Naughty Dog have taken the wraps off the sequel to Uncharted 2, and despite the rumors, its not subtitled World of Deceit.  Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is likely  to launch next year exclusively on the PlayStation 3, this time the story follows Drake as he searches for a legendary lost city on the Arabian peninsula.  It looks like the rumors were correct - there's going to be some sand in your shorts as deserts play a big role in the setting of the game.

About two and a half weeks ago we brought you news of the apparent end of Halo Wars stat-tracking, effectively killing the game's community.  Apparently, fans of the game lost their collective crap in response to the  news.  Now it seems that reports of Halo Wars' death were greatly exaggerated.

Being a Cliff Bleszinski project we were wondering where the co-op for BulletStorm was when the game was announced. It turns out it was just sitting aside, waiting to be unveiled for the co-op loving gaming community. In an interview with Cliffy B., PlaystationBlog.com covers the details on this exciting new development.

Oh look, another zombie game. I'm sure that's what you are thinking. But once you look deeper at Dead Nation you'll realize that its more than your average zombie shooter. We dive deep into the apocalypse and fend off the zombie hordes in our latest review of the PSN exclusive title.

Everyone who wants to play X-Men Arcade next week step forward!  Not so fast, PlayStation 3 owners.  The PS3 faithful will have to wait to get their old school mutant brawl on.  X-Men Arcade will release next week, December 15th for Xbox LIVE Arcade.  The game is slated for a February release for the PlayStation Network. 

Trine 2 is still a few months away.  We've brought you screens and video from E3, and the fantastic news of the game's multiplatform release.  Gamereactor.eu has some new screens to make the wait a little less painful.  The first Trine was both a commercial and critical success.  It originated on PC and made it to the PSN.  Unfortunately, it's Xbox LIVE production came to a halt.  Luckily, the sequel will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2011.  Also, the game will feature online co-op, which was absent from the first. 

The Total War series has been in the business of combining turn-based strategy and real-time strategy action for over ten years. A recent addition to the series has been full campaign co-op (found in Napoleon Total War and the upcoming Shogun 2: Total War), a phrase we here at Co-optimus find truly delectable. Many of our readers, however, may be missing out on this series as it been almost entirely exclusive to the PC. For those of you who enjoy strategy games but aren't into PC gaming, hope may be on the horizon. Developer Creative Assembly says they are not opposed to the idea of bringing Total War to consoles, iPad, and/or Facebook.

Little Big Planet's PlayStation Move compatible spin-off, Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, will be available for free download to PlayStation Plus subscribers.  According to Eurogamer.com, the game will be available to Plus users a week before the game's release, which is December 15th.  Let's see here, the 15th, minus a week, correct for wind, carry the one... That's today!

Insomniac have released a handful of concept art shots for the upcoming two player co-op shooter, Resistance 3.  While we never see our two new characters together, we do get a great sense of the atmosphere the game is going to convey in a war tattered world in the 1950s.  

Your movement-based co-op Christmas may be in jeopardy.  If you are expecting to give or receive a Kinect this holiday season, you best get on it.  According to Technolog on MSNBC.com, retailers could be running out of their supply of Kinects.  The article mentions how some industry analysts report that news of a shortage could just be retailers trying to drum up demand. 

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EA has brought the boom-shaka-laka back in NBA Jam, a recreation of the 90s arcade classic. With modern players, updated graphics, online play, and plenty of funk - NBA Jam breaks the mold by providing fun before sim. We dive into the 2 player co-op action and come out on fire with our review.