It's hard to believe this site I conceived over 3 years ago has grown into such a vibrant community and a resource used by millions of people. Today Co-Optimus turns three and I'm extremely proud of everything we've accomplished during that time. Co-Op gaming is incredibly popular with bigger and better co-op releases announced every year; developers, publishers, and gamers have all joined in on the Co-Op Revolution.
I've compiled a few stats from our site and database to put some perspective on things once again
When we launched on January 28th, 2008 we had 120 co-op games in our database. Now we have over 1300. We still have over 50 pending games to add as well. We've posted 4600 news stories, 265 reviews, and 360 features and editorials. Our community is now 7500 strong - with an active forums and user blogs. Co-Optimus.com has had almost 10 million unique visitors accessing more than 40 million pages all while looking for co-op gaming news, information, and coverage. As we approach our 2nd full year of co-op nights we've had almost 75 events (yes, PS3 and PC will get more love this year)2011 is looking even more exciting for Co-Op gaming and Co-Optimus.com. We've got big plans in the works - first and foremost is a mobile version of our site and mobile apps for your Android, Windows Phone 7 and hopefully iPhone are planned. We hope to launch the mobile site by mid-February so definitely keep an eye out for that.
Another major feature which we'll be launching next week is a brand new Achievement System on the site. You'll now be able to earn achievements just by participating in the community on Co-Optimus. Along with this will be revamped profile pages and tweaked match making tools.
Just a teaser....
Co-Optimus will also be hitting video game related events hard this year - with PAX East, PAX Prime, E3 and many other smaller events on the schedule. There will be plenty of co-op gaming coverage for you to sink your teeth into.
Don't forget you can support the site by buying one of our T-Shirts or purchasing any of the co-op games via our links to Amazon.com.
I'd just like to thank the awesome Staff for helping me grow it into something far and beyond anything I could have imagined. I knew I wasn't alone in my love for cooperative gaming - but I had no idea.... :)
Thank YOU for visiting Co-Optimus and making it your prime source for co-op gaming. We look forward to providing you with new, unique, and great co-op content in our 4th year.