This is Episode 59 of our weekly series about everything happening in the co-op world!
We're kicking off 2026 by catching up on all the big reveals, updates, and surprises from the holiday break - including long-awaited co-op gameplay, fresh demos, major expansions, and a few very generous freebies.
This week features a closer look at No Rest for the Wicked's newly revealed co-op mode, a promising old-school MMORPG making its first moves, and several creative indie projects that put a unique spin on familiar genres.
There's also plenty of news for survival fans, from frozen wastelands and desert politics to western frontiers and magical farming, alongside big updates for games like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Dune: Awakening, ARK: Survival Ascended, and more.
On top of that, we cover new demos, public playtests, major content drops, and even some bittersweet farewells.
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