Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is a first: a competition ladder group has made good use of Halo 3: ODST's stat tracking and begun coordinating global challenges for the Firefight co-op survival mode. We love Firefight, but thanks to its painful lack of co-op matchmaking we've had to resort to our Waypoint Co-Op Nights and Co-Optimus matchmaking tools in order to secure a full four-man squad. Websites like HaloCharts.com are not only innovative...but useful in this regard.

Personally, I've been experiencing a desire to sneak, steal, and puzzle my way around - In video games, of course. The winner of the Independent Games Festival, a new title from developer Pocketwatch Games brings us those elements all at once. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine has you stealing from the rich, and keeping it for you and your buddies. A Locksmith, Prowler, Hacker, and Cleaner join forces to take the world by storm - or at least take all of its stuff. It also goes to show you that co-op wins prizes, or at least gets our attention.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call with some of the folks behind Iron Man 2: The Game. Dean Martinetti, Producer, and Mike McHale, Development Director, both from SEGA, answered questions from the gaming press.

What happens when you take Diablo and mash it back together with the roguelike genre that inspired it in the first place? Odds are, you'd come up with something similar to Din's Curse, an action RPG from indie developer Soldak Entertainment.

Kick-Ass hits theaters today, a cheesy movie about a bunch of kids who pretend to be superheroes.  The game however, won't be out for a few more weeks when it hits the PlayStation Network and iPhone.  We just got a fresh batch of screens and a trailer showing off the game - which I can't help but be reminded of the Watchmen game.  Uh oh.

Earlier this week we posted a rumor that the latest issue of Game Informer would reveal all the details of Dead Rising 2, and unveil the fact the game has a cooperative mode.  Well, the latest issue has hit the Co-Optimus HQ and we've scoured the article for details.  Co-Op Confirmed.

If you haven't played Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you're missing a good game. Of course, it's an acquired taste, but there's only one way to acquire it. This month we take a look at the sniper class in Bad Company 2 and why it's so different from other games.

Normally, a high-profile game is hyped to the point of lunacy...especially when downloadable content and special features are being prepared being the scenes. In a surprising move, Ubisoft has managed to sneak in weekly free content for Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Tonight is your Splinter Cell: Conviction Co-op night. Tactical stealthy Sam Fisher gets his night with a buddy, and so do you. A few of us are stuck waiting on a shipment of our copy of the game, so we're left out. Never fear, we get a second chance to play together and it's free-er.

During PAX East, we heard from a couple of the community managers from EA that a demo for Skate 3 would be available on XBLA and PSN on April 15.  Well, today is the day and skateboarding fans everywhere can check out the latest in the Skate franchise for themselves.  While the demo is a good length and offers plenty to do (a tutorial plus 10 challenges and a few online multiplayer modes), it's a shame that it doesn't allow you to call up some of your friends to skate around and participate in challenges together.  Still, May 11 isn't that far away and this is one of the few demos I've played where you get a pretty good feel of what the rest of the game will be like.

The Original Söldner-X: Himmelssturmer has possibly the longest and hardest name to say for a side scrolling shooter ever.  Seriously, it sounds like you have a mouth full of hot taco beef and tried to recite Shakespeare.  But there's a sequel now, one that isn't as hard to pronounce, it's called Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype and it's an upgrade from it's predecessor in a handful of ways.

J'adore la Ghost Recon