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Tomorrow morning I'll be getting up bright and early to fly to the left coast for The Penny-Arcade Expo 2008. Will you be attending the show? If so be sure to stop by and say hi, I'll be on two panels this year.
The first is called &q...
How does the saying go? Better late than never?
The PlayStation 3 and Wii owners of the world well get their band on this Sunday, October 19th, when Rock Band 2 finally hits both platforms.
There's not much left to be said abo...
Last night was the Spike TV Video Game Awards, or the VGAs. And while the spectacle was about gaming, the focus tends to be on the hollywood glamour and glitz of celebs attending. Hosted by Jack Black the entire thing was a m...
See those pretty, blinged-out, wireless mics above? They are the included peripherals for our own Bapenguin's favorite music game, Lips. Wouldn't it be awesome to use them in Rock Band 2? Thanks to the hard working folks over at Harmon...
If you recall, our review of Guitar Hero World Tour was somewhat mixed. The game itself was slightly disappointing when compared to Rock Band 2, but the hardware, particularly the drum set, was quite a bit nicer than the Harmonix offering. P...
It should come as no surprise to anyone, but Activision has announced that Guitar Hero 5 will sport a brand new special edition Guitar. The major upgrade to the guitar is that internal signaling has gone digital, which minimizes latency. The...
Want to know a quick and dirty way to unlock a song list worthy of a rock superstar? The creators of Rock Band 2 have included a cheat that allows just that. The MTV Multiplayer blog has the details on the exact method.
You simply input t...
It's officially "Free Day" here at Co-Optimus, it seems. Hot on the heels of the announcement of Castle Crashers and Diablo 3 tunes being available free comes similar news for Rock Band 2 fans. A robust twenty songs will be offered...
For all you folks out there who think playing Drums on Expert in Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour is too easy, we have some news for you! We hate to use Gamestop as a source, but if you check the pre-order page for Guitar Hero Metallica, you'...
With another week comes another deal for Xbox Live Gold members. This week's offering is for music game fans, offering a few Guitar Hero World Tour tracks at a 25% discount. Pick them up at just 120 points for some head banging goodness.
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It's been a crazy and interesting year. We launched Co-Optimus.com some 11 months ago with two goals in mind - promote co-op gaming and provide co-op gaming information. Since that time co-op gaming has gone from a bullet point on the ...
Considering all the hardware that's available for rhythm games these days, I feel that I should mention what I used for the review. Both guitar players were using the trusty ol' X-Plorers that came with Guitar Hero II. The drummer and singer b...
As I perused around Microsoft's "In the (K)now event" I took in the sights. There were Zunes, Computers, Software, Mice, Giant TVs and of course games. You had your Rock Band 2 with Ion Drum Kit, and you had Fallout 3 running on an...
Not since the age of Arcades, standing shoulder to shoulder in a local mall or shop, has co-op been so popular. With the arcade generation gamers growing up and moving away from each other, co-op went into a bit of hiatus. Now new innovations in co-o...
As we enter September and look on the horizon for the fall there seems to be quite a few big name co-op games coming out for the Xbox 360. Whether it's Gears of War 2, Fable 2, or Left 4 Dead - there are plenty of big name titles to fill that co-o...
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