On Tuesday, I hit up the train to Midtown to attend EA's Spotlight event. Our own Nick Puleo was originally planning on attending said festivities, but he was sadly down for the count, incapacitated by a nasty cough.

Kinect Star Wars may have been delayed, but it's finally arriving on April 3rd, as well as its limited-edition console bundle. Unfortunately, this is two days late to be an April Fool's joke, because the rumored Galactic Dance-Off mode will be coming along for the ride as well.

If you are like me you have been playing the Twisted Metal demo religiously over the past week, trying to squeeze out everything you can out before the release of the game on February 14. The demo is exceedingly fun, that is, if you can get into a match. There has been trouble on the server side of things and connectivity has  been mediocre at best, where some nights it would take over fifteen mintues to get into a match.  Once in, however I was back in my glory days, and as a huge Twisted Metal fan I am anxious to get my hands on the full version.  

In case you haven't heard, Shank 2 is coming to the XBLA, PSN, and PC this week.  The violent, stylized 2D brawler offers gamers a cooperative survival mode.  While it's no co-op campaign, it looks like it will have more substance than your simple wave-based yawn-fest.  Shank 2's survival mode will offer unlockable outfits and upgrades at the waves progress, which is better than a swift kick in the junk. 

NeverDead has been out for all of eight freaking days and new DLC has already been announced.   The deftly titled "Expansion Pack Volume 1" will be released on February 21st for $9.99 on the PSN, or 800 Microsoft funbucks on the XBLA.  It will include a new playable character for the game's co-op mode, additional challenges for the Asylum level, and new costumes for the main character, demon stomper Bryce Boltzman. 

The latest Kinect Xbox Live Arcade game comes from the creative and good-natured folks at Double Fine. Up to six players can team up and goof around together in Happy Action Theater's 18 short activities. The lack of structure and goals might limit the game's appeal, though.

The "limited edition" of Starhawk has been announced, and rather than spend extra money on a giant box filled with art books, soundtracks, and statues - you'll be getting a whole bunch of digital pack ins for the same price as the normal version.  The biggest piece of content included for co-op players is a map called Maw of Despair, which is a particularly challenging cooperative mission for four players.  

Emerging from the depths of the video game industry, hints of a new Star Wars: Battlefront game being possibly in the works for LucasArts are being detected by super sleuths around the gaming community.

Out today on PSN is a brand new piece of content for Uncharted 3.  It's called "Fort Co-Op Adventure" and is a unique departure from the other co-op scenarios available on the Uncharted 3 disc - namely - you play as the villains.

Demiurge recently released a new video for its upcoming title, Shoot Many Robots, showcasing some of the enemy robots your bullets will soon be kissing here in the month of true love.

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.  Surprise, surprise, Activision has just announced Skylanders Giants, the follow-up to the incredibly successful Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.  This new game is offering bigger and better toys, as well as a whole new digital quest.  Before you freak out:  yes, all of your original Skylanders figures will work with the new game, along with all of their upgrades and XP.  No, you don't need a new Portal of Power.  Got it?  Good.

This month here at Co-Optimus, several of the regular feature writers are swapping columns for the month. Normally, Tally, our resident MMO expert, brings you the latest on all the shiniest new massively multiplayer online games in this column. This month, you are stuck with me and my ten-year old son, as we explore the newly free-to-play superhero (or supervillain) quest fest DC Universe Online.