Guerrilla Games confirms a Horizon co-op spinoff is in development
Game Developer
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Sections of Horizon Forbidden West feel like testing grounds for co-op, so you can't say it's out of nowhere.
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In Cosmic Crew , different co-op controllers keep a starship intact
Game Developer
MARCH 1, 2023
Cosmic Crew sees a gunner and mechanic running different controller stations, with the gunner spotting foes and shooting them while the mechanic repairs and loads ammo.
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Deep Dive: How one design decision totally reinvented co-op in Figment 2
Game Developer
MARCH 27, 2023
There aren't a lot of strong models out there for "sidekick mode," as the designers put it. But, with their own kids in mind, they set out to make it anyway.
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Haber Dasher steers alien invaders with a massive co-op hat controller
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Haber Dasher is a sensible controller for well-dressed pals, where two players use a giant hat to help an alien blend in on Earth.
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Developing a live game that never truly left Early Access with Deep Rock Galactic
Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2023
How listening to the audience and implementing player feedback transformed this co-op FPS into a popular live service game.
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How constraints fueled Two By 4 Racing 's co-op steering wheel controllers
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Two By 4 Racing makes two players work together with bike tire-based steering wheel controllers, driving and powering a cooperative vehicle with their actions together.
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Microsoft looks to Sony for help in its defense against FTC lawsuit
Game Developer
JANUARY 23, 2023
Like the co-op games of the late 2000s and early 2010s, Microsoft reaches up to grab Sony's hand as the FTC's lawsuit looms over its Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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How Constraints Fueled Two By 4 Racing 's Co-Op Steering Wheel Controllers
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Two By 4 Racing makes two players work together with tire steering wheel controllers, driving and powering a cooperative vehicle with their actions together.
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Game Developer
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Getting a bunch of chooms together for some co-op fun was this close to being a reality for Cyberpunk 2077.
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for the Games Industry
OPM Jobs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
You can play games at your own leisure or team up with your partner to play one of the many co-op games that have made this system so popular. While you can complete the challenges and puzzles in Escape Academy on your own, why not bring in your special someone for split-screen or online co-op adventure.
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[RevShare] [Pre-Alpha Demo] Looking for Art Lead & 3D Animal/Human/Prop Modeler/Animator
GameDev.Net
JANUARY 21, 2023
About the game: Our game is a Realistic Survival Simulator with Multi Co-op Support. We already have a Pre-alpha Demo and a video about the demo. We already created the complicated systems, so it's time to add art to the game. The project’s name is Alpha 100
Holy Purge
Indie DB
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
A new tool for the faithful is ready in this co-op demon purging indie
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Disinfection
Indie DB
MARCH 5, 2023
This co-op-oriented problem solving indie announces an engine overhaul
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Series X|S disparities behind Baldur's Gate 3 delay on Xbox
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
"We've run into some technical issues in developing the Xbox port that have stopped us feeling 100% confident in announcing it until we're certain we've found the right solutions – specifically, we've been unable to get split-screen co-op to work to the same standard on both Xbox Series X and S, which is a requirement for us to ship."
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Dereliction 2022
Indie DB
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
This first-person co-op roguelike details yet another update to the game
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Indie DB
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Optimisation and updates are here for this co-op demon hunting indie
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Saints Row 4 is Crashing: 5 Easy Ways to Fix it
Game Errors
MARCH 30, 2023
Why does Saint Row 4 keep crashing in co-op? Many players also reported encountering co-op crashes in Saints Row 4. Keep in mind that if one person is using a mod and the other isn’t, it can cause crashing in co-op. Select the processes/programs you don’t necessarily need, then click on End Task.
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4 Lessons from Pandemic for Aspiring Board Game Designers
Brand Game Development
JANUARY 21, 2019
A well-designed co-op game like Pandemic stands out among the crowd. In my anecdotal experiences, a new co-op game almost always gets a “ooh, it’s a co-op!” You’re sweating the moment you get this game out of the box. You know what I’ve noticed?
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2023 is coming. Happy New Year!
