On the eve of one of the biggest updates to ever hit console, the Co-Optimus staff have weighed in on the New Xbox Experience.  You've heard about the features and bells and whistles, and now it's time to get your hands on it.  While you wait for the update to hit, why not read our editor's thoughts?

Ok, so I messed up. This is actually the second version of this episode because I fail at recording. That being said, you'll find a tightly packed and content rich episode featuring Call of Duty: World at War discussion, Gears of War 2 Co-OP vs. Single Player Discussion. And of course, a little game we like to call Left 4 Dead.

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It's election day in the United States, so remember to Vote Co-Op. Above and beyond that we look at Fable 2's disappointing co-op, Resistance 2 and the co-op beta for it. Finally Mike tells us all about Lord of the Rings: Conquest after returning from developer Pandemic Studios in LA.

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You may not think kicking someone in the back of the head is very cooperative, but on this episode we discuss just how co-op a friendly boot to the noggin can be.

Among other things discussed on this episode are our first ever Staff Co-Op Night. There's also the Little Big Planet Delay, and a special surprise Co-Optimus.com has coming up for the game. Finally we discuss the importance of Split Screen Co-Op.

We even go slightly off topic as we find out that despite the sales numbers, the Wii makes a better mantle piece than a co-op gaming system.

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The competitive multiplayer beta may have just begun for Call of Duty: World at War, but that's not what interests us.  We want to know about the game's co-op mode, and thankfully we have some hands on impressions with Activision's latest.   Previews, Screens and Video are all yours, so read on!

The clouds parted, the rays of sun shone through, and Billy proclaimed - let there be a 3rd episode of the Co-Opticast. So it was. This week we talk about some of the recent delays in online co-op modes in high profile titles like Fable 2 and LittleBigPlanet. We talk about the Halo ARG, the possibility of a kart racer in the Halo universe. What's more is we discuss recent happenings in the Co-Optimus world of articles. Can you handle the Co-Opticast Episode 3?

 

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Everyone loves a good rumor, particularly considering that sometimes they end up actually being true. This rumor is considering a very popular game here at Co-Optimus. According to GameXtract, Left 4 Dead will have specs that open up the game to a wide variety of PCs. The supposed minimum specs are:

Minimum System Requirements (Rumored)
OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 1.7 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Video Memory: 64 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

The specs aren't that bad at all, and my three-year-old laptop could handle the game OK, and that's saying something. Specs like these would be also be good news in that the more people who are capable of running a co-op game, the better. But reminder, this is just a rumor. However, Doug Lombardi has recently said that Left 4 Dead should have similar specs to The Orange Box. So, things are at least looking up in regards to having that old PC run L4D.

 

This week CDV showed of a plethora of titles that we are going to see over the following year. They also spent a lot of time showing off their new action RPG, developed by Ascalon, Sacred 2.  The game is set to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this fall.

I know all of you Co-Optimus readers come here for the co-op info, and I'm here to give it to you, because Sacred 2 has it, in massive spades.

With July well underway and a co-op night already under our belt you may have thought you missed out on our Official Xbox Live Co-Op Night for this month.  Well THINK AGAIN!   The official Xbox Live Co-Op night for this month is actually a little later this month due to our E3 coverage starting in a little more than a week. 

So this month's game is Marvel Ultimate Alliance which features 4 player co-op.  We'll be playing this family friendly game on July 24th on Xbox Live.  Wanna know how to join up?  Then read on!

This week we are going to have special co-op night with the help of the folks at Microsoft.  They are launching the Live, Liberty and Pursuit of Gamerscore promotion to celebrate the 4th of July in the United States.  And what better way to celebrate than to take out some Locust scum with your buddy in Gears of War!