In more great news from Microsoft, 16 original Xbox games are being added to the Xbox One’s Backwards Compatibility list. All of the titles either need to be purchased and downloaded through the Xbox Marketplace or played with a physical copy in the Xbox One. The first batch of 8 games is set to arrive on April 17th and the later 8 on April 26th. While a number of the games feature some sort of multiplayer, it’s the April 26th release of Star Wars Battlefront (2004) and Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2005) that feature the Co-Op we’re most excited about.

If you ever thought about venturing off into Star Wars: Battlefront this May the 4th is the cheapest time to pick up a copy. Especially on PC, where through May 11th Origin has the price reduced 60% to only $23.99 (cheapest ever by $6). There's even a free 4-hour trial for PC gamers if you'd rather get your toes wet before cannonballing into the action. The Deluxe has a similar percentage price break.

For most of us, Star Wars Battlefront is not even out until tomorrow, but that has not stopped EA from announcing their Season Pass and providing some information on how the game will develop through 2016.  As well as providing four new expansions packs, the Season Pass has an added incentive as these chosen users will get the new content two weeks earlier than anyone else.

Outside of the odd MMO, it's not often that players get to experience the Star Wars universe cooperatively.  I suppose this makes a certain kind of sense when you consider that "wars" is in the franchise name, but nevertheless, the desire to blast Droidekas, Sith, Rebel Scum, etc. with a buddy was starting to reach critical mass.  That was, until Star Wars Battlefront was announced to have a dedicated two player co-op mode.

It's not all gritty, tooth and nail PvP combat in Star Wars Battlefront. The galaxy far, far away is fraught with peril, and sometimes you need a buddy to blast your way out of trouble. Sony's press conference showed footage of exactly what you and your pal can do against wave after wave of those iconic stormtroopers who are fed up with a pair of rebels.

The May 31st killswitch deadline is rapidly approaching for GameSpy. While many companies are hoping to salvage their online services by switching gears before GameSpy bites down on its cyanide pill, Star Wars Battlefront II was to be abandoned at the wayside. 

The latest update to SimCity launched yesterday, and promises to change gameplay quite a bit. Unfortunately, there is no increase to the size of cities this time around. There is also no addition of offline mode. The update did bring many changes and additions to the game, however.

ArmA 3 has hit alpha phase and is actually available to purchase via Steam right now for $32.99. By doing so you get early access to the game, can contribute feedback to its development, and will get full access to the full release once it's ready. If you aren't familiar with the series, ArmA is all about real tactical combat in a sandbox type environment. We've already seen the potential of the series, with ArmA 2 allowing 100 player co-op missions. 

This past weekend, SimCity held a closed beta test for a select group of individuals to test out some very basic features of the game and give EA's server infrastructure a good ol' workout.  While the beta didn't feature any of the multiplayer functionality, there was plenty of opportunity to see just how cooperative play is going to work when the title is released on PC on March 5th.

Miner Wars 2081 has finally hit its beta phase after extensive alpha and pre-alpha testing from the community.  The game is now being balanced and tweaked, getting ready for release sometime later this year on PC.  Miner Wars 2081 features both single player and co-op gameplay as well as some versus elements in a six degrees of freedom type game - think classic PC game series Descent.  The team has a Greenlight Page up to try to get Miner Wars 2081 onto Valve's Steam service.

Serious Sam 3's massive 16 player co-op campaign has just gotten bigger thanks to the Jewel of the Nile DLC.  The $9.99 priced pack of content features three "huge" single player / co-op missions, new bosses, new weapons, and of course...more Sam.

Amazon has a serious deal for Serious Sam fans with the Serious Sam Serious bundle.  Seriously.