Sadly, the US release of anime-style versus fighting game Phantom Breaker has been put on indefinite hold due to publisher 7sixty's financial troubles. However, the game's actual developer 5pb remains in good shape. They're hard at work preparing a spin-off called Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for Xbox Live Arcade. Even if you were unfamiliar with the series before now, this lovely new batch of screens should peak your interest.

If you're looking to snag the latest iteration of Assassin's Creed 3, the first one to include a full fledged co-op mode, and you don't want to spend a lot - look no further than Amazon's Deal of the Day today.  The normally priced $60 title is on sale for just $33 until the end of the day.

A classic Dreamcast shooter gets updated for the modern HD era with improved graphics, full 16:9 support for HDTVs and lots of goodies including a soundtrack. Under Defeat HD Deluxe is obviously fan service for the series, but is it worth playing as a fan of the genre? We look at it in our co-op review.

  We are told that we should not judge others, lest we are judged ourselves, but how else are we going to decide whether Gears of War: Judgment will be worth picking up?  I personally feel that critiquing the new trailer for the game is key to understanding if I should drop full RRP on Epic's latest!   ...

Free-to-play title, Happy Wars has updated with a bunch of tweeks and balances to the already fun as hell gameplay. If you haven’t noticed the update over the weekend, now’s a good time to boot up Happy Wars and give it another try; you may be pleasantly surprised!

In a world dominated by the Call of Duties, Battlefields, and Halos of competitive multiplayer - it was refreshing to see this year's Spike TV VGAs Multiplayer Game of the Year didn't go to a game based on competitive multiplayer, but rather to a game that solely support co-op gameplay in Borderlands 2.  The game also took home an award for Best Shooter.

It's that time of year! That's right, it's panic time! You just realized there are 15 shopping days left until Christmas. You need some cooperative games for friends, family, and significant others. Or maybe you just want to see if any cool co-op games are missing from your own personal wish list. That's what we really use these lists for, right?

If you're anything like me, last Friday night you were glued to your TV screen, watching Spike TV's VGAs. Wasn't it cool when that one thing happened? Okay, you got me. I wasn't watching the VGAs. And I'm not hating on Spike TV's awards show, I hate all awards shows equally, regardless of subject matter.

One of the more pleasant co-op surprises in this past year in gaming was the MOBA-style Awesomenauts that was initially released on PSN and XBLA. Up to three players could team up to to do some good ole fashioned comp stomping against three AI opponents in order to go laning, feed foes, and other terms that I have no idea about. However, others seem to know what's up and must be playing quite a bit. Since its release back in May, the game's seen a PC release, a slew of patches, tweaks, and updates, and even a new character or two or five. For all you fans of MOBA games that are also fervent Mac users, your day has arrived. Awesomenauts is now available on Mac through the Steam client. Finally, PC players and Mac players can team up in wonderful co-op harmony.

In keeping with modern gaming I no longer number my news posts.  This is not News Post 347, but News Post: Operation StormPit.  Confused?  You should be, but no more so than by Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, that could have just been called Army of 2 3.  If you have time to scrape your brains off the floor, now that they have exploded, check out the new story trailer for the game and a Dev Diary.

Journey has a lot of things going for it. The simple fable comes to life through a beautiful, yet sedated art style. The gameplay  is incredibly accessible while still offering players a satisfying experience. And that soundtrack, that haunting soundtrack, evokes an emotional response that brings an almost tangible weight to the story. The good folks at The Recording Academy must have enjoyed the music as well. They nominated the soundtrack for a Grammy. You might have heard about the nomination during Spike's VGAs. Like, 500 times. 

4J Studios cranks out so much new content for Minecraft: Xbox 360, it’s hard to keep up with it all. Already, their next update for the XBLA title is currently underway, making it the 7th one since its debut.