A new genre-bending MMO/shooter is coming out this December.  It's called Firefall, and it looks promising.  We've already covered the game's co-op and interviewed  the developers.  We even got our hands on a preview build.   We've liked what we've seen so far. This video shows the game in all of it's massively multiplayer shooter glory.  Firefall can be played in the first or third person perspective, and player skill will greatly influence combat.  It also appears that the lady armor sets are pants-optional.  Giggity, indeed.

We just reported on the Japanese Armored Core V delay, and now a co-op game that even more people are looking forward to has been delayed. I speak, of course, of the new Twisted Metal for Playstation 3.

What the hell, August?  You're killing me.  This week we get a Gallagher emulator for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, and that's about it.

Get ready for some more grisly, zombie-killing, survival action this fall. Another Zombie Apocalypse is fast on track, this time from developer Backbone Entertainment. Zombie Apocalypse 2 will feature the same four-player online/shared screen co-op, but is cranking gameplay depth up a notch - the characters will have more personality as well as class-like abilities, a more worthwhile plot will be conveyed using animated comic strips, and players will be able to upgrade their weapons and attributes.

My name is Salvador, but you may call me Sally

The Japanese version of Armored Core 5 has been delayed until 2012. From Software, the developer, sites the need to incorporate feedback from the game’s closed beta as the reason for the delay. Don't be too hard on the beta testers now; this is probably good news. Japanese developers often show a very loose grasp of online modes and user interfaces (see Lost Planet 2). Incorporating beta players’ suggestions will likely result in a more streamlined experience.

Today we take a look at two classic arcade games, one based on a superhero team led by an iconic super soldier who has his own movie in theaters right now, and the second based on one of the biggest Hollywood hits of the 80s: Ghostbusters.

I'm a big fan of the new D&D co-op board games. Launched last fall by Wizards of the Coast, these board games have given D&D fans the option to adventure in the D&D universe without having to mess with all the rulebooks and long set-up. It's also made D&D a whole lot more accessible to more casual players. With two games out already, Castle Ravenloft (which we covered) and Wrath of Ashardalan, the upcoming the Legend of Drizzt marks the third installment of the series. They're all stand-alone games, but you can mix and match your heroes and whatnot across games.

When Gears of War 3 launches on September 20, a great many gamers with lapsed Gold subscriptions will be looking to get back into the online fray. Gears 3 supports four-player online co-op, after all! Hence, Microsoft is releasing a special Xbox Live Gold subscription pack to capitalize on the occasion.

Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.

You've decided to splurge on a second system for that one game you and your spouse just HAVE to play together. You got it. You beat it. Now what are you going to do?

After almost three and a half years, our ever faithful and totally fearless leader Nick is taking some time off for a well-deserved vacation.  While he unlocks achievements like "Made a Sand Castle" and "Forgot Suntan Lotion", the rest of the Co-Opticrew are getting in some gaming this weekend, instead.  Maybe it won't be quite so nice as the beach, but it's still a grat way to relax and unwind.