It's hard to believe we made it to 2013 unscathed, but here we go barreling towards a new generation of consoles. Luckily your Xbox 360, PlayStation and PC won't be collecting dust as the first half of the year is just JAM PACKED with co-op games. Electronic Arts comes out with the crown releasing four major co-op games in the span of 6 weeks. Some long awaited co-op games also hit and the PC is filled with some smaller titles sure to satisfy their audiences. Let's take a look at what 2013 has to offer for co-op gamers.
January
Anarchy Reigns (360, PS3) - Anarchy Reigns is a modern day beat em up with a focus on multiplayer but does feature a three player co-op survival mode. [3 Player Online Co-Op] [Review]
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (Vita) - A remake of the classic Xbox game with a fully featured online mode. [4 Player Online Co-Op] [Review]
The Cave (PSN, Wii U, XBLA, PC) - Ron Gilbert gives us an original adventure platformer full of his trademark comedy and plenty of style. [3 Player Local Co-Op]
Dungeonland (PC) - A somewhat interesting mixture of Gauntlet and D&D, DungeonLand lets three players take on enemies in a theme park. A 4th player can join in as a dungeon master for competition. [3 Player Local and Online Co-Op]
Retrovirus (PC) - You've got six degrees of freedom in this indie shooter that puts players in control of an anti-virus weapon. Play the campaign with a buddy either online or locally. [2 Player Local or Online Co-Op]
February
Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC) - Can a horror game have co-op? Oh noes says the internet. We say otherwise. [2 Player Online Co-Op]
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (360, PS3) - I'm not sure what's going on this game, but they look absolutely fabulous beating the crap out of each other. [2 Player Online and Local Co-Op]
Aliens: Colonial Marines (360, PS3, PC) - It's game over for the Aliens as we team up in four player co-op and spout as many quotes from the series as possible. [4 Player Online Co-Op and 2 Player Local Co-Op (console)]
Alien Breed (PSN, Vita) - What's old is new again as the classic game is polished up for the modern age. [2 Player Local or Online Co-Op - Cross system play too!]
Omerta: City of Gangsters (360, PC) - Strategy? Check. Gangsters? Check. Simulation? Check. Nucky Thompson? TBD. Two co-op scenarios are available to players. [2 Player Online Co-Op]