The collective sound of the Serious Sam fans right now sound like the headless bombers from the series.  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh.  The first trailer showing gameplay footage of Serious Sam 3: BFE is out and it looks downright impressive.  Graphically this game looks to be one of the best we're going to see this year.  But fans of the series won't be distracted by the shiny objects on their screen, instead two things stand out from the trailer - a sledgehammer and iron sights.

E3 2011 kicks off next week in Los Angeles, CA and Co-Optimus will be there all week to bring you the goods on all of the biggest upcoming co-op games and beyond.  Nick, Andrew and Kat will be bringing you news, pictures, video, tweets, and audio direct from the show floor all week.  To kick things off the Co-Opticrew thought they'd talk a bit about their most anticipated titles of the show.  

Another guest writer weighs in on his kinship with the Co-Op Couples of the world, and explains why cooperative games benefit two parents who see more than enough adversity in this thing we call...real life .

    Good news, for those of you who competitively play Brink.  You can now follow your stats online.  Just enter that little code you see on the in-game menu called "Online Stats" at the Brink website.  There are plenty of numbers to crunch.  You can see your average XP per match, which abilit...

THQ have announced a downloadable twin stick shooter set in the Warhammer 40K universe called Warhammer 40,000: KIll Team.  Players take the role of an elite Space Marine team sent to assault a giant Ork Kroozer en-route to an Imperial Forge World.  The game promises big boss battles and plenty of gory death as you try to "prevent the waaaaaagh."

Saints Row: The Third's new E3 trailer has hit the internet a little early.  While it may not have the brevity and simple majesty of the the first trailer, which debuted on April 1st, it does have that Kanye West song "Power."  You know which one I'm talking about.  Go watch a commercial for something like the Social Network or Limitless.  Yeah, that song.  Looks like the Saints are moving up in the world.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge was released this week on the 360, PS3 and PC with two player co-op gameplay.  The game centers around the story of two characters, E'Lara and Caddoc, and their adventures in the game's world to stop a nefarious plot.  We may have seen it all before, but developer inXile really wanted to drive home the cooperative elements in the game.

Naughty Dog have revealed details of the upcoming Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta test.  Like that for Uncharted 2, the beta will not only focus on the game's versus modes - but include cooperative gameplay too!  The beta kicks off on June 28th for PS+ Subscribers or users who have an Infamous 2 beta key.  If you don't have either the beta kicks off on July 4th and runs until July 13th.  

E3 kicks off in a few short days, so Mike and Nick take you on an epic journey through their appointments and plans for coverage. Is your favorite co-op game going to be on display in LA from June 6th through the 9th. Only one way to find out in this very special Co-Opticast.

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The puzzle-action of Space Ark, an Xbox LIVE Arcade title featuring two player co-op will be making the transition to the PC this month. The goal of the game is to repopulate the galaxy with various animals (hence the "ark" name), keeping them in the air with an Arkanoid-esque paddle. The animals bouncing in the air then pick up DNA orbs to rebuild species and complete each level.

Team Ninja is upping the ante with the upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden III as the latest issue of Playstation Magazine gives us a brief look at what changes to expect.

So you've heard about Call of Duty Elite, and you wonder how any of this is going to impact your game. After all, you're a co-op player, primarily, and wouldn't give two scoops of bantha fodder for competitive stat tracking.