If there�s anything you can say about Q Games� PixelJunk series of games, it�s that they exemplify gameplay mechanics in their purest form. The latest entry, PixelJunk Shooter is no exception.

Space. The final frontier. To boldly blow up some bad guys with your co-op friends in beautiful glorious explosions. There's lasers, there's missiles, there's giant purple nebulae. It's our next Games for Windows Co-Op night and we're playing Sins of a Solar Empire. Plus..PRIZES. GIANT PRIZES!

Crack your knuckles and get ready to fist bump!  Just a friendly reminder that Army of Two: The 40th Day's demo is out now on Xbox Live, and later today on the PlayStation Network.  The demo weigh's in at a hefty 1.8GB and features most of the first mission of the game - all available in two player co-op.

I'll admit it right off the bat: I am a serious geek for Transformers.  The latest movie was pretty much terrible, but the game based on it was surprisingly good, though it had no co-op play at all.  A new Transformers game is coming next year, called Transformers: War for Cybertron.  This new game, based on the Transformers home world before they came to Earth, will feature co-op, though the details are sparse right now.

We're still waiting for Tekken 6 to get its co-op mode via a free piece of DLC, but now might be the time to purchase the game as Amazon.com has it on sale for only $20.  Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are discounted.

We have a very special and unique trivia contest for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers where one lucky person can win an exclusive signed and framed piece of artwork by Toshiyuki Itahana. Not only will it be signed, it'll be customized with your name on it!

Lets face it, the world has a big problem on its hands.  There's an over population of giant evil Tigers, huge man eating Phoenixes, and fire breathing Dogs with big horns.  The only thing to do is to call upon ancient Chinese generals and give them magical powers to defeat these creatures.

Last year we had the Golden Billys. This year our boy 50 Cent lends a golden hand, and diamond skull, to our co-op awards. We have seven categories of winners to announce and just like 50 Cent, it's all serious business. So hit that ramp and jump right into the 2009 Co-Op Game of the Year Awards

Anyone who follows my Twitter has probably heard that I'm not terribly thrilled about my sister moving in with her boyfriend. Anyone who talks to me personally should know that I really don't care for her boyfriend, Matt, much at all. So it was in the spirit of co-op that I decided to play games with him, and that he decided to be my wingman even when he wasn't playing. Thus we played co-op, bonding enough to be able to live together.

 The first trailer is out for Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days, and while it doesn't show any actual gameplay it does give you an idea of the style and intensity of the game.

Team 17 just sent out a short press release stating the current pricing of Alien Breed Evolution on Xbox Live is incorrect.  It's currently listed at 1200  and should be 800 .

According to an Edge Online interview with Ruffian games, Crackdown 2 is scheduled for an early 2010 release as the game sits about 60% complete.