I've got two more WH40k Space Marine  videos for you today.  They may not be super-new, but as I said before, I was slacking on my Space Marine coverage, so it's time to catch up.  The first video is a cinematic little adventure that has some interesting plot points, it you're into that sort of thing.  The Orks are after some experimental device, and you have to stop them.  As if you need a reason to kill Orks.  I thought a Space Marine's default setting was "Obliterate." I didn't know he needed a damn reason.  Keen-eyed observers may notice the main character, Captain Titus, is almost always flanked by other Space Marines.  I don't want to get our little co-op hopes up.  I'm just making casual, slightly accusatory, observations.

It's another free play weekend on Steam, and this time around, co=op shooter Brink is the featured game.  Just log in to your Steam account and start downloading; you'll be able to install the game and play it at no cost until 1 PM Sunday, Pacific Time.  If you were on the fence about this one, well, now's your chance to try before you buy, in more depth than just a demo.  

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I thought I had cooled on the upcoming WH40k: Space Marine game.  But every time I think I'm over it, I see a new video that sucks me back in.  We've been trying to dig up information on the co-op for months.  It seems like an announcement regarding co-op details has been perpetually delayed.  The game is scheduled to come out in a little over a month, and there's still no official word on co-op.  

This new video for Rage is simply great.  This isn't a dev diary.  This is a three minute cinematic vision that sets the tone for the entire game.  Trailers like this sell pre-orders.  Rage may not have the deepest co-op experience available, but this is still a game I've been watching closely.  Yep, it's another game set in a post apocalyptic wasteland, like Borderlands or Fallout 3, and that's fine with me.  I was lucky enough to get some hands-on time with Rage at E3, and I can tell you, it plays as well as it looks. 

It's been a long time since I last visited New Austin.  Red Dead Redemption's take on the American Western was one of gaming's highlights last year.  It appears Rockstar would like to give those of you who missed out a chance to cowboy up and hit the open trail.  The keen eyes over at Eurogamer spotted a Red Dead Redemption: Game of the a Year edition at the BBFC.  For those of you who don't know your European ratings board acronyms, (or are too lazy to use Google) that's the British Board of Film Classification.  The RDR: GOTY edition is said to have the Undead Nightmare DLC, but it's unknown if the other DLC's will be included.

The new trailer for Resistance 3 looks great, but man, is it bleak.  It seems that Joseph Jacked-Up-Face has got to get to New York City to save everyone from some harsh weather.  He leaves his family behind because, as he says, "We fight or we die."  It looks like the option of fighting and dying never crossed his mind.  Big mistake.  We get to see some story elements and some fancy gunplay, as well as a Chimera who has spent a little too much time in the gym.

It's another fine episode of the Co-Opticast this week, as Nick and Mike tread into the dangerous debate of whether or not the 3DS price drop signals a paradigm shift in portable gaming as we know it. We talk about this week's news, butcher the English language thoroughly, and we do it all out of love for you, our listeners.

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Even more Call of Duty: Black Ops content is coming our way.  The latest batch is titled Rezurrection, and it is the most co-op friendly DLC to date.  Rezurrection will feature only cooperative Zombie maps.  No multiplayer versus maps here.  As you have probably deduced from the above screenshot, there will be a new Zombie map titled "Moon."  It takes place on the frick'n moon.  Four classic Zombie maps have been re-mastered and will come in the package: Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa, and Der Riese.  

In "Didn't we see this a month ago?" news, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North has officially been dated for a November 1st release.  The game was originally scheduled to release this month.  Hopefully the added time will allow for a little extra polish.  I like my games shiny.  In a recent interview with Eurogamer Snowblind Producer Ruth Tomandl made comparisons to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.  Let's hope the co-op experience is comparable to that classic.  The game will focus on a human, dwarf and elf who  weren't important enough to be in the original Fellowship of the Ring.  That's okay, there seems to be plenty of evil to go around.

This four minute video from the creators of Bodycount is all about the guns.  As you'll see in the clip below, the developers aren't trying to bring a million weapons to the table.  They're focused on a few guns, and "polished the hell out of them."   The firearms look and sound great.  Environments absolutely shred beneath the barrage of bullets you can unleash.  The shotgun is a total beast.  One thing really stood out to be in this video: the apparent lack of iron sights.  They call it both a "semi-iron sight" mode and a "focus" mode.  I don't know what FPS players will think of this feature.  Check out the video and let us know what you think of the aiming and cover systems.