That's what I'm talking about!  Barry Burton is back, baby!  The magnum-wielding STARS agent will be playable in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.  If you're not familiar with Barry's awesomeness, then either you haven't played the first Resident Evil, or you haven't stumbled upon a montage of "master of unlocking" and "Jill sandwich" jokes during one of your trips through the internet.  Barry has some of the greatest bad lines in video game voice acting history. Go ahead and take a look here if you don't believe me.  I'll wait.  

Publisher Aksys Games has just released the Cave developed SHMUP called Deathsmiles on Xbox Live.  The full game download will set you back $30 and features two player online and local co-op play.

Now that the PlayStation Network is up and churning along nicely for most of the world - Sony has announced its "Welcome Back" program.  The program is designed to get back in the good graces of gamers who were without PSN for 3 weeks and who may have possibly had their personal information gleaned from Sony's servers.

Super Street Fighter 5's bonus level takes an undead turn

Okay, show of hands. When Red Faction: Armageddon announced co-op, how many of you sighed and said: "It's about time!" I know I did, and I'm glad the series finally made that leap. I feel I may have actually finished Red Faction: Guerilla if I had played with a friend, what with the group of rogues that have been present since - well, the first Red Faction. With the goal of improving the series then, that Volition Inc has explored the realm of co-op.

While Steam traditionally has had weekend deals on any of the games on its service, Valve seems to have decided that it hasn't sucked enough money out of our wallets.  Starting today the service will offer Daily Deals on its PC download service.  You can always check the Steam front page or follow them on Twitter or Facebook to get the deal as soon as it goes live.  

The Dark Souls Collector's Edition has been revealed.  It will contain an art book, a mini-strategy guide, behind-the-scenes videos, and a downloadable version of the soundtrack.  All of this will be packaged in a slick metal case.  The cost to you? $59.99, if you pre-order it.  That's right, you can get all of this for the normal retail price of the game.  I took a trip to Amazon and found that if you have already pre-ordered Dark Souls, your order will be updated to the Collector's Edition.  The best part? "No action is required to receive this upgrade on existing pre-orders."  Yup, if you have already pre-ordered Dark Souls, you can get your lazy on and do absolutely nothing and you will still get the Collector's Edition upgrade.  Check out the link here for the Xbox 360 version, and here for the PS3 version.  If you haven't ordered yet, you can use the links and help support Co-Optimus!

If you're a fan of first person tactical shooters, and you enjoy sniping your enemies from afar, Operation Flashpoint: Red River has got the class for you.  The latest video for the super-realistic military shooter focuses on the Scout Class soldier,  Jose Soto.  You'll be able to reach out and touch your enemy with his long-range rifle using cover and physics.  Sounds sciencey!

This week we have a late arrival for the PC and maybe, if we're lucky, we'll get some PSN love.   Better late than never, I always say.  Not a huge co-op week, but "Grand Theft Auto 1947" is coming out, or as I like to call it, "Red Dead Redemption: The Future is Cra-a-zy".

Boom goes the dynamite, boom goes the ant hill.  

Epic Games have unveiled the Epic Edition (oh..I see what they did there) of Gears of War 3 today along with a limited version of of the game.  The limited version will set you back an extra $20 for a few goodies like a COG flag, an unlockable multiplayer character and the will of Adam Fenix.  The Epic edition will include all of the above as well as a Marcus Fenix statue and other goodies.  

Today, we take a look back at a unique co-op gem from the late 1980s. Highly cinematic, with a hefty dose of cheesy humor and a dollop of sex appeal, Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters is, in a word, interesting.