QuakeCon is going on right now in the heart of Texas, where id and Bethesda are hosting one of the biggest LAN parties in the United States.  Also at QuakeCon?  Lots of good games from the publisher and the developer, including a recent reboot of the classic Apogee game Rise of the Triad.  Also on display is the upcoming re-release of DOOM 3.   DOOM 3: BFG Edition features enhanced graphics, 3D support, and new levels of gameplay - which is what the latest trailer is all about.

Max Payne 3's upcoming downloadable content has been reduced from five packs to three.  That's not to say there's now less content, but each pack has been combined with others to contain more value for the $10 price tag.  We've been waiting with bated breath for the announced co-op DLC since the game was released back in May, but so far, it's alluded us.  Now it seems we finally have a date.  The co-op pack will be released as part of the Deathmatch Made in Heaven pack, which releases this October.

One of the best looking Summer Preview games for the XBLA: Happy Wars chooses to make massive warfare have a more comical approach in gameplay.

It pleases us to pass along Activision's awesome details of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s final Collection Packs of the Season: Collection #3: “Chaos Pack”, releasing on August 9th with the new Special Ops “Chaos Mode”, three new “Face Off” maps, and four new Special Ops missions, and Collection #4: “Final Assault” releasing on September 6th with five new multiplayer maps to conclude the season.

Kickstarter is pretty darn spiffy, as it lets us consumers find projects we'd like to see made into a reality. One such example is Project Lodus by Leviathan Interactive. Designed as a cyberpunk-themed, action RPG, the designers are quite emphatic about it being envisioned as a great co-op experience - something we always love to hear around here. 

Misfits Attic’s A Virus Named Tom was a quirky little title when we first caught word of it last October. Between the tongue-in-cheek humor and the slight twist of playing as a “bad guy,” it seemed like it would be a pretty fun title. The inclusion of co-op play with up to 4 friends, though, was the one feature we honed in on – and it is the game’s best one.

Army of Two is back with a vengeance. EA and Visceral entertainment just announced Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. This will be the third installment of the cooperative third person shooter franchise. The game will be set in Mexico, in the middle of a vicious drug war. Salem and Rios are out, Alpha and Bravo are in. Players will still be working for Tactical Worldwide Operations as private military contractors (I like to think of them as "bro-cenaries" or "merc-bros"). My blood money says we can expect to see Salem and Rios, the bro-iest of bro-op buddies, appear as NPCs.

We were surprised as you were when Ubisoft announced a co-op mode for Far Cry 3 at last June's E3. I actually got some hands-on time with the co-op demo, and I was very impressed with the game. This isn't a tacked-on survival mode or simple add-on for a feature checklist. It's a pretty ambitious mode which features explosive, action packed gameplay. 

We love a good space game here around the Co-Optimus HQ, especially one that provides great co-op play.  It's because of that we've been keeping an eye on Legends of Pegasus, a 4X strategy game that not only looks good, it offers a deep ship customization abilities.  The latest screens for the game showcase the titles third alien race, called the Arthrox.  

For this edition of This Week in Co-Op, Nick and I decided to play something a little more old school. Luckily for us, Sega has been pumping out some classic vintage collections. Golden Axe is one of my all time favorite arcade titles, so we decided to dive into the sword an sorcery adventure. I don't know what's aged worse, me or the game. Thank god for unlimited continues.

Like a modern day Nostradamus, Co-Optimus prides itself on being able to predict the future.  A while back we had a powerful vision that the 3 player co-op game Awesomenauts would make its way onto PC and this has come to pass courtesy of Steam.

Alien movies are known for their gruesome horror, and having pushed the boundaries of Sci-Fi to where it stands today. Taking that into account, we think you should watch this video involving Gearbox’s game development of Aliens' post events in Aliens: Colonial Marines.