Played with Fire
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Mixture is VR self co-op – single player VR fusion of 2 characters – knight and alchemist. We already have several milestones planned for next year that we are actually looking forward to. So what will happen in the upcoming months? Mixture release on Oculus Quest 2 & ports to new platforms.
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Designer Notes #61: Chet Faliszek
Designer Notes
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Chet Faliszek, who co-founded Stray Bombay and is best known for his work at Valve on games such as Left 4 Dead and Portal 2. They discuss what shampoo sales have to do with Old Man Murray, why he tests his games in a foreign language, and why game design is easier for co-op games.
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“Gameplay Programmer” is a very broad job title. What are some subsets of this? Combat, AI?
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
ALT I’m sure you can probably think of other areas for gameplay programmers to work - here are some I didn’t get to: achievements, crafting, player housing, gathering, player-to-player trading, in-game pets, seasonal events, quests, cinematics, camera, and co-op.
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Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Both games have a massive open-world to explore and support co-op features, but Tower of Fantasy has a bigger focus on social elements and makes the process of playing with other players smoother than Genshin Impact. Tower of Fantasy: Co-operative challenges in the open-world. How is the genre shift shown in the game?
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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #2
The Bottom Feeder
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Our peak experiences have always been with the Halo series, which has had couch co-op since the beginning. Then they said couch co-op was delayed. Also, couch co-op is still a hugely popular feature. The early Halos are a blast played together in a living room. This struck me as weird, and it still does.
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new Quake map: "Heart Like A Bird's Nest"
Radiator Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
I also designed it as a safe lobby gathering area for co-op players, since the map jam uses the mod Copper with its co-op design pillar. Now the map had two halves, an explore-y approach bit and then a small hub with three arenas. So I needed two visual themes for it to feel like a progression.
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Board Game Review: Pandemic
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
From kids in the basement to “adults” in college – we would always play co-operative video games, regardless of where we lived. I LOVE co-operative games. To me, Pandemic was the first time I was getting to have that videogame co-op experience without a screen. Co-Operation. What I love.
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What if any technical reasons are there that more PS5 and Series X games do not support offline co-op and multiplayer modes? It seems that while yes, current gen games are more demanding, current gen hardware is exponentially more capable than past generations. Why not just add a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th viewport into the world and let people game together? Any relevant answer would be appreciated. If none, I’ll just assume my suspicions are correct and you are under some NDA about this. The breaking of which would result in being blacklisted and hunted down by John Wick himself. Thank you.
Ask a Game Dev
JANUARY 19, 2023
Let’s assume that we have no technical limitations - infinite memory, infinite CPU and GPU cycles. We can run as many viewports as we could possibly want. What else could be holding us back? Here are a few game design considerations that make split screen a non-trivial task, even in a scenario where technical limitations don’t exist.
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Tower Pop seeks to reinvent tower defense
Game Daily
MARCH 10, 2023
PixelJunk Monsters 2 and Orcs Must Die’s sequels added a focus on co-op play. On consoles and PC, early TD games like Pixeljunk Monsters, Plants vs Zombies, and Orcs Must Die met with commercial success. But innovating on basic TD mechanics proved to be a challenge.
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The future of gaming is as opaque as ever
Game Daily
MARCH 5, 2023
It’s worth remembering that Fortnite – so often cited as an early exemplar of the metaverse – was originally a vaguely unpromising co-op craft-and-build game. We can also be confident that so-called visionaries are as likely to muddle their way through as the rest of us.
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FIFA 23 Low FPS: Rapidly Fix Performance Issues
Game Errors
MARCH 27, 2023
Moreover, online multiplayer co-op simulator games can also experience problems related to network or server connectivity, leading to various troubles. FIFA 23 is a one-of-a-kind football video game developed by EA Sports, but it can generate several annoying issues, such as low FPS while playing.
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Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M War Chest
Deconstructor of Fun
AUGUST 12, 2019
In case you missed the previous episode: Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Scopely’s Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO) To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content Then, if there’s mutual interest on both sides, we look to deepen relationships through new projects, such as co-development.
