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Ms. Splosion Man will be 'sploding onto the XBLA digital shelves sooner than expected.  According to the very pink header image of this article, the sequel to the superb 'Splosion Man will be 'sploding our faces off on July 13th.  Have you ever seen a group of people so happy to have their hands 'sploded beyond recognition?  Those are some sploding-ly dedicated scientists.  As you can see in the photo above, four player 'sploding co-op is back, both locally and online.  Ms. Splosion Man will improve upon the original 'sploding gameplay in multiple ways:

Dungeon Siege 3 is out this week on the 360, PS3 and PC. To celebrate the four player co-op title we've got a great giveaway for our readers. What's up for grabs? We've got two PS3 copies of the game as well as a PC copy of Dungeon Siege 3...2...and 1! That's a lot of loot!

While Call of Duty: World at War saw evil, exploding monkeys - they were only a toy.  The first trailer showing gameplay footage of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack called "Annhilation" has something far far sinister - evil zombie monkeys.  

The latest trailer for The Cursed Crusade gives us a little background on the main character, Denz de Bayle.  He's looking for his father, who was last seen following Richard the Lionheart off to war.  We also get to see his buddy Esteban, accent in full effect.  I'm going to guess that the grizzled man with the eye patch, beard, and silver hair is Denz's father.  He seems to be able to kick all sorts of ass.  The game has an obvious Assassin's Creed vibe with its medieval setting.  True, The Cursed Crusade doesn't have free running or an Animus, but it more than makes up for it with brutal combat and hinted trips to hell.  Oh, and it also has co-op.  So it's got that going for it, which is nice.

Does it kill you a little each night you go to bed knowing that you missed just a few collectibles on your first playthrough of Hunted? Or did you recently buy or rent a copy of the game and you want to be absolutely certain you get everything you want the first time through? Well worry not, obsessive gamer (it's okay, we all have our compulsions), there's a section over at GamerVoices Guides that has you covered! Each subchapter (e.g. 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, etc.) has a detailed map where points of interest are color-coded triangles. For example, dragon tears are green. The points for crystals, dragon tears, prisoners, and corpses can be clicked on. This brings up a nice screenshot with a short description on how one reaches the area in the screenshot. Pretty useful, no? Thanks for the tip llllepicllll!

If you've ever rented a movie from a Redbox kiosk, you know that it's a boon for the budget-minded. DVD movies cost one dollar per night and are returnable to any Redbox kiosk. There are nine kiosk locations in close proximity to my house, and two more near my office. Snagging a newly released movie for the kids or for a stay-home date was never cheaper.

Nope, I’m not referring to Andrew’s adorable dogs, sadly. I continue our TWIC play-with-randoms assignment series and take it into the MMO waters. We joke about the hell of public lobbies and matchmaking over XBL and Steam and whatnot (though it sounds like everyone so far on this assignment has had either positive or apathetic experiences - no outright negative ones, interestingly enough), but MMOs have their own special flavor of this hell known as Pick-Up Groups (or PUGs, for short). PUGs are most commonly used for dungeon groups but can be used for more difficult quests or anything that requires a group of people. A lot of MMO players actually play on their own a lot of the time, so they’ll need to hook up with strangers to complete the more difficult stuff.

In the midst of the latest summer releases, one title has quietly come along that has managed to capture my attention and affection more than any other. Jamestown, from Final Form Games, provides the kind of 16-bit co-op experience that feels so genuine it could have been a summer of ’92 release…

It's an action packed month of single player reviews. The game that almost never was is finally reviewed in Duke Nukem Forever. Want more? How about inFamous 2, LA Noire, Witcher 2, Red Johnson's Chronicles, Front Mission Evolved, and Thor. Summer drought my butt.

Magicka has been out for quite some time, but the game is still as fun as ever.  While its launch window woes included almost daily patches to get the game running, it has been slightly longer since the game received an update.  Today the game has received a huge update adding, fixing and tweaking over 70 items.  

If you're looking for a deal on some casual and addictive games, including a few co-op ones, then look no further than Xbox Live this week.  Pop Cap games are on sale, most for 50% off, including Plants vs. Zombies which features co-op play in the campaign and in a bowling mode.  We've got a review of that right here.