You can leave your poker face at home when Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers heads to Steam this June. Until now, Duels of the Planeswalkers has only been available on the XBLA where it contains a single player, competitive mode, local co-op mode, and two-headed giant team vs. team mode. Unlock colored/themed decks by playing the games campaign either single player or cooperativel, and unlock cards by using those decks.

That beautiful sunrise above from upcoming Action/RPG, Two Worlds 2, represents a new beginning, at least, that's what the developers are hoping for.  Despite a rabid small fan-base for the original game, the actuality of it was, well it was pretty much garbage.  But there is light at the end of the tunnel and if our PAX East impressions are anything to go by, developer Reality Pump may be shocking us all.

Retailers are getting more and more aggressive with prices in order to get our precious gaming dollars.  The latest deal is one of the best we've seen on a new release.  Gamestop is having a 20% off sale on Wii and DS games over $30, which includes the latest greatest Super Mario Galaxy 2.  The 20% off takes it to approximately forty bucks, and Gamestop will also toss in a $20 gaming credit for your next purchase.  Effectively, you are paying around twenty bucks for what we here is another fine iteration of the Mario franchise.  There are similar deals for other games, including New Super Mario Bros. Wii.  Interested in the details?

Alien Breed Evolution released right around the holidays last year in a time where the downloadable title competed with many of the biggest games of the year.  As such, it didn't do quite as well as Team 17 had hoped, and despite a solid game - the reviews fell short of expectations.  We gave the game a respectable 3.5 out of 5, though there were a few nuances that rubbed us the wrong way.  Since then we've been waiting for the PC and PS3 release of the game.

Contrail to popular belief that is not smoke, but water vapor

Lara Croft has proven she's got the guns to go off on her own, leaving behind the Tomb Raider name and bringing a buddy for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. We have our impressions of the co-op action/platforming puzzle game staring Lara and Totec, and they'll have to work together to find this new mysterious artifact before those other guys get it.

Gears of War Title Update #6 has been released today and with it comes a horde of changes to the game.  We've detailed some of these already - most notably drop-in/drop-out support for Horde mode matches.  No longer will you have to wait for a group to die or will the group be forced to restart their Horde mode session.  So why wasn't this included from the beginning with Gears 2?  

We're only a little more than a month away from the launch of the four player co-op sequel to Crackdown.  A lot of us are looking forward to Crackdown 2.  We spend each night dreaming of the gentle pulse of an Orb, the rumble of an explosion, and the thud of thug hitting the pavement after a roundhouse kick to the head.  All of these things will soon be ours, but some lucky bastards already got to experience the game with hands on previewing finding their way all over the internet.  

While The Scourge Project was a game we anticipated with uh, a lot of anticipation, we were quite disappointed by the final product.  At it's core there was some really great ideas and concepts there, but the game was marred by an overall lack of polish.  Still there was some fun to have in the game's four player co-op modes. 

Hello gentle reader, and come with me on a journey into a relaxed world of gaming far away from your competitive versus.  This is a trip beyond even the laid back pleasures of co-op campaign with a group of friends.  We have arrived at our destination; the land of the hidden object game, a place that takes minimal effort to enjoy and has little in the way of challenge.  However, below its serene surface lies a cold hearted succubus ready to rip out your soul and leave you in tatters.  Interpol: The Trail of Dr Chaos was the game that almost broke me.

The demo for the latest band-centric music game, Green Day: Rock Band, is now available for download.  XBLA and PSN users can check out "Welcome to Paradise" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to decide whether this title is worth the gaming buck this unusually busy summer season.  But a preview of the upcoming Green Day game isn't the most interesting part of the demo.

Killzone 3 - rumored in October and announced yesterday - is looking to get ahead in one area and catch up in another: the 2011-slated sequel intends to bring stereoscopic 3D support to the series...as well as adding co-op in both the campaign and side missions. For now, we have to tag the co-op support as an unconfirmed rumor...but to be honest, we'd be surprised not to see it. In light of recent and upcoming major releases, Guerilla Games and Sony should know all too well the marketability of cooperative gaming.