You're Invited! What: Grunt Birthday Party - Official Xbox Live Co-Op Night When: August 20th @ 8:00 PM Eastern What to Bring: Your BR55 Battle Rifle

There is certain to be an abundance of "Horde Mode" style gameplay in the upcoming co-op lineup. First Halo 3: ODST's Firefight Mode, and now Rebellions Aliens Vs Predator game is getting a similar co-op mode.  

Remember when we told you about LittleBigPlanet PSP's co-op? Well unfortunately, we were misled. LittleBigPlanet on the PSP will not feature the co-op that we know and love in the cute little big world.

Still more news from Gamescom today, this time, a couple of hands on previews of Diablo III. 1UP and Kotaku both had some time with the demo, and shared their impressions.  While the actual content was the same, the previewers chose different classes, barbarian and wizard, respectively.  This gives us a bit of insight into the differences between the classes.  The barbarian was able to wade headlong through waves of enemies, while the wizard was more effective luring them out a couple at a time.

The latest screenshots for id's upcoming game RAGE will make you doubt that id even made it!  The graphical look and environment are such a radical departure from previous id titles you'll think twice that Mr. Carmack programmed this.  But that's the case, and what we have here is an extremely pretty looking post apocalyptic game.  

Splash Damage has unleashed a handful of screens for their upcoming four player co-op game, Brink.  The game promises seamless drop-in and drop-out play for up to four player throughout the entire game.  There's also dynamic missions and goals generated based on player class and skill.  Sounds interesting, looks pretty, and we want it now.

MTV and Harmonix have revealed all but one of the 45 available songs for The Beatles: Rock Band, the latest batch reveals 19 new songs.  The songs are listed with their featured venues, from the Ed Sullivan stage to the Abbey Road Dreamscape.

Left 4 Dead 2 might be on the horizon, but a new fan made video has told us the original still has a lot to offer.  Set to Louis Armstrong's A Wonderful World, the video showcases the more beautiful side of Valve's co-op zombie shooter.  Rainbows of boomer vomit never evoked such emotion.

Bungie has unveiled a new map for Halo 3: ODST's four player co-op mode, Firefight.  The map is called Rally Point and it looks to be smack dab in the middle of New Mombassa.  

Crackdown means a number of things to a number of different people. To me, it means super-hero physics in an open gang war. Matrix-style jumping across rooftops can get especially interesting if you add a little co-op to the mix. Hand to hand combat with a physically enhanced "agent" can add a little spice to your life, too.

A friendly reminder that the four player co-op demo for Lost Planet 2 is now available to download to your Xbox 360 console.  The demo is playable over Xbox Live and features a mission from the campaign and a gigantic boss battle.  

The Co-Op Gods must be smiling today!  For last week's Co-Op Classics, we covered the twentieth birthday of Sega's Genesis console.  You'll recall that Sega is running a poll to see which classic Genesis game will be released next on XBox Live Arcade.  Earthworm Jim had a commanding lead, with ToeJam and Earl, a great co-op title, in a respectable second.