While there’s certainly advantages to living in a gaming era that emphasizes online co-op, couch co-op games will always hold a special place in many of our hearts. Therefore, we (the folks at Co-Optimus) were extremely pleased when the recently released Nex Machina brought back this nostalgic experience in fine form. As a game developed with...

You can enjoy defending towers, solve underground puzzles, and even go on a grand platforming adventure with some buddies next month. January's Games With Gold will include Deathtrap for the Xbox One, and The Cave and Rayman Origins for the Xbox 360.

Hey, do you own a PC that can play games? Then you'll probably want to stop whatever it is you're doing, head over to the Ubisoft Club, and snag seven free games, including the co-op friendly Rayman Origins, The Crew, and Assassin's Creed 3.

Ubisoft is continuing their 30th anniversary celebrations this month by giving everyone Rayman Origins for free! All you have to do is launch the Uplay application on your PC, click over to the "Ubi 30" tab, and claim it.

The Humble Bundle is the type of friend that keeps on giving.  Not only do you get games for as little (or as much) as you want to pay, but you also get to give to charity.  As the deals are time limited, sometimes you miss out.  Therefore, the likes of Ubisoft come back and offer you an encore; in this case games including Rayman Origins, Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Far Cry 3.

Now you can play one of the best platformers of the last generation of consoles on the current one. In a tweet last Thursday, Major Nelson announced that Rayman Origins has been added to the list of backwards compatible games for the Xbox One. 

You've got a limited time (just 10 more days!) to pick up the gorgeous/fun platformer Rayman Origins, and the also good Splinter Cell: Blacklist for just $9.99. $9.99? Actually, it's more like $8.01 but I felt like being topically relevant to a tax commercial.

We're a smidge late in reporting this since it started on Tuesday, but the Xbox Live Countdown to 2013 Sale may be the single best sale the Xbox 360 has ever had. Each day until December 31st consists of themed daily sales, with today's Platformers sale knocking co-op standout Rayman Origins down to just ten bucks. And on top of that, more than ten XBLA and Games on Demand titles are on sale for the diration of the promotion, such as fantastic co-op titles Sonic 4 Episode II and Simpsons Arcade. Head past the break to find out which games feature cooperative multiplayer!

Hey there, folks! If you’re somewhat curious about how the Wii U controller might be used in a future co-op title, then we have a nice video for you to watch. Recently, a fantastic trailer of Rayman Legends’ 5-player co-op gameplay was uploaded, and we got pretty excited to try a game that maximizes the potential of couch co-op.

Remember back when Rayman was mainly a PlayStation series? Well, Rayman Legends may be making a comeback to not only the PlayStation 3, but other platforms besides the Wii U.

I have no doubt in my mind that the widely praised platformer title, Rayman Origins, will be getting a well deserved sequel in the future. From a few screenshots taken from a marketing survey, the type of game the sequel will be like has seeming been hinted at. So far, it looks like it involves a vast world including Greek gods and dragons, both of which are equally viable in a formula for “awesome”.

We don't have too many co-op titles coming out this week.  We've got a little brawling in China, some more brawling in China, and an excellent four player platformer is coming to the PC.