This week, Mike and Nick scrutinize the latest indie title to cross our paths which is sure to be a sleeper hit: Halo Reach! There's an awful lot of Halo talk this time around, but there always is when a new title is released, considering its immediate predecessor was our (Staff) Co-Op Game of the Year for 2009. We briefly run down some news from TGS and express our sadness over the (apparent?) closure of GoG.com. All this, plus the week's news in this edition of The Co-Opticast!

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We've been keeping you updated on the new features of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.  The game releases on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii September 28th.  It will feature a new co-op quest mode.  This quest will have familiar characters taking on new, rock inspired personas and images.  Check out the new trailer. 

Check out the new teaser trailer for EDF: Insect Armageddon.  The bugs have gotten a facelift and the drop ships have been upgraded into something leggier.  Three player online co-op has been confirmed.  Get you bug bustin' buddies ready for a release next spring.

Co-Optimers have been vocal on both sides of a raging Apache: Air Assault debate - should the game allow each player their own chopper, or only as pilot/gunner combinations? Okay...it's not really a raging debate...not much of a debate at all... And yet developer Gaijin Entertainment has answered the call nonetheless.

Rocksteady continues to tease co-op fans everywhere as they hold Batman: Arkham City close to their chest. It appears that not only are Jokers wild, but Twos are as well - co-op has been all but confirmed by the UK Official PlayStation Magazine's latest preview. Either Rocksteady is bluffing, or they're going all in on this hand.

The very co-op title Pixel Junk Shooter 2 has decided to add a few new fluids to challenge our collective brains. Sometime in the near future, Pixel Junk Shooter will be tormenting miners with bubbles, bugs, and bullets that the rescue ships have to deflect in some form or another.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is still scheduled to release on Steam and the PlayStation Network on September 28th - that's a week from today.  But like the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game, which was released in August, these versions are going to be shipping sans the online co-op mode.

The fall gaming rush is upon us, that means plenty of good cooperative titles - and plenty of good single player titles! Our first batch of reviews for the Fall 2010 gaming season are here - Mafia 2, Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, King's Bounty: Crossworld's and more!

I'm pretty sure the title of this game says it all, but when you call your game Explosionade you know you're going to have something worth checking out.  The game is the latest creation from Mommy's Best Games, best known for their co-op SHMUP Shoot 1UP which we previewed at PAX East earlier this year.

I think we're all bargain shoppers at heart - and whether we think a good deal starts at 10%, 25% or 43% off is irrelevant.  A deal is a deal.  And this week's Xbox Live Deal of the Week is one that should be worth everyone's Microsoft moon points.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold for the Wii is a charming game. There are a few areas in which it falls short, but these are easily overlooked by the game’s light-hearted appeal to gamers young and old alike.

For our readers old enough to remember Deathspank, this is a sequel a long time coming.  I thought I was anxious for Starcraft 2--what's that?  It came out when?  Oh, okay.  The sequel to Deathspank, which came out 68 days ago, is appropriately title Thongs of Virtue.  It releases today for the PlayStation Network for $14.99 and September 22 on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 MSP.