I've often wondered what it would be like to have a clone; someone there to always play co-op with. However, after a while they may get a bit annoying, perhaps try and take over my life?  Clones ain't for me. They are not for Jimmy Torbitson either, he is 'The Saints' biggest fan and is the main focus of some new campaign DLC coming to Saints Row: The Third entitled 'The Trouble with Clones'. For 560 MS Points, or the cash equivalent, you'll get some new story missions, weapons and the chance at 100 more achievement points!

This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op, we continue with our Dev Stories series with an entry from Cadenza Interactive, the indie dev studio behind Sol Survivor and the upcoming Retrovirus. They share their story of what they learned about cooperative gameplay, how it helped inform areas outside of co-op in their latest game, and the opportunities indie developers have to help shape cooperative gaming.

Did you remember to sign up for Starhawk's multiplayer public beta?  Of course you did.  What kind of forgetful cad would miss out on the totally open beta that began on February 21st?  Now, if you'll excuse me while I wait 28 minutes for this download that has nothing to do with the Starhawk beta --and then wait another hour or so to give me an opportunity to play this totally unrelated game; I'll let you know if you should jump into the Starhawk MP fray...  Until then, why don't you check out this sweet new video!  I have a feeling someone's about  to get Dorothied!

It was one month ago today that I revealed my latest project, SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance.  The four player co-op Xbox Live Indie and PC game has been a passion of mine and the small team working on it for the past 5 months.   We've been trying to update the official website with content a few times a week, but this week we have some truly special stuff I didn't want you fine folks to miss out on.

Blades of Time kind of snuck up on us.  It was originally announced back at E3 last year, and we haven't heard much about it since last summer.  Lo and behold, we just found out that the third person shooter/action/clothing optional hybrid will be dropping next week!  We've even got a launch trailer and some sultry new screens to prove it!

In my recent Syndicate review I mentioned a great scenario in which three of us managed to take on a particularly tough level and come out victorious.  The actual scenario turned out to be one of the final levels of the co-op campaign.  The most amazing thing about our victory was that my two partners, Mike and Andrew, were only level 1 or 2 characters with minimal upgrades as they had just gotten the game.  While my level 14 or 15 was nothing to scoff it, it still showcases how balanced Syndicate's co-op can be even with an unbalanced team.

The Baldur's Gate franchise remains one of my fondest memories of the Playstation 2/Xbox era.  All those years ago I played Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance with my girlfriend in local co-op.  I would be the mighty barbarian rushing into attack; she would be the dwarf being forced to stay at the rear as she always got killed. We are still together, but there has been a Baldur's Gate (BG) sized hole in our lives for a long time - but with the launch of a new teaser site, perhaps our dreams of a BG future will actually happen?

Fans of Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, and pretty much every other Warriors-based franchise have a lot to look forward to next March.  Warriors Orochi 3 will feature over 120 playable characters, including favorites from the Three Kingdoms as well as appearances from Ryu Hayabusa, Joan of Arc, and Achilles.  We've got some fancy new screens for your viewing pleasure today.

I have seen many customizable options in my day, but nothing quite like this.

February is coming to an end, so let's take one last look at your Most Anticipated Games of 2012. We already heard from Biohzrd451 and BigBadBob113 who can't wait for Gearbox's upcoming titles. One other community member was brave enough to fire up his blog, and it's definitely worth a read.

Ghost Recon Future Soldier looks as if its finally going to see the light of day this May.  The four player co-op game has been a long time coming and after our hands on impressions with it at E3 last year, we couldn't be more excited for the first Ghost Recon game in years.  Like any game these days, if you want to get the "entire package" it all depends on where you pre-order from - as most retailers offer exclusives as an incentive.  

EA has announced a sequel to the recent modern reboot of Medal of Honor called Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Warfighter... really?  Besides the unfortunate subtitle the game is going to be powered by the Battlefield 3 engine, Frostbite 2.  That means we should be treated with some truly impressive visuals as well as destructible enviornments.