Sometimes I'm amazed at my OG style.  Growing up in the suburbs of a small Pennsylvania city was tough living.  Soccer mom's, math homework, and games on the dodge ball court filled my days in the b-hood - that's short for neighborhood for all you city folk.  But at the end of the day I could always retreat inside, fire up by Sony boombox, and throw in tape of Dr Dre's "The Chronic" or Snoop Dogg's "Doggy Style."  I'm an OG at my core, but I don't need to be one to head back into the Middle East with 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand.

Last night I attended a Microsoft preview event held in New York City.  On display amongst the numerous PCs, Zunes, Hardware and other goodies were some upcoming Xbox 360 titles.  The first title I immediately was drawn to was Halo 3: ODST, in which a Microsoft rep was knee deep in a replay of the four player co-op Firefight mode.

By allowing a complete re imaging for the Wii release of a game, Atari did something much different with Ghostsbusters than what we normally see with games. Co-optimus.com was interested to see what those differences were between the Ghostbusters releases from a co-op specific point of view. Since we've already reviewed the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Ghostbusters, all that was left was the radically different looking and controlling Wii version. Does Ghostbusters on the Wii do co-op as well as the Xbox 360 version, or perhaps, even better?

Overlord II comes out today on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.   The game places players in the role of an Evil Overlord, who while in control of his minions, is capable of creating havok across the land.  It's an over the top game that's incredibly entertaining, filled with a ton of personality.

The votes are tallied, the results are in.   Uncharted 2 has become E3 2009's game of the show.  If the response to our beta contest is any indication, this game is going to be insanely popular on the PlayStation 3 when its released later this year.  

We already know we won't be getting any campaign co-op in Modern Warfare 2 when it launches this fall.  Instead players will be teaming up in a mode called Special Forces, which as been described as something similar to the Mile High scenario in Call of Duty 4.

The latest game in the Monster Hunter franchise, subtitled Freedom Unite, is being released today.  You and three others can team up together via Ad Hoc play.  One particularly cool feature of this game takes a page from the PSP's big PS3 brother: an optional install allows for quicker loading times, and presumably saves a bit of battery life as well.  Ars Technica has the details.

Relax, folks, I'm only joking. Six years is a long time for a development cycle...usually.

Achievements are one of the most innovative features of games for this generation of consoles.  Hearkening back to the old arcade days when you had to play just one more time to see your name on the high score list, achievements add play value to games.  Maybe you're gamerscore isn't up to snuff, though, and you are looking for some co-op games to keep the achievement points rolling in?

We aren't really sure if these Army of Two action figures from Neca Toys will have actual "fist bump action"  - but we'll keep our fingers crossed.  

When Electronic Arts added co-op gameplay to Red Alert 3, we were pretty happy with the outcome.  It wasn't perfect, but it built a good basis for co-op play in an RTS.  Now a new survey uncovered by Shacknews hints that EA is looking to take the other Command and Conquer franchise in a similar direction, this time with some added elements.

Before we get into the awesome new looking campaign mode, lets get some announcements out of the way.   Namco-Bandai has announced an October 27th release date for Tekken 6 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PSP.  For the truly dedicated fan the Fight Stick bundle will be available for $149.99 and contain the game, a wireless Hori fight stick and a limited edition art book.