Dead Island Riptide is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on April 23rd, 2013.  The co-op zombie Action/RPG is said to bring new gameplay mechanics, new locales, more zombie types, and of course, a better co-op experience.  The original game was a definite favorite around the Co-Optimus HQ, scoring an Editor's Choice Award in our review.  But can the new one live up to its predecessor?  We went eyes on with the game at PAX 2012 and saw some of the goodness.

Steam is holding a sale to celebrate Halloween and there's plenty of titles that are being offered at 50% to 75% off.   Let's see some of the highlights.

Hey there, folks! If you’re somewhat curious about how the Wii U controller might be used in a future co-op title, then we have a nice video for you to watch. Recently, a fantastic trailer of Rayman Legends’ 5-player co-op gameplay was uploaded, and we got pretty excited to try a game that maximizes the potential of couch co-op.

The blockbusters of the season must be coming out soon. There are a few quality games coming out this week, but a lot of them look like they're being pushed out ahead of the Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 launches. If Hurricane Sandy hasn't shut down your power, you can enjoy these games this week. Stay safe people. 

It's that time of year. The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 launch is just a few weeks away, and the celebrity-packed live action trailer is here to get you hyped. You can see it after the break. It will probably be on Monday Night Football this evening - then it won't stop being on TV until well into December. Check it out. If you can name all the celebrities treat yourself to a breakfast burrito. You've earned it. 

Today we've got two more characters that have been revealed in the roster of 20 launch characters for Guardians of Middle-Earth.   The new characters are Eowyn, a defender, and Mozog, a warrior.  Each character serves a different purpose in the game, with the defender acting a support character - which is perfect for co-op while the warrior is your damage dealing class.

The classic PC franchise is back with a reboot in Painkiller Hell & Damnation. Powered by the Unreal Engine 3, gamers are thrust into the shoes of Daniel charged with collecting the souls of the damned to win back a lost love. Lets take one hellish ride together.

Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault has been planned as a downloadable Playstation 3 title ever since its announcement a few months back. Some people prefer physical copies to digital though, and Sony has taken their pleas into account. The game will now be coming to retail as a Blu-Ray disc as well as the PSN store. Even better, it supports cross-play and cross-save with the Vita, meaning you can buy it on PS3 and get the Vita version at no additional cost. Well-played, Sony.

If you're a glutton for punishment and want to sink hours upon hours into an Action / RPG for the PC that many folks swear by - we've got a deal today for you.  Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition is just $19.90 right now on Amazon which gets you a download code to redeem on Steam.  

In our Dance Central 3 Co-Op Review, I couldn't help wishing the game had included the popular song 'Gangnam Style.' The song and music video by Korean K-Pop artist PSY is not only incredibly popular all over the world right now, it even has its own distinctive dance. Surely 'Gangnam Style' would make a killing as DLC. Thankfully Harmonix has listened to the roar of fan requests. Joystiq reports that not only is 'Gangnam Style' coming to Dance Central 3 as DLC, but so is Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe.'

Welcome to another edition of Beyond Co-Op, the weekly piece where we look at news in the game industry that transcends the co-op only genre.  Let's see what' son the table as we quickly approach November.

Average shoot'em ups are a dime a dozen, but Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition is something special. At least that's what the game's publisher, Rising Star, would like us to believe.  The game originally appeared in arcades in 2005 and then made the jump to the -what? The Dreamcast? Ok. The game was then released on the Dreamcast in 2006. Now it will be coming to the PlayStation 3 this fall.