Multiplayer

Deadlock, Valve's in-development multiplayer action game, has received a major update. The patch introduces balance changes and new content for the title, which remains in closed playtesting ahead of a wider release. Players are sharing impressions of the changes and debating how they affect the game's current meta and its path toward a full launch.

A developer has released Second Strike, a browser-based strategy game where up to 200 players fight a simultaneous world war rendered on a 3D globe. The game is playable directly in the browser with no download required. Early reactions are coming from the developer community, where it is being shared as a new independent project.

Vice has highlighted three new cooperative games and expansions that it says could dominate group chats among friend groups, positioning them as the next big titles for players who game together online. The roundup points to fresh multiplayer releases and DLC drops worth watching for co-op fans.