While online multiplayer has become king in gaming over the past few console generations, it’s still nice to sit down with family and friends and enjoy games together the old-fashioned way. 2021 brought some wonderful couch co-op and local, competitive multiplayer experiences. We’ve crunched the data from our sister site Metacritic to round up the highest-rate cooperative and competitive local multiplayer games of 2021.
Fly Together
Travel the unfriendly skies, make life hell for airport staff, and rope a few friends in for the ride, because Fly Together is a grand time when you dive into the game’s chaotic mix of trying to keep atmospheric traffic flowing smoothly. Essentially an air traffic controller simulator, Fly Together offers precise teamwork built around the high …
Another video game series is shifting to the big screen, or at least will try to. Lionsgate has announced a deal with Red Barrels to make a movie version of the horror game series Outlast. Lionsgate has some experience with spooky stuff, as it’s the producer of the popular Saw franchise.
Producer Roy Lee, who has worked on popular horror films like It and Barbarian, is attached to the Outlast movie, with J.T. Petty writing the screenplay. Petty, who also worked on the game series, said, “Expanding the Outlast universe into film is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love.” Bloody-Disgusting had the exclusive reveal of the Outlast movie. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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Halo Infinite’s multiplayer element has finally been showcased, and fans are digging deep into the video to pore over every little detail and morsel of information. One such piece of intel speaks to developer 343’s attention to detail.
As you can see in the slowed-down clip below, weapons emit sparks when they hit the ground. In the footage, you can clearly see the downed player’s weapon and grenade producing a visible spark and flash when they hit the ground. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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Overwatch has a new map, taking players to scenic Italy to battle it out in free-for-all or team deathmatches. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
Called Malevento, it is the second map based in futuristic Italy, with the first being the Escort map Rialto. Malevento is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Overwatch received cross-platform play earlier this year.
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NHL 23 is looking to bring some big changes to the franchise when the puck drops on October 14. Hockey fans who game on PC will be left out of the fun once again, although this time around both PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to play against each other–thanks to the inclusion of cross-play. Two versions of the game are now up for preorder, each with a slew of exclusive bonuses. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
Here’s a closer look at NHL 23 preorders and all the bonus content you’ll get for reserving an early copy.
NHL 23 Preorder Bonuses
Preorder the NHL 23 standard edition, and you’ll get quite a bit of bonus content. This includes the following:
It’s going to be a lean year for Marvel on the big screen in 2024, but at the very least, Deadpool fans can expect a brand-new outing for the degenerate vigilante. Deadpool 3 sees the motor-mouthed mercenary finally cross paths with not only Wolverine but also Dogpool, an adorable pooch that has a passing resemblance to Wade Wilson.
Like Wilson, Dogpool is the product of unethical scientific experiments that succeeded in giving it special powers but left it looking horribly disfigured. At least Dogpool is cute compared to Wilson, who has a face for radio thanks to the unfortunate events in the first film that made him almost unkillable. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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It looks like the next Nintendo console could be released in 2024. According to VGC’s sources, development kits for Nintendo’s next-gen console are now in the hands of “key partner studios.”
Platform-holders like Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony are understood to provide development kits to certain studios ahead of launch so they can start making games and testing the hardware. The VGC report did not say which studios might have their hands on the new system right now.
As for a release date, multiple sources told the site that Nintendo is targeting a release for the rumored new console in the second half of 2024. Pricing was not mentioned in the report, but for comparison, the Switch launched at $300.
But what is the rumored new console? Nintendo has made no offi…
Microsoft has announced that its next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase will premiere on April 29. It will air at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.
Xbox has already revealed some of the games that will make an appearance Come from Sports betting site VPbet . These include Dungeons of Hinterberg, 33 Immortals, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Developer Pocketpair has also announced that Palworld will be in the showcase as well, but stopped short of providing any hints of what could be in it.
Pocketpair could be showing more information about its massive update that’s due in the summer, or the PvP Pal Arena feature that’s coming later this year.
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an action-RPG with sim elements and is the debut project of the s…
The Nintendo Switch won’t have a Twitch app for much longer. Twitch has announced that the official Twitch app will be removed from the eShop on November 6. Anyone who currently has the app installed can continue to use it until support is dropped for everyone on January 31, 2024. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
In a statement where it spelled Nintendo’s name incorrectly, Twitch said it recommends that people watch Twitch on their browser, mobile phone, or other device instead. Obviously, this is far from ideal for people who were enjoying Twitch on the Switch.
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Lyon manager Bruno Genesio rued his team s bad luck in drawing holders Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France last-16, but vowed to give everything to progress on Wednesday.
PSG won a domestic treble last season and are in impressive form as they look to repeat the feat this term.
Laurent Blanc s men lead Ligue 1 by an astonishing 24 points from Monaco, and have already booked their place in the Coupe de la Ligue final ahead of the Coupe de France tie.
The capital club defeated Marseille 2-1 in a tense Le Classique contest on Sunday, which was their 15th consecutive victory in all competitions.
Lyon, meanwhile, have moved up to sixth in Ligue 1 and to within three points of the Champions League places which they hope to occupy by the conclusion of…