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If, like me, you’ve been waiting for a modern-day River City Ransom to materialize, your prayers have just been answered. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a brawler, firmly entrenched in the traditions of the old school, but with a surprisingly deep combat system, should you choose to explore it.

This Week in Co-Op, Co-Optimus News Network corespondent Jessica Jenkings interviews our own Nick Puleo and Sam Tyler on their latest mission in Lost Planet 2.   Jessica asks the hard hitting questions as to exactly what went down on the battlefield and just why the heck there's a giant Servbot helmet involved.  

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, as many of you know, releases today on Xbox Live Arcade, along with some good news from Publisher Square-Enix. Many of us were disappointed to find out that the XBLA version would not be launching with online co-op, being instead added in as a free update on September 28th (the same day the game launches for PC and PSN). As part of a way to make up for this disappointment, xbox 360 owners of the game will have access to the game's first DLC pack FREE for 30 days!

After several pre-rendered teaser trailers, it appears we're finally getting our first look at Lord of the Rings: War in the North and its 3 player co-op action.  The only surprise here is that the camera appears to be from a more on the ground perspective, instead of an isometric top down look.  Not necessarily a bad thing, just not what we expected from developer Snowblind.

Runic Games have released the first trailer showing off gameplay footage of Torchlight 2.  Not only do we get a glimpse of the new weather system and several new locations, we get our first peak at the co-op action.  In fact, the entire trailer is focused on co-op play and how it was the number one asked for feature of the original.  You see that - developers do listen to our feedback.

The latest batch of screenshots for the upcoming two player co-op Dead Rising 2 sure are interesting.  To say there's a variety to the visual style is an understatement.  On one hand you have the menacing undead horde, ready to consume your brains at a moments notice.  On the other hand you have a dude in heart covered underwear wearing brass knuckles with huge spikes on them.

Sorry for the late notice on this one folks, but tomorrow night - that's Thursday August 19th - we'll be hosting a Crackdown 2 co-op night on Xbox Live! What could be better than running around Pacific City with some co-op partners putting an end to the Freak infestation? Read on to join up!

Harry Potter has been in the movies for a decade, and that means the video game tie-ins go all the way back to the previous generation of consoles.  One might think that a property featuring a trio of teen wizards would be a co-op lover's dream, but that hasn't really been the case (with one exception).  Later this year, co-op returns to the series in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One (The Video Game). 

We've been watching the development of the Wii tie-in for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold very closely.  As an old comic book fan, with a young comic book fan or two at home, a two player co-op brawler with Batman in it sounds fantastic.  The only thing that could be better?  More players in co-op, of course!  And it looks like that just may happen when the DS and Wii versions of the game communicate with each other.

Because Insomniac games isn't busy enough with Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, set to be released this year, we want more sequels. Resistance 3 has been announced today at GamesCom, complete with an interesting little live-action teaser trailer with the basic assumption of 4 player co-op.

Full campaign, Drop-in/Drop-out 4 player co-op graces the duo Ratchet and Clank in the upcoming sequel Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One. Only, they’re now joined on the PS3 by two other heroes. Captain Quark and Dr. Nefarious will also be playable with up to four player co-op.