One problem I've always had with the current generation of active 3D glasses is that they just make the image on the screen appear darker.  Today, NVIDIA has launched their 3D Vision 2 glasses for monitors, projectors and TVs that promise to alleviate that issue while also being a lighter and longer lasting pair of 3D glasses.  The glasses are redesigned to be lighter and made from softer materials so wearing them isn't quite a burden, but the really attractive features of this kit is when you pair it with a new Light Boost capable display.

The lull between major releases gives us a bit of time to catch up on some gaming.  While the Gears of War 3 campaign is finished for most, there's still plenty of co-op killing to be done in Horde mode.  Speaking of killing, we also have a few folks making sure that the Orcs Must Die!  Other monsters, of the warm and fuzzy variety, also make an appearance, as does the soul-sucking Dark Souls experience.

There's a new 320-gigabyte hard disk drive right around the corner for Xbox 360 Slim owners who'd like to upgrade their download capability. The same drive that was included in the recently-released Gears of War 3 edition console and will be included with the Star Wars-themed R2-D2 console available this December, it will be on shelves as a standalone addition to your current Xbox 360 Slim (only) for $129.99 US.

I guess five weeks is enough time to decide if a video game deserves a sequel.  Space Marine came out 38 days ago, and plans for a sequel already appear to be dead in the water.  In a recent interview with Joysitq, THQ's Executive Vice President of Core Games, Danny Bilson, flatly said: "I'm not sure there's room for Space Marine."

It's that time, meat lovers! Fall season 2011 is here, and buck fever has struck. A sure sign of the hunting season, Cabela's has a quick fix on the shelves for those times in between weekends when you just have to stalk something. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 is available this week, and already three DLC packs are waiting for you to pull the trigger.

Treasure’s seminal action-RPG/brawler is reborn on modern consoles, complete with remixed graphics and gameplay options. A branching story with multiple endings and 45 playable characters in Versus mode will keep players busy. But does Guardian Heroes have the co-op magic?

Several industry veterans have left developer Rare to form a small development house called Starfire Studios.  Their first game is an Xbox Live Arcade game called Fusion: Genesis, a title that is being published by Microsoft Game Studios.  What is it exactly and why is it so exciting?  The game is a twin stick shooter at its core set in the future, while those may be a dime a dozen on XBLA - this one does something different - it combines the action of a twin stick space shooter with several elements of MMOs.

Dead Island has received a major patch on the PC, fixing numerous bugs including the dreaded save corruption issue, random freezes in four player co-op, and added an option to disable voice chat in co-op games.  There's a whole host of fixes in place, which hopefully means, the team is going full steam ahead on the survival mode DLC which is expected next month.

I'm not the type of person to say I was right all along, but as I sit in my 'I told you so' branded t-shirt, I can look back to the news story of June 2010 and say Co-Optimus got it right!  We now know for a fact that Mass Effect 3 will have its own co-op mode - yippee!  More information, in the form of images and a new video, is starting to emerge from the strange wormhole that is Bioware.

About the only reason I keep my Nintendo Wii around is for the light gun shooters I own on it, House of the Dead: Overkill is at the top of the list of those.  Now I have one less reason to keep that little white box thanks to hi-def version of the game coming to the PlayStation 3 with full Move support.  I played House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Edition yesterday and forgot just how much I liked the game and the genre

I've been looking forward to Payday: The Heist ever since it I played it at E3.  While it won't wow anyone graphically, the cooperative gameplay is a blast.  The downloadable title will feature six different heist scenarios, each built with replay value in mind.  There's also an RPG-style leveling system to add to the longevity of the title.  It was scheduled to be out earlier this month, but suffered a slight delay.  We can now expect it next week.  Check out the following video where the guys hijack a truck in a slaughter house. Wait,   they what?

Saints Row: The Third keeps on churning out the videos.  This latest gem has even more footage from Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax.  It's just plain crazy.  This game has so many features, it's hard to keep track of them all.  After you recover from that weirdness, check out the second video.