The Co-Optimus staff doesn't have an overtly reputation for getting too far ahead of ourselves, although on occasion we're known to get excited about something that may have been too good to be true. In this case, we found a video that suggested there would be 8-player co-op in the Perfect Dark Xbox Live Arcade port...it turns out that was the online multiplayer mode. Co-op is still online and offline, but limited to two players in each case.

We've previously covered, through various post-mortems and look-back interviews, how Bungie had considered Matchmaking for Halo 3: ODST, but how it was ultimately shot down due to the time and effort that would have been involved with such an undertaking.  Well last Friday OXM UK heard from Bungie's community boss, Brian Jarrard, that Bungie's biggest regret was "not being able to go back and make Firefight in ODST work and have match-making."

Despite a previous meaty content updates as well as a host of fixes, Operation Flashpoint 2 will see no further advancement in support according to the official forums.

It is not often that we in the UK get to say this - "we had it first!"  However, in the case of Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries of Little Riddle, this rarity has occured.  The 4-player co-op puzzle game is an exclusive title for the Playstation Network by developer Relentless Software, the makers of Buzz.  Parts 1 and 2 are already available in the UK, with part 3 coming soon and downloadable free for Brits.  A press release from Relentless has confirmed the US release dates and pricing as:

Following our written review of White Knight Chronicles, we bring you a review in video form.  We're going to strive to bring you folks more video content this year and this is just the beginning.  

A whole slew of information has recently been released regarding the next Borderlands DLC entitled The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. So what can we looking forward to in Borderland's third DLC, exactly? Plenty, apparently!

Yesterday, we brought you word of a new Nintendo DS co-op title, Dragon Ball: Origins 2, that is slated to hit stores this summer.  Today, we bring you the first trailer for the game, which shows off a bit of the co-op challenge mode in action.  Based on what's shown in the trailer, it appears that players will be able to use special co-op attacks to take down bosses and other foes when they team up for the challenges.  Here's hoping this mode is as much fun as it appears to be, and doesn't go down the same path as other titles with these types of challenge modes.

Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.

Is Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer "The World's Greatest Game Based On A Movie Based On The Word's Greatest Comic Magazine? Or will it have you bashing your controller on the ground with the cry: "IT"S CLOBBERIN' TIME"?

It's a busy weekend at Co-Optimus HQ.  Many of the staff will be working on upcoming reviews, which by my count is 5 in total, and many will be checking out Betas.  While others will be jealous of said beta, there's plenty of other gaming to be had.  

If you downloaded the first piece of the Resident Evil 5 content called "Lost in Nightmares" you're getting more than just 2 player co-op play and new outfits for your characters, it contains the classic Resident Evil camera found in the earlier games of the series.

Namco Bandai announced yesterday that the latest in the Dragon Ball series of games, Dragon Ball: Origins 2, will be arriving State-side this summer and, best of all, it'll be arriving with co-op.  The single-player portion of the game will revolve around the adventures of Son Goku as he takes on the Red Ribbon Army, while the co-op portion will be a separate piece that's focused on specific co-op challenges for two players.  Players will unlock these challenges through progress in their single-player campaign, though hopefully there will be some challenges available to players from the start.  Keep reading for the full press release as well as a few screen shots from the upcoming title.