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Splash banner for video games are good, features the colors white, yellow, and red. The V in video is in the shape of a thumbs up. The white in the top portion of the banner floats upward and away, like a lava lamp.

The key art for Stars of Icarus. A large red starship exchanges shots with a smaller blue starship above a planet. A single seat X-Wing-like blue starship comes to support the one being fired on.

The key art for Stars of Icarus. A large red starship exchanges shots with a smaller blue starship above a planet. A single seat X-Wing-like blue starship comes to support the one being fired on.

PAX West 2025: Muse Games re-enters the co-op space with Stars of Icarus at just the right time

Nearly 13 years after Guns of Icarus set the gold standard for multiplayer games for me and my friends, Stars of Icarus is here to remind us of our roots and bring that wealth of know-how to the multiplayer space with something brand new in 2026.

Nate Hermanson

Sep 106 min read

An in-game screenshot from Popucom. A split-screen view of a mini-boss fight, with two characters running in an outdoor stage with a bipedal monster made of various colored blobs runs at them. One of its legs is shorter than the other, having been shot by the players through the match-3 color shooting mechanic.

An in-game screenshot from Popucom. A split-screen view of a mini-boss fight, with two characters running in an outdoor stage with a bipedal monster made of various colored blobs runs at them. One of its legs is shorter than the other, having been shot by the players through the match-3 color shooting mechanic.

REVIEW: Popucom's a brilliant bubble blasting co-op bash

Popucom is an absolute delight and one of the best co-op games we've played in years. It stands atop the mountain alongside experiences like Split Fiction and Portal 2.

Nate Hermanson

Jul 187 min read

A collage of three images side by side. Left to Right: Key art for Eat the Rich, a bald naked guy carrying a bunch of coins and running from an angry mob; Backseat Drivers screenshot, a guy with brown hair in the back seat of a car closely inspecting a cassette tape; DuneCrawl screenshot, a little guy using a sword to slice through an enemy with a clay pot for a head.

A collage of three images side by side. Left to Right: Key art for Eat the Rich, a bald naked guy carrying a bunch of coins and running from an angry mob; Backseat Drivers screenshot, a guy with brown hair in the back seat of a car closely inspecting a cassette tape; DuneCrawl screenshot, a little guy using a sword to slice through an enemy with a clay pot for a head.

Steam Next Fest: Party up & get goofy in these 3 multiplayer games with demos

Games ranging from 2 to 10 players: Our top multiplayer picks from Steam Next Fest!

Nate Hermanson

Jun 155 min read

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Popucom quickly became our favorite co-op game at PAX West, so grab a teammate you'd trust with a colorful bubble gun and hop in.

Nate Hermanson

Oct 23, 20245 min read

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