof’s Nidhogg is making its return, but it probably doesn’t look exactly as you remember it....
‘DOOM’ 6.66 Patch: Is Multiplayer Good Now?
DOOM was easily the best shooter of last year, with a fun and fast single player campaign that didn’t just hearken back to the old...
My Time As A Monster Hunter
by Zack Rezac
In Japan, the Monster Hunter series is something of a legend. Every gamer worth their salt in Japan knows about Monster Hunter, as each new iteration...
A Concerned Look at the State of the Multiplayer Community
by Ryan Stokes
It’s undeniable that one of the most favored aspects of gaming has also been one of the most influential in the entire market: human interaction....
A Prejudicial Approach to ‘Overwatch’
I hated Overwatch. I really did. Right from the start. From the release of the CG trailer that showed off the characters with the visual...
‘Pokkén Tournament’ – A New Spin on an Old Franchise
by Taylor Smith
Pokkén Tournament takes a very simplistic approach to the fighting genre. Every move is dictated by a button and a direction on the control pad...
‘Star Fox 2’ – the Game That Never Was, yet Inspired the Franchise Moving Forward
by Taylor Smith
In 1993, Nintendo, in cooperation with Argonaut Games, released Star Fox on the Super Nintendo. It was the first polygon-based game for the console....