Call of Duty: Elite, Activision's premium service for CoD players is still down - 2 full days after the launch of Modern Warfare 3.  The reason is pretty obvious, they were woefully under prepared for the volume of traffic the website and service was going to do.  This really shouldn't come as a surprise, MMO launches on the PC typically have this problem, and while Elite isn't exactly an MMO launch itself - the scale of it seems to be similar.  Some estimates put Modern Warfare 3 on track to sell over 15 million copies across three platforms by the end of the year.

Some would argue you have to be blood relatives to be a family, but what about if you are covered in blood? Surely a zombie apocalypse would bring together the most unusual group of people to create an all fighting zombie killin' team.  Doublesix have just released details about the four heroes of All Zombies Must Die, they make for an odd family and not all of them even appear to be human...

When Konami finally brought X-Men Arcade to home consoles last year, thousands of arcade and Marvel Comics fans rejoined. It looks like we’re in for a repeat sometime soon, as an enterprising reader over at XBLA Fans has discovered a rating for Simpsons Arcade from the Australian ratings board. It’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade (and possibly Playstation Network as well).

Dark Souls has been out for over a month and the co-op has yet to be fixed.  We might just stop talking about the game altogether altogether, because, well, there just isn't any real co-op here.  You can play online with random people who may or may not help you.  If the expected patch comes out and remedies the online mechanics, we'll come back for more, but right now we'll just have to wait and see.  We may still post bad-ass videos (if they look cool enough).

Oh Capcom, why do you do this to us?  How much DLC can you put into the spin-off of a sequel?  Dead Rising 2: Off the Record came out less than a month ago, and it's already received a few downloadable outfits for our favorite zombie fighting photojournalist, Frank West.  These aren't just cosmetic accessories, each one includes some special abilities that improve upon Frank's already impressive survival skills.  They also cost two bucks apiece.  

It should come as a shock to NO ONE that Saints Row: The Third will require an online pass for online co-operative play.  The above image is from my review copy.  I didn't bother blurring out the code, because, well, I already used it.  Here's the kicker: you can't play via system link without an online pass code!  I tried it out with my other Xbox 360, and it wouldn't let me access any of the co-op features, via online or system link, without a code.  What a kick in the teeth.   

Snowblind Studios was behind the much-celebrated co-op titles Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. As far as a lot of us are concerned, these are the console dungeon crawlers to beat. Those are pretty big boots of striding to fill, though, especially after such a long time. The question tha's on the tip of everyone's tongue is: is LOTR: War in the North up to filling those boots - and our expectations?

Babel Rising is one of those clever iPhone games in which you get to be mean to digital people without feeling bad about it. Based on that tower of Babel story, players take on the role of a vengeful god as he/she/it knocks down a tower meant to reach the heavens. Next year you’ll be able to dish out divine wrath on XBLA and PSN courtesy of Ubisoft and French developer Mando Productions.

Toy Soldiers: Cold War was one of my surprise hits of this fall for co-op gamers.  Sadly we'v been waiting for quite a while for the Evil Empire DLC for the game.  A post on Signal Studios' Facebook page reveals the delay and simply states that more details about the content pack should be coming soon.

Everyone has their own unique game face, mine is one of sheer concentration; a cross between a man sucking on a lemon and trying to lick treacle off his nose.  As you must be imagining, it is a beautiful sight.  Even Lord Voldemort has to work on his game face once in a while, and he does so in this new trailer.  He who shall not be named (Voldemort is anyone is confused) has to be as scary as possible for the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.

It may look like LittleBigPlanet on the box, but it’s all LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean in gameplay. With a fantastic set of properties to draw from and 4-player local co-op, Disney's latest shows plenty of promise. But is the game really a Disney Universe or just a small world after all?

Dungeon Defenders has done quite well for itself.  The game has sold very well on the PC, and it continues to make its mark on the console scene.  Trendy Entertainment is happy to reward their fans with some community challenges for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.  Not only will you have an opportunity to play with the developers, you'll also get a chance to score some "ultra-rare, unique items."