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Multiplayer in Godot 4.0: ENet wrappers, WebRTC
Mircosoft Game Dev
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The advantage of mesh networking over the traditional client/server architecture is that it does not rely on "game servers" drastically reducing the infrastrucutre required for non-competitive or co-op matches, while maintaining fair bandwidth requirements among the peers.
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How Playrix' Township Became a Billion Dollar Game
Deconstructor of Fun
OCTOBER 27, 2020
In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. Regattas Regattas are a periodic competition against other Co-ops/teams for rewards and global ratings.
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10 Best Free Sci-Fi Games You Can Play for FREE
SOVEREIGN MOON
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Warframe is a free to play co-op shooter where you choose to be one of many different heroes navigating the many quests through the game. You can be a ninja, samurai, greek god, goddess or even a space pirate engineer.
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The Imminent Ragnarok of M&A in Mobile Gaming Space
Deconstructor of Fun
JULY 23, 2020
Are the co-founders all aligned around the types of games they want to build? Do all of the co-founders want to join a larger company? Is the live ops content expensive to produce? Is the team focused on a large total addressable market? Are they equipped to win the vertical? Or do some of them want to work at a small start-up?
Q-Less: What Were They Thinking?
Game Industry News
JUNE 17, 2021
As he gives the order, Q appears in Ops to mutter about how Picard would already have figured the whole thing out. Meanwhile, the crew in Ops is no closer to determining the source of the power drains. Sisko and Co.’s O’Brien worries about the toxicity, but Sisko orders it done.
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Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023
Deconstructor of Fun
MARCH 14, 2023
Panel: Recession vs game industry Host: Laura Taranto, Senior Director of Product, Big Fish Chris Petrovic, CBO and Board Member, FunPlus Dara Leung , Managing Director, The Raine Group Micha Katz , Managing Director, Aream & Co. Clans, chat, friends, trading and guild adoption should be surfaced early in this phase.
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Can We Even Put Human Stories in Video Games Anyway?
The Bottom Feeder
DECEMBER 13, 2021
My family just finished playing the hit co-op game It Takes Two. A really good, polished game that tries something different? Let’s dig into this! It's a two-player-only adventure through the mysteries of the human heart. I played it with my wife, and our teenager who was on hand to help us out when the game got too hard.
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the curse of cooperation
Interesting Choices
AUGUST 17, 2011
People are starting to warm up to it, though, and recent years have seen a surge of cooperative board games, as well as digital games like Starcraft 2 and League of Legends that are embracing co-op vs AI as a valid way to experience the game.
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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?
Game Refinery
JANUARY 5, 2023
Mobile games in the Chinese market tend to utilize a variety of social features such as voice chat, non-competitive co-op, and relationship systems – all features that have grown by 10% in popularity over the last year in the top 20% of most-downloaded Chinese games. Heavy focus on social elements.
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Roguelike Elements in Mobile Games in China
Game Refinery
AUGUST 17, 2022
In a run-of-the-mill roguelite game decorative items such as skins probably would not be a very effective monetization tactic since roguelites and roguelikes are by default single-player games, but Soul Knight has tackled this problem with a synchronous co-op possibility.
The 7 Steps to Successfully Greenlight a Game with an IP
Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 8, 2019
Green , who is currently Co-Founder and COO of Knock Knock. I Need a Process (sung to the tune of “I Need a Hero” ) As is the case with every facet of product development and live ops, running the right process is key. Finding a single art style or set of co-existing art styles also starts to diminish the fantasy and immersion here.
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2020 Predictions #10: Playbook to reach the Top of Sports Games
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
We believe that the growth of individual titles will not necessarily lead to competition, in-spite of user base overlap, as there is enough room for them to co-exist and grow. We will see more aggressive addition of meta, social features and live-ops events combined with potential franchise tie ups. 1 position in 2020.
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How to Scale A Games Company | Travis Boatman, Gigi Levy-Weiss, & Kristian Segerstrale
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Kristian Segerstrale : Kristian was a co-founder of Glu mobile, CEO of Playfish acquired by EA, was a seed investor in Supercell, was a senior exec at EA, and now is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp which will soon release their new MOBA shooter called Catalyst Black ( [link] ). and now is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp. JK All right.
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