What could be better than killing zombies?  How about killing zombies... for free?  You'll recall our recent coverage of free online FPS Combat Arms.  Over the holidays, a new map called "Cabin Fever" was released, featuring the survival style of gameplay that has become so popular.  Almost half a million matches later, 278 million zombies have met their doom (for the second time, I suppose).  If your wallet is light after all the holiday spending, you might want to check out Combat Arms for your zombie slaying fix.

This afternoon Sony announced that SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 has gone gold and will be released in retail and on the PlayStation Network on February 16th.

What always happens when you have two couples playing co-op? That's right: a spouse swap. The party is heating up!

That giant creature right there with the glowing red goo pouring out of it's orifice, you might want to kill it.  You might want to kill it quickly with your three teammates in the four player co-op shooter Lost Planet 2.  Otherwise, well you might end up like the guy in screenshot number three.

During our recent discussions around our official Co-Op Terminology guidelines for Co-optimus.com, we went over a lot of what we'd like to see in games. Over at The Escapist forums they had a similar discussion at about the same time. Most of us demanded splitscreen with online capabilities, while Escapist readers were asking "Where did the 4 player splitscreen go?"

It seems we have impeccable timing, as just yesterday we published a great editorial on cooperative gaming and arcades.  Last night at their CES 2010 keynote, Microsoft has announced Gameroom for Xbox Live and Games For Windows Live.

Someone got Ninja Gaiden in my Dynasty Warriors.  The latest screenshots for the four player co-op Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce reveals Ryu Hayabusa from Tecmo Games making an appearance in Koei's franchise.  Whether he's playable or not is yet to be seen, but we can only hope we'll soon be attacking giant tigers with our friends as Ryu.

After a nice looking DLC pack was released for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, it would appear that all of the DLC on both Xbox LIVE, and the Playstation Network has completely disappeared.

MAN IN BLACK: Welcome once again, friends, to another exciting… Tale from the Borderlands!!!  Starring that cunning, curvaceous Camilla of combat… Lilith J Leapomeyer! When we last left our lovely leading lady, she was having some difficulty keeping her most recent manservant, Brick, in one place for any period of time.  Ditching the fleet-footed fool at the first sleazy bar she could find, our habilable heroine enlisted the help of a young soldier by the name of Roland.  Join them now as they discover mystery, excitement, and danger in... The Trials of the Painted Queen!

Sometimes, glorious nostalgia merges with modern artistry, and awesomeness is the result.  Such is the case with the unofficial "de-make" of Left 4 Dead.  Named Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead, it's an 8-bit answer to the question, "What if Left 4 Dead was made in 1988?"  The official site for the game is down at the moment, no doubt due to the mad downloading frenzy of Left 4 Dead fans.  In the meantime, you can download Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead, with glorious two player couch co-op, right here.

When Modern Warfare 2 was revealed last spring and World at War was selling map packs like hotcakes, we dug up a rumor about Call of Duty 7, presumably the next title in line and probably with Treyarch at the helm. Now, it seems a chatty source in the industry is talking up the fabled game, once again citing the Vietnam war era as its setting.

Do you like free money?  This Amazon deal is almost like getting free money.  Right now you can buy the 4000 cards for $42, regularly priced $50.  That's a pretty decent savings, and it's like getting 700 points for free!