SEGA's Genesis is one of the most beloved consoles in gaming history.  Many a gamer became a fan of co-op due to the Genesis' strong library of cooperative titles.  Now, via the power of Steam, several co-op classics are available with the click of a mouse.  The SEGA Genesis Classics Pack is available for PC gamers, and includes such co-op heavyweights as Golden Axe and Altered Beast.  There were even a few co-op games I'd never heard of: Gain Ground and Crack Down.  (Yes, Crack Down; we're just as surprised as you are!)  Each title will set you back a mere $2.99; as of yet, there is no discount for buying the whole package.  I know I'll be checking out Crack Down to determine if it's worthy to be called a Co-Op Classic...

IGN has the exclusive reveal of a game called Hard Corps: Uprising, which is the sequel to the 1994 classic Sega Genesis game, Contra: Hard Corps.  Despite the lack of "Contra" in the new game's title, which will hit Xbox Live and PSN later this year, Hard Corps: Uprising is very much a Contra game at heart complete with plenty of weapons, side scrolling action, aliens, and one hit kills.

A game that slipped under our radar this week is Snoopy Flying Ace for the Xbox Live Arcade.  This arcade flight game featuring the famous Peanuts characters contains a two player co-op mode where players can complete various challenges together in both online and offline co-op.

Harry Potter was shocked to read about the delayed PSN demo

The Match.com Happen Magazine online published an article a little while back, one that we thought was appropriate to include in the Co-Op Couples series. See what gamer/author Julie Taylor suggests for modern dating gamers.

Rockstar Games has dated the free co-op DLC for Red Dead Redemption for June 22nd.  Called the Outlaws to the End mission pack, the content includes co-op for two to four players through six different missions.  Rockstar promises more screens and info over the coming weeks for the content which will hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Konami just sent over a fresh batch of screenshots for Ninety-Nine Nights 2 for the Xbox 360.  Graphically the game is looking really slick and if you got your hands on the recent demo, you know the game looks just as good in motion.  Sadly the demo didn't contain any of the game's co-op, which will be an online only affair through specific missions.  

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light came out of left field for most fans of the series, but Crystal Dynamics knows their franchise well. So while this "bite sized" game may seem small at first, getting our hands on with it reveals there's a lot more here than first though. We go co-op hands on...

We've got some great new Crackdown 2 info today.  First up are the official list of achievements for the game, and while we've heard that the game won't save story progress for anyone but the host, we do see now that there's plenty of achievements to earn along with your agent progression in Co-Op.

As any Co-Optimus reader can probably tell you, our staff has a sweet tooth for kooky and interesting co-op games. Fairytale Fights...50 Cent: Blood in the Sand...'Splosion Man...the crazier it is, the more we get a kick out of it. Well, this week I inadvertently stumbled into one such trippy experience while playing the rather serious SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 - it was called Tea and Cupcakes, and it was all sorts of strange.

Warner Bros has released some additional information on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The Wii and Nintendo DS game will support two-player co-op where players can choose from heroes such as Green Lantern, Blue Beetle, Aquaman, and of course Robin to support Batman on his quest for Bravery and Boldness. Players who own both a DS and Wii will have access to a special character, Bat-mite, by connecting the two systems and using the DS as a controller.

Rockstar's latest open-world epic, Red Dead Redemption, has certainly taken the gaming world by storm with its merging of an incredible Western story and feel with the usual GTA mechanics.  While the co-op elements that came with the game's initial release may not be all for which we were hoping, we take solace in the fact that before the game ever came out, Rockstar promised to release additional co-op missions for the Free Roam mode as free DLC later this month.  Now, it seems like that may not be all of the co-op DLC Rockstar has planned.  The development studio recently answered a few frequently asked questions they received, and one of those questions was centered on whether or not more co-op opportunities would be forthcoming.