Last summer, I had the opportunity to spend some time at the magnificent arcade at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. One of my personal highlights from the arcade visit was seeing all the old electromechanical games that were on the floor. These games were the direct predecessors to video games, and though they are primitive from a certain perspective, the intricate mechanisms and ingenious gameplay methods they exemplify are wonderful in their own right.

A few days ago we brought you new details for Ghost Recon Future Soldier's Guerilla mode. This is more than your standard "survival mode." Guerrilla tasks players with securing and holding different locations while fighting through 50 waves of enemies. Players will have to work together to have any hope of seeing that final wave.  

For "hardcore" real-time strategy fans, the thought of a 4X game, in this case Legends of Pegasus, that combines turn-based strategy planning with real-time strategy combat is likely one of those dream situations. The fact that it also includes cooperative gameplay is a dream situation for us here at Co-Optimus. But sometimes a dream is too good to be true until you've got a little more information. Fortunately, Charles Husemann of Gaming Nexus spoke with Novacore Studios, the game's developers, about what players can expect from this space adventure.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better for Phantasy Star Online 2’s future, Sega surprises us even further, announcing that we’ll be able to take the game with us on the go in more ways than one.

This week in Indie-Ana Co-Op we satisfy our loot-whoring cravings with an Xbox Live Indie Game that provides some enjoyable hack n' slash action in Mega Monster Mania.

Last week we reported that XBLA brawler Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise would be releasing on March 28. As you may have noticed, Wednesday came and went but the game was nowhere to be seen. Did Kung Fu Strike's protagonist General Loh suffer a knee injury at the last minute, forcing his game to be delayed? No, he and his mustachioed twin brother are just fine and kicking.

A sweet new trailer announcing the release date for Transfomers: Fall of Cyberton has landed at Gamespot.  It looks incredible -- if you're into quick cuts and roboticide. I know, I know, who isn't? I don't even mind the dubstep. This is one of the few videos where the devil's disco is appropraite, because it sounds like robots murdering each other. Check out the 'splosions and stuff. The release date is at conveniently located at the end of the video, as well as this article.

Konami almost managed to hit the triple thread of Silent Hill releases in March, however a couple retailers have spilled the beans on the delayed release date. Both Amazon and Gamefly have Silent Hill: Book of Memories listed as available on May 31.

Starting today you can snag Trine 2 on Steam for 50% off the normal price of $14.99.  The three player co-op game is available in a regular version for $7.49 and a Collector's Edition for $12.49.  The CE includes a free copy of Trine, the soundtrack to Trine 2, and a digital art book from the gorgeous looking game.

Sniper Elite V2 is right around the corner, coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in May.  That means the hype train is kicking up no this one, with a handful of new videos being released.   Sniper Elite V2 is a game set during World War 2 where you play an elite sniper.  The gameplay is a mix of stealth and 3rd person shooting combined with first person sniping.  Sniper Elite V2's hook is the kill cam, which follows your bullets as they brutally hit their targets - sometimes with included x-ray visions - ala Mortal Kombat.

Gas Powered Games and Microsoft are working hard to keep their freemium strategy title Age of Empires Online from being lost to the ages. First off, the long-promised Spring Update is now live and brings metric tons of changes and improvements. Second, the new Premium Celtic Civilization has launched at a sale price of only 400 MSP or $4.99. And if that wasn't enough, all of the main Age of Empires Online premium content has appeared on Steam at extra-low prices as well.

Everyone expects shooters these days to receive downloadable content down the line; it helps keep the multiplayer community going while bringing in the bucks. Gears of War 3 even went so far as to allow players to prepurchase its first four DLC packages at a discount as part of a Season Pass. The fourth and final Season Pass component, 'Forces of Nature' just launched this week. It packs five maps, four character skins, numerous weapon skins, the classic Guardian multiplayer mode, and of course, 250 GamerScore of Achievements. For players without a season pass, 'Forces of Nature' costs 800 Microsoft Points ($10).