Driver: San Francisco is an enjoyable open world driving game. With a single-player story, separate split-screen co-op modes, and extensive 8-player online modes, it certainly gives players plenty to do. Any game of that scale is likely to have a bug or three out of the gate. Thankfully, Ubisoft has just released a major patch for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 that corrects numerous issues. The update doesn’t seem to affect the split-screen co-op experience much, but at least it improves on an already solid title.

Did you stay up to the wee hours of the morning waiting to unlock Battlefield 3?  If not, now is a good time to remind you that you'll want to update your graphics drivers on your PC for the game.  Both AMD and NVIDIA have released optimized versions of their drivers for DICE's Frostbite 2 engine.  I put a solid 3 hours into the campaign last night on my PC armed with a GeForce GTX 580 on all Ultra settings and the latest drivers.  The game is drop dead gorgeous for sure and makes serious use of lighting effects with some really slick texture details.

While the Battlefield 3 beta won't contain any co-op, it is a good chance to get a feel for the game and check out the Battle Log online system.  The multiplayer beta for Battlefield 3 kicks off tomorrow on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, and while the former two won't require any manual intervention to run other than downloading it, you might want to get your PC in shape today by updating your drivers.  

Yet another open-world driving game for this generation, Driver: San Francisco ignores its fierce competition and makes a bootleg turn for its roots. Can an old car perform new stunts?

Y-a-w-n.  Well, I'm back from vacation.  Anything good coming out this we-- Oh my lord!  Look at that header image!  Aw, crap!  September 6th must be here.  It's D-Day folks.  As in "d-day" you go to your local game store and drop 180 bucks on games.  Three co-op  heavy hitters come out tomorrow.  It is on like Shao Kahn!    Get pumped!  It's frick'n Fall gaming season, y'all.  Let's do some damn release info.

Here at Co-Optimus we like to shout about co-op from the rooftops, but some developers like to hide their good news under a bushel.  Battlefield 3 has only just come out with details about their co-op mode, but this is a lot more than Driver: San Francisco.  The game is due out on 6th September on Playstation 3, 360, PC and Wii and Ubisoft are keeping their co-op news close to their chest.