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January 2, 2016 In Opinion

Brian’s Best in Games Journalism 2015–GameSpot’s “The Point”

This episode of GameSpot’s “The Point” from July 2015 is a fantastic piece of journalism by Danny O’Dwyer. In it, he explores the systems that hook players into Destiny, a game that many complain about while admitting they sink hundreds of hours into. It’s a very well-done piece, and just one of the many great episodes of the Point that you should check out on GameSpot’s YouTube channel.

It’s also my favorite piece of games journalism from 2015.

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December 29, 2015 In Opinion

Brian’s Top Three Games of the Year (#3)–UNTIL DAWN

As we wind down 2015 this week, I’ll be posting about my top three games of the year.

It’s been a great year for games, and for horror games in particular, as reflected by my list. I’m a huge horror fan, and there were some great horror entries on all of the major platforms this year. Bloodborne, Dying Light, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, The Park, Until Dawn, SOMA and Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water all saw their Western releases this year, and three of those titles beat out everything else I played to make my “best of” list.READ MORE

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December 16, 2015 In Opinion

#PS2PS4: What Games Do You Want?

And we thought backward compatibility wouldn’t be a thing this generation.

For a while the WiiU was the only console this generation that was backward compatible. Both Sony and Microsoft seemed to imply that backward compatibility wasn’t something that was really all that important to gamers, and there were no plans for either the PS4 or the Xbox One to be backward compatible.READ MORE

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December 14, 2015 In News

The 12 Days of Craftmas

Who doesn’t love the Holiday season? The music, the decorations, and most importantly…the presents. And what’s the best gift? Twelve gifts!

Our gift(s) to you is a miniseries we’re calling The 12 Days of Craftmas. For the next 12 days, we will be releasing a Christmas-themed Minecraft video. These could be tutorials, let’s plays, note block songs, or tips on decorating for the Holidays. Consider this our way of saying thank you for all the support Co-Op Critics has received in its first year on YouTube. We have a lot of great things planned for 2016!READ MORE

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December 11, 2015 In Opinion

Bethesda Games Give Me Wanderlust

I prefer to play games alone.

At first blush, that may not be the best opening line for a post on a site with co-op in its title. But while Co-Op Critics is a place where we celebrate games together, that doesn’t mean we have to always play them together. It’s my need to discuss my gaming experiences with others that drove me to create this site, and one of the reasons for that is many of the games I play are single player experiences. Games that I enjoy playing alone, but then need to process with others.READ MORE

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December 9, 2015 In News

Star Wars: Battlefront is Our Game of December

Every month here at Co-Op Critics we choose a game to highlight for discussion. Over the course of the month we post gameplay videos on the YouTube page, and we cap off the month with a podcast discussion of that game.

December’s game is Star Wars: Battlefront. DICE has applied the Star Wars license to the Battlefield franchise to create a peanut butter cup of blaster-filled awesomeness.READ MORE