It's been a hectic week for gaming. Truthfully, the last six weeks have been filled with mayhem.  My second child, Player Four, began the big game of life back in January.  Since then, finding time to play more frivolous games has become a daily struggle for us.  "Struggle" being a relative term.  It's not like we're freedom fighters.  We're just trying to get our game on without getting baby poo on our controllers.  Is that too much to ask?  According to Player Three, it is.  

Remember Trine 2?  It launched back in December on the XBLA, PSN and PC here in the United States, but in Europe the PlayStation Network version never saw the light of day.  Delay after delay came and soon three months had gone by.  But now the time is finally here to get your hands on Trine 2, the slick three player co-op physics based puzzler.

Dagnabbit, people, how could we let this happen?  Each week I ask you guys to sound off in the comments section of the Co-Op Release Alert and let me know if I missed any upcoming co-op titles.  I guess I deserve some of the blame, since my game-dar isn't really set for dancing games, especially country music dancing games.  

A brand new Sim City is coming in 2013 from developer Maxis and it may be their most ambitious version of the game yet.  I have pretty fond memories of playing Sim City 2000 in a hot seat co-op fashion growing up, but having some true co-op objectives based around a city building simulation sounds incredibily enticing.  Similar to CitiesXL, the game will feature a large focus on social gameplay and building regions with friends, providing a persistent simulation that lasts over time.

One of the problems with modern gaming and the internet is that websites like Co-Optimus often get to know about a game before they are officially revealed. We already knew that Medal of Honor: Warfighter was coming, but EA have gone ahead and revealed it anyway at this year's GDC with a new trailer and some more information. The most pertinent info is the release date: October 23rd 2012.

We have a fresh new trailer for the latest Fable game.  Fable Heroes is an offshoot of the series, allowing four players to team up for some good old-fashioned co-op action.  The new title looks to be a hybrid of Gauntlet-style hack and slash mixed with a collection of mini-games.  Check out the video to see the gameplay in action.  

Community group known as Stabyourself.net has finally accomplished a gamer’s dream: taking two awesome games by two legendary publishers, Nintendo and Valve, and put them into one, stellar game.

Good news, PC gamers!  Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is heading your way.  You'll have to wait until May 18th, but better late than never, I always say.

As a fan of any indie co-op title that combines two of my most nostalgic loves (8-bit or 16-bit graphics and puzzle platformers), I've been keeping an eye on a jolly corpse's Wyv and Keep. Described as a "grid-based puzzle/action game starring two young treasure hunters", players control the titular heroes, Wyv (pronounced "wiv") and Keep, as they explore ancient ruins in search of loot and a way out. While the game's been in development for some time, the game has reached that level of development where the developer's are accepting preorders (for just $7.99) and are releasing a little more than just a handful of screen grabs... including a demonstration of the online co-op in action!

All day yesterday I was checking the PlayStation Network Store via my Vita, hoping to see a content update so I can download Unit 13, the latest co-op shooter from Zipper Interactive.  I'm on the review for the game, so time is crucial for me, as I want to get the most out of the experience.  To my disappointment the game wasn't available until almost 8:30PM Eastern last night, after which, I needed to wait almost two and a half hours for the 1.2GB game to download.   Sadly, these superfluous issues with time were only the beginning.

One of the phenomenons of 2011 was Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.  It sold like hot buns, if hot buns were made of plastic and found in toy shops.  Activision are on to another winner and this is one company that knows how to milk a cash cow, hence we have already been told about the upcoming Skylander Giants range, but we are also finding out about new characters being added to the original toys.   Please welcome; Lightening Rod, Zook and Sunburn.

Diabolical Pitch is great awesome great.  Don't believe me?  Check out the header image.  What's it say?  "Great awesome great."  That's right.  Players pitch imaginary baseballs at an assorment of monsters to save the world, or escape a carnival, or rescue their girlfriend, or something.  Developer Grasshopper Manufacture hasn't divulged too much of the plot, not that it's really necessary.  Throw stuff, kill stuff, it's Diabolical Pitch!