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The world of Hunted: The Demon's Forge doesn't seem like a nice place to vacation.  Not only are the hotels infested with the undead, travelers getting kidnapped for slavery - but the heat from the Demon Forge is melting all the ice cream.  

It seems everyone is hopping on the co-op bandwagon now a days.  Gamestop have launched a contest aimed at the co-op gamer for Bethesda's Hunted: The Demon's Forge, the two player co-op action/RPG launching on the 360, PS3, and PC early next year.  

Bethesda has just announced the pre-order bonuses for Hunted: The Demon's Forge. The first two packs are your standard fanfare of exclusive armor and weapon pieces.  The second packs however have revealed something we haven't heard about before - a dungeon creator. 

Right from the get go Hunted: The Demon's Forge was a game that intrigued us. After getting our hands on the game at E3 for some good ol' co-op action, we were quite impressed. With an expected Spring 2011 release for the game, we got a chance to ask some burning questions on the title with inXile

There were a lot of games to see during last week's E3; some of them co-op, others not so much.  Amidst all the announcements, demos, and chaos, though, there was one co-op title that Nick and I were eager to get our hands on and try out - inXile's upcoming co-op action/adventure/puzzle title, Hunted: The Demon's Forge.  Initial previews of the game likened it to "Gears of Warcraft" or "Spears of War," and those wouldn't be too far off, but the game certainly seems to promise more.

It's been a while since we've heard anything about Hunted: Demon's Forge.  The two player co-op action/RPG just got its first public unveiling at a recent Bethesda event, and out of it came a handful of previews and screens.

Bethesda has announced an agreement to publish inXile's upcoming fantasy action game called Hunted: The Demon's Forge.  The game is a two player 3rd person co-op title where players assume the role of E'larra or Caddoc as you embark on a journey to find out what is corrupting the world - just a guess - but it's probably in the Demon's Forge.