We're going a bit old school today, as we heard that the original Double Dragon title on NES is now available on the Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console! Now, how fast can you score 50,000 points?

Dead Rising 3 is getting its first bit of DLC, scheduled to hit the Xbox One on December 24th (that's the day before Christmas). The content is called Operation Eagle and features the first of four new characters available to play. The DLC won't just feature a re-skinned Nick, but also feature a new custom vehicle, new weapons, and new side missions.

Julius Caesar's victories in Gaul made him a hero in the eyes of his men and the people of the Roman Republic, and his crossing of the Rubicon under arms changed western history forever. How would you like to toss a wrench into the gears of time and make sure ol' Julius returns to Rome in a pine box? For anyone who falls on the Barbarian side of the fence comes the new campaign addition to Total War: Rome II, "Caesar in Gaul," launching December 17th. 

With all this talk of PS4s and Xbox Ones, there has been a silent evolution occurring for years.  Members of the PC Frat will tell you to keep your puny consoles and allow them to bask in the power of the Personal Computer.  However, consoles try to catch up all the time e.g. PC may have received Update 11 for Warframe last month, but now the PlayStation 4 is hot on its heels.

BattleBlock Theater's developer, The Behemoth, created the level editor feature for, not only the gaming community, but for themselves to bring new content to their game directly. Soon the "Monster Playlists" will be hitting the scene and with a new character head to grab.

With a triple combo of regular bundles, a dedicated storefront, and weekly sales, the folks at Humble Bundle are sending so many games our way we're thinking about installing baleen on our hands to help sift through them. Or, would that be our eyes, because of seeing things on the screen? Either way, this week's sale features two co-op games that should capture your attention: Zeno Clash and Zeno Clash II!

Happy Wars is running some Christmas special events this December. Until December 25th, players of this XBL Gold Subscriber free-to-play game can log into the game and get 80 Happy Tickets for free. These tickets can be used to purchase premium items from the shop.

So we can pretend all games can get along in this melting pot of a market, we present the latest edition of Beyond Co-Op, our weekly round-up of single player and competitive multiplayer news. We might even talk about that secret game the cool kids play in the park. Bases ball? Something like that. Or maybe Game of Thrones and Firefly are much more interesting.

What's better than double XP in Call of Duty: Ghosts? How about double XP with live developer Q&As and info on upcoming features? Today, starting at 10am PST, Infinity Ward is hosting the world wide Extinction Day, inviting players to not only earn double the precious experience, but also get some great info about the future of Call of Duty: Ghosts. 

DOTA 2 has gotten another co-op mode and this one is a bit more official and closer to our definition of co-op. While the game has always had a comp-stomp style of cooperative play allowing you to practice against bots with friends, the new mode is a survival style map where five players work together to defend the Skeleton King from enemy onslaught.

Brrr, it's friggin freezing outside. I mean, it snowed in the damn desert of Egypt for crying out loud. We'll be keeping warm by our computers and consoles this weekend, snuggled up with our co-op partners. Here's what the staff is going to be doing this weekend in their gaming ventures.

2025 aims to be a really weird year if Earth Defense Force 2025 is to be taken as a glimpse into the future. Robots and insects decide to put aside their differences and team up because they are sick of humans forcing them to build cars and/or scorching them to death by reflecting the sun with a magnifying glass. Mankind must rely on the titular Earth Defense Force and their cyborg-suited samurai to survive the robot onslaught. You and up to three pals can dance around the battlefield and rip insects to shreds.