We've known that Pid, the 2.5D platformer from Might & Delight would feature 2 player local co-op since first catching wind of the game. But only the single-player mode was on display at E3, so we didn't get to see or try out co-op for ourselves. Thankfully the developers have finally published a co-op-specific video and screenshots that demonstrate just how 2-player works. The trailer features catchy music as always, though no hand-drawn animation this time around.

Not every Kickstarter campaign sees it way to fruition. Such was the case, sadly, for Cadenza Interactive and their six-degrees-of-freedom cooperative shooter, Retrovirus. For some of these campaigns, that's the end of things - the game/movie/album/book will never be and the people involved move on to the next thing. For Cadenza, it was simply time to move on to the next plan. As Dylan Barker told us when we spoke to him last month just prior to the campaign's conclusion, Cadenza had some other plans in place to help see them through should the worst occur. Turns out, those plans were to find a major distributor.

The gaming community focused Penny Arcade Expo (or PAX) kicks off this Friday, and a few of our staff and our favorite developers will be there. One developer in particular, Misfits Attic, is making the most of the event by not only attending, but also offering up their cooperative, puzzle-solving gem, A Virus Named TOM, for a special price. For the length of PAX, August 31 to September 3, you can purchase their title for 25% on their website (includes a code for Steam). If you happen to be attending PAX (lucky you), then you can swing by their setup within the Indie Megabooth and get the game for a whopping 50% off!

The so called "season pass" is fast becoming a must for any AAA title planning to release several pieces of DLC.  It’s a great idea for consumers as we get the content at a reduced price.  The publisher also benefits from guaranteed sales of DLC and a reduction in the number of copies traded in.  Borderlands 2 is the latest game to dip its toe in to the seasonable water and will charge $30 for 4 chunks of DLC.

We’ve praised Fruit Ninja Kinect as one of the better titles to own for the motion sensing hardware, but little do people know that the game is really a reboot of a classic arcade title. Fruit Ninja made its debut back during the “Golden Age” of video games in the 1980’s and it’s only these last few years that it received much attention. Obviously, I’m only pulling your leg with the history stuff, but Fruit Ninja Kinect will be getting a new, arcade, classic look that could’ve fooled us.

Speculation has been surrounding a Dragon Age 3 survey that popped up on the internet last week, which reveals a couple interesting pieces of information about the design of the next fantasy Bioware title. Most interesting for us and co-op fans alike, there was a question that asked if people wanted to see co-op in the game. Dragons? Wizards? Co-Op? Yes please...

Hey! The Last Story is here, making it the second of the three games that Operation Rainfall targeted to make it over to US shores, how about that? With a concept from Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy and a soundtrack from Nobuo Uematsu, how could you go wrong? Read on, and I'll tell you! (spoiler: it's the co-op.)

Studio 22 Cans, Peter Molyneux’s new game studio, is about to release its first game in a short while, but their follow up title is what we’re dying to hear about. Literally called Cooperation, the game is supposedly going to be one hell of a co-op project, according to Molyneux.

Rise of the Guardians, not to be confused with Guardians of Middle Earth (boy was I embarrassed), is an upcoming DreamWorks animated film featuring the voice talents Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher and Chris Pine. I have no idea if any of the actors will be appearing in the game.  I do know that Santa is sporting "Naughty" and "Nice" forearm tattoos. You can see for yourself in the box art. In the film, childhood icons such as the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus confront the Boogeyman in what I can only assume is an ultra-violent battle to the death. Or not. 

Legends of Pegasus is the latest 4X title to hit the digital store shelves, brought to us by a new team from Germany called Novacore Studios. On the surface it looks to have everything you would need in a strategy game of this nature but it ends up being a mish mash of ideas stripped from previous games. Riddled by bugs, Legends of Pegasus is a shell of a game that does nothing for the genre and requires little of you attention.

Yes, that image is from the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 special edition. I don't like  to speculate, but it looks like the Call of Duty franchise is finally getting bare midriffs. It's about damn time. It also appears they may be taking this Zombie thing seriously. Or less seriously. Whichever makes it more awesome.

Ghost Recon Future Soldier came out earlier this summer to fairly solid reviews, including our own 4 out of 5 for the game's co-op mode.  As we charge into the Fall gaming season, you might want to find some cheap co-op gaming before dropping the big bucks for a Borderlands 2 CE or copy of Halo 4.  Luckily, Amazon has you covered today to hold you and your wallet over.