There are still no vampires coming to Vampire Survivors, but what is coming on August 17 is a new couch co-op mode that will let up to four people jump in to do battle with the game’s multitudinous enemies—and, just a little bit, with each other.

Couch co-op multiplayer will be accessible in both new and ongoing games, so if you’re well into it with lots of unlocked characters and levels, you can keep on rolling from there rather than having to start a new game. It will work with the base game and all DLC, and you’ll also be able “seamlessly” switch between solo and co-op play between stages, and unlock all Vampire Survivors achievements in either mode.

“In short: you will be able to play the whole game in local co-op!” developer poncle said. “And yes, this will also w…

I’ll be honest: I don’t think of Vampire Survivors as much of a resource hog, given that it consists mostly of lightly-animated sprites roaming a 2D plane, but that might just be because I’m not very good at it. As rounds drag on, sprites pile up and the weapon effects grow ever-more vivacious, meaning even a game as elegant and humble as this can start chugging. Good news, then, that Vampire Survivors has finally put a firm date on its switch to Unity almost a year after it was first announced.

The transition to the new engine—which is the one the game already uses on mobile and Xbox—will take place on August 17, and Poncle promises it’s been “thoroughly tested and runs better than the old one”. I’m inclined to believe that; the Unity version has actually been accessi…

The official Helldivers Twitter account has announced that players’ latest operation was a success, with the forces of Super Earth wiping out an entire enemy faction. The Automatons were cornered to a few holdout worlds days ago and defeated for good today, which begs the question: where does the game go now, sans an entire enemy type?

“You did it, Helldivers,” Arrowhead declared. “Operation Swift Disassembly was a success! With the bots eradicated and bugs contained, the galaxy is free once more.”

It’s an incredibly bold move for a live game, even the famously elastic and reactive Helldivers 2, whose wartime plot twists and surprise gear upgrades are masterminded by a shadowy GM known only as Joel. Swift Disassembly commenced on Friday, with a three-day time limit for playe…