Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out tomorrow on the Xbox 360, PlayStation and PC; and with it comes the official launch of Call of Duty Elite - Activision's Free and Premium service used to supplement the Call of Duty experience.  We've already gone into details of what the service will offer to both paying and non-paying customers, but one platform won't have to worry yet about paying the $49.99 for Elite... and that's the PC.

News of a new Syndicate game had a few of us here on staff rather eager about the possibility of co-operating together in a cybernetically enhanced future, though there was some concern over how that would fare when it was revealed that the game would be a FPS instead of a tactical shooter. Nick got a few more details and information at the hands-on event he attended, and in a recent blog post and interview with Eurogamer magazine, the game's developers have revealed a bit more.

This Rabbids: Alive and Kicking trailer begins with a truly horrifying scene.  Clearly, animated monstrosities have invaded these peoples homes, had their way with them, and are now holding them against their will.  The doomed foursome tries to fight back, but to no avail.  These people are obviously under the influence of a weapons-grade hallucinogen.  Now they are forced to perform bizarre tasks like animals in some deviant ringmaster's circus.  This is a family game?  As I said before, what the hell is wrong with you people?

This week two gaming juggernauts will clash in a head to head battle.  It's the old guard versus the young upstarts in an all-out war for global domination!  When the dust settles only one game will reign supreme!  Are you ready for this digital THUNDERDOME!?!  I can't hear you!  Are. You. Ready!?  Then let's get it on!  It's the Black Eyed Peas Experience versus Nickelodeon Dance!  Oh yeah, another military shooter is coming out.  Big whoop.

You could call me a Bioware fan. I've only played (and beaten) every single one of their games since Neverwinter Nights. But the sad thing is that since NWN, they have only been single-player experiences. So you can imagine my excitement when it was announced that finally, finally, co-op was coming to the Mass Effect franchise - and I'm pretty sure that a lot of you folks are just as excited as me. 

It's been two years since we discovered the secrets hidden in the mountains of Tibet. Nathan Drake is back, headed to the desert, and he's bringing an improved co-op mode along for the ride. Will it soar to the heights of the single-player campaign, or will we once again be left wanting?

Online co-op game Gunshine.net is out of beta after months of testing from users.  The four player game ties into Facebook and offers a slick RPG/Action experience that's a bit like a modern day remake of Syndicate - no... not that Syndicate.

Otomedius Excellent is a 3-player co-op shoot-em-up from Konami. Besides carrying on the legacy of the classic Gradius series, the Otomedius games are most noteworthy for their unusual character designs. Rather than serious and masculine fighter pilots, players control a number of anime-style ladies who pilot ships inspired by other Konami titles. Some gamers may look at these flying femmes and exclaim ‘WTF’ letter-by-letter, but that would be missing the point. The girls of Otomedius lend the game a ton of Japanese charm and levity. Each one has her own personality and voice, plus completely different weapon loadouts that instill ample replay value.

The best things come in tens; ten toes, ten fingers, Ten Commandments, Ten Ton Tessa the lass down the road.  Ubisoft obviously agrees with me as they have produced a series of videos highlighting ten things in Rayman: Origins.  We've already seen 10 Ways to Fight, but how about the useful 10 Ways to Get Around?  Or the less pleasant 10 Ways to Die?

Did you know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out this week?  Are you excited for the game?  If not perhaps the latest live action trailer which stars actors Jonah Hill (Moneyball, Grandama's Boy) and Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) can get you in the mood.

Generally, when it's time for a Video Edition of Co-Op Classics, we feature games we've previously covered. As the collection grows, however, we can branch off into other games that haven't been given much coverage on their own. Today, we revisit two entries from classic co-op franchises: the deep space R-Type shmups and the swords and sorcery Golden Axe brawlers.

This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op we take a nice little stroll through a platformer that has co-op at its heart, Final Failure