Call that a gun? This is a gun!

What happens you mix a well-known and loved co-op title with a well-known and loved title that just recently added co-op?  One would presume the answer would be "a whole lot of awesome," and we certainly hope that proves to be the case.  In a rather surprising reveal yesterday from Famitsu magazine, the latest entry in the Metal Gear Solid series, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, will include bosses from the popular dungeon crawler/MMO co-op franchise Monster Hunter.  While it's great that Peace Walker will be integrating some very solid co-op experiences into the game, we must admit that mixing these two titles together is a rather interesting choice and one that we're certainly eager to try out.  The crossovers and tie-ins don't end there, however, as Hideo Kojima had a few more interesting reveals today.

Major Nelson has announced the winners for the 2009 Xbox Live Arcade awards, which were voted on by the community.  While Twisted Pixel's `Splosion Man won for best original game, it was the only co-op game listed in the winners despite Battlefield 1943 somehow managing to win the "Best Co-Operative Multiplayer" category.  Battlefield also won "Best Competitive Multiplayer," which by all accounts, is well deserved.

IO Interactive have just released a brand new trailer for Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days.  The gritty video shows off the game's style, which has been described as a "like being recorded with a handheld camera" and then "uploaded to YouTube."

Demi God versus Griffin, Who Wins? You Decide 

To say that Six Days in Fallujah is somewhat controversial is an understatement.  Considering the subject matter of the game, set in one of the worst periods of the war in Iraq, it isn't surprising that some find it questionable.  The war is still going on, and political overtones from all sides tend to cause strong feelings about it.  Is the world ready for a video game based on the Iraq war?

That ball.. it's on FIRE!

For anyone who's seen Zombieland you understand that there are certain rules one has to follow in different situations in order to survive - or, at least make the best of a situation. For our purposes today, we'll lay out a few rules for download gameplay with others in order to survive.

Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce really wants to get the co-op crowd playing together. An Xbox Live Gold offer gives us DLC pack 4 with three new missions added to the quest noticeboard, also available on the PSN for free. Having free DLC packs allow more gamers to play together without having them unload a significant amount of money on extra content. Especially handy since co-op buddies already have to buy two copies of the game for online only co-op. If you don't own Strikeforce, you should consider it - we liked it.

About a year ago, we heard about a new first person shooter in the vein of Hunter: The Reckoning on the Wii. It had something to do with Werewolves and co-op, but that news fell on the wayside when we got an update that told us that The Grinder was going to the Xbox 360 and PS3. Now, we can tell you for sure, you're getting two versions of Grinder available.

We've just gotten word that Snowblind Studios' upcoming 3-player RPG, LOTR: War in the North, will feature all sorts of co-op configurations, much to our great delight. We'd previously told you guys that the game would feature online co-op, but now it's also been verified that split-screen couch co-op will be supported as well! Even better, two players from the same console will be able to connect with a third player online, something I'm extremely excited about. Three networked consoles will be supported as well, if that tickles your fancy. Also, Snowblind announced that if your fellow co-op companions aren't available, the game will include a single-player campaign.

The Command and Conquer Tiberian saga is coming to a conclusion in C&C 4. The PC exclusive was built from the ground up for cooperative play, so you'll want to bring a friend through the campaign. But do the radical changes to the game make it better? Or merely piss off series veterans?