This week, Indie-Ana Co-Op looks at two Xbox Live Indie Games that give us a little bit of retro co-op nostalgia, and a whole lot of action.

Arcen games have announced that AI War has hit version 5.0 bringing with a a host of tweaks, fixes, and upgrades to the real time strategy game.  Along with the new version comes a brand new expansion pack - Light of the Spire which adds the first story based campaign to the game as well as new timed gameplay modes.

After a week off the Co-Opticast is back. Mike and Nick were hard at work on site features, which just happens to be one of the topics of this podcast. But that's not all we discuss - co-op news, upcoming releases, HD remakes, and more.

If I had to pick one cartoon above all others that I adored as a kid growing up in the 80's its without a doubt Voltron: Defender of the Unvierse.  It's pretty hard for me to contain my elation when I read that THQ looks to be creating a game based on the classic series to go along with new movies and a TV show created by World Event Productions - the current owner of the IP.  

More media is trickling out of Insomniac Games for Resistance 3, this time in the form of some new screens. We've recently brought you trailers and news of a contest.  You'll be able to play with a friend, either online or via split-screen.  The game is still a ways off, (currently scheduled for a September 6th release) but these new screens should keep the struggle against the Chimera fresh in your mind.  

Happy Valentine's Day from Uber Entertainment.  The developers of Monday Night Combat  have a new update out for the Steam version of the title on PC.  There are a number of features, adjustments, and fixes, which you can see below.  New Crimson Gear is available for all the pros.  It might sound tough, but it's really just Valentine's Day-themed armor.  In honor of Valentine's Day, Uber also has a super-sensual music video, "You are My Pitgirl," which you can also see below.  It's no "D!@% in a Box," but what is?

Something is amiss.

Microsoft and 343 Industries have announced the second map pack for Halo Reach.  Titled the Defiant Map Pack, spartans will gain access two three new multiplayer maps, one of which is playable in Firefight, for 800 .  The previous map, the Noble Map Pack, didn't contain any co-op Firefight maps - so this is a welcomed addition for co-op gamers.

It may be the only co-op holiday in existence and there's simply no denying the "oldest form of co-op," but it seems a lot of games are hopping on the love wagon this Valentine's Day.  Valve's Portal 2 is the latest title showcasing its red hearts with a brand new Aperture Science video about the holiday.  

Roses are red, violets are blue.  When I explode, I'll probably kill you.

Indie strategy game APOX just released a few short weeks ago, boasting impressive 16-player comp-stomp on the co-op side of things along with single-player and competitive multi-player options as well. Now players will have another co-op option for the game as a survival mode was added just last week. Available in both single-player and co-op, players will have to defend their base for a whole 25 minutes as relentless waves of enemies swarm in. Players can enjoy this mode on not one, not two, but SIX new maps. Pretty nice for a free game update.

How many levels are enough?  If a game had 1 million levels available, would that suffice?  Or would 2 million be better?  How about 3.6 million?  That's how many levels are currently available in LittleBIGPlanet 2, counting all the user created levels as well as those on disc.  It would take over 6 years to play them all, if you spent one minute per level and didn't do anything unimportant like sleep, eat, or use the bathroom.  Impressive, eh?