Is it really October 2nd already?  Holy moly!  Everyone seems to be pretty busy, but there's always time for gaming...right?

Valve has announced another preorder incentive for Left 4 Dead 2 purchases - $5 off.  This goes for both the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game.  

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Ion Assault can be described as a very unique and beautiful take on the classic Asteroids arcade games. Movement and visuals are updated, as is the variety of obstacles you'll encounter. Although relatively short, Ion Assault features 2-player co-op support throughout the campaign, plus a 4-player competitive mode. How does it add up? We explore deep space for the review.

In one of the most brutal and honest interviews I've seen in a long time, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell lays out the state of PC gaming on the table.  You can tell the man has a chip on his shoulder, and he's not afraid to tell the world about digital distribution, Microsoft's shortcomings, and the fact that company's flat out lie about their sales.

"Guitar Hero 5 has Johnny Cash in it!" "No." "It lets more than one person play the same instrument!" "No." "I get Guitar Hero Van Halen for free with it!" "Nope." "It lets you play as your Avatar..." "Really?"

Co-Op zombie killing is all the rage these days. But what if we combined the great new formula with classic style top down gameplay? Enter Zombie Apocalypse from developer Nihilistic. We take the four player co-op game for a spin in our latest review.

You remember Joy Ride, right? The free co-op game coming to the Xbox Live Arcade? Well, Microsoft has announced that the game will feature content that can be unlocked when a cumulative goal is reached by the entire community. This is not all that dissimilar to what DICE did with Battlefield 1943's Coral Sea Challenge. Exactly what content that entails is still a mystery, but we like the prospects.

It seems Borderlands is including a co-op survival mode of sorts.  These game modes (like Gears 2's Horde and Halo 3 ODST's Firefight) allow players to team up against waves of enemies, to see how long they can last.  This snippet from IGN's Borderlands preview seems to indicate there'll be something similar in Borderlands.

Remember that awesome live action Halo 3: ODST trailer we posted?  Bungie has just released some behind the scenes footage of it, and you are going to be shocked at how much work can go into two minutes of film.  

Independent developer ACE Team Software has announced that their PC game Zeno Clash will be finding its way to the Xbox Live Arcade sometime next year.

Do deep, theological sentences stimulate your intellect?  What about people punching each other in extreme slow motion?  Do you like fighting games?  If you answered yes to any of the above questions then Tekken 6's viral campaign called "What Will You Fight For?" promises to make you a very happy individual.