PC gamers may not have received the content first.  They may not even get a kick-ass Scorpions music video. They do, however, have a mouse and keyboard setup that they like to lord over other gamers, so at least they have that going for them, right?  The Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, First Strike, is finally coming to PC.   If you're wondering if new CoD:Black Ops maps are right for you, you can check out our impressions of the content here.  On March 25 the First Strike map pack, consisting of four new multiplayer maps plus one new co-op Zombie map will be available for download for $14.99.  You can even pick it up for 10% off on Steam!  CoD: Black Ops is the best selling game of all time, so you owe it to yourself, but mostly Activision, to buy these maps.

Tecmo Koei have just sent over a fresh batch of Dynasty Warriors 7 screenshots for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of the game.  Looking through the two dozen shots I can't help but wonder - what's up with all the ancient Chinese sparkles?  Seriously, everyone is glowing and sparkling more than some Fourth of July fireworks.

You may have heard that Fable 3 is finally coming to PC on May 17th.  You may have also heard that the game will have a hardcore mode, along with local and online co-op.  In a recent interview with CVG.com Lionhead Studios Josh Atkins said that some of the exclusive PC content of Fable 3 may make their way to the Xbox 360 version.  When asked if features like the hardcore difficulty level and the first person perspective could come to the 360, Atkins said;

Pop quiz!  What do classic co-op brawlers, RPG elements, sequels, BARF!, and a little male nudity have in common?  If you said River City Ransom, you are a winner!  If you said Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, stop being pretentious.  And if you said my house on Tuesdays, stop spying on me!  Naked D&D Spaceballs Punch Club Tuesdays are sacred.  That's beside the point.  River City Ransom, the old school brawler, is getting sequel for home consoles and PC.  It should be out for home consoles this summer with a PC release coming in 2012.  

Thinking about picking up Portal 2 on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3?  Two player co-op campaign catch your fancy?  Then I have good news for you and your wallet!  Amazon has the game for $54.99 with release date shipping...but wait...there's more!  If you pre-order the game now you'll earn yourself $20 in videogame credit towards another purchase on Amazon.com.  

If you had told me one year ago that I’d be playing World of Warcraft on the PC, and that I’d actually enjoy it so much that I considered buying hardware specific for it, I’d have called you insane. Yet here I am with a giant glowing World of Warcraft gaming mouse in my hand.

Dawn of War II: Retribution is less than two weeks old, but fans of the game are going to be getting a treat on April 6th thanks to a free patch for the game.  Included in the patch are updated achievements for the three player co-op survival mode, The Last Stand.

I’m pretty sure there’s never been an online multiplayer mode that forces players to cooperate as much to actually complete it as Bulletstorm’s Anarchy. While other online co-op games suggest, imply, and hand hold their way to co-op play to success, Anarchy literally makes you fail if you don’t.

Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime is out this Wednesday, March 22rd on Playstation Network and PC and March 23rd on  Xbox Live Arcade.  The four player co-op game is a top down shooter where players assume the role of a new squad of Ghostbusters saving the world once again from certain doom.  To celebrate the launch we've got a fresh batch of a screens and a new developer diary that focuses on the game's difficulty.    From the sound of things, you'll definitely want some experienced Ghostbusters by your side *insert crossing the streams joke here.*

The Emo Undead don't want to play co-op

It's hard to believe that PAX East 2011 is already a week gone. The Co-Opticrew got some great hands on time with a ton of awesome games and are more excited than ever about the upcoming year of co-op titles. Here's the round-up of coverage.

Early last year, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, White Knight Chronicles was released in the USA.  I was somewhat disappointed in the co-op, as you can read about in the review, but it was a very good single player experience for the most part.  Level 5 has just announced that we'll be getting more White Knight Chronicles; in fact, not only will there be a direct sequel for Playstation 3, a prequel is coming to PSP, so you can power up into a giant White Knight on the go.