In this week's installment of The Co-Opticast, we run a fine-tooth comb over the latest and greatest co-op news, and pass the savings on to you. Listen as Mike and Nick discuss what games we prefer to play online or splitscreen, tell Infinity Ward to put up or shut up when it comes to smack-talking Treyarch's co-op modes and a surprising number of playable characters in a game we previously hadn't covered are revealed, all in a nice, tight 29-minute package.

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In this episode, the post-PAX malaise has lifted and we resume your regularly-scheduled podcast. Mike and Nick explore this week's news, call out net-based game streaming services, spout random game knowledge and yes, Nick got to play ODST. With proper restraint, his 5-minute review lasted a mere nine minutes! All this and more await you when you click the fabled "Listen Now" link!

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Majesty 2 released on Friday, September 18th, a game I've been ridiculously excited about. It's as much a re-imagining of Majesty as it is a sequel, as it's been so long since the original came out.

If you never played Majesty, it's an odd combination of SimCity + World of Warcraft + The Sims. Weird, yeah. But it was fun and it worked. You basically built the buildings of your empire, had a simple tech tree and recruited heroes. You had no direct control over heroes. Each class had a unique AI and would pursue its own goals. But, you could encourage heroes to do what you wanted by placing reward flags around the map with money attached to them. Later in a game, you could directly influence the world through a variety of spells to aid your heroes (healing, buff and attack spells).

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It's been hot in these late summer days at the Co-Optimus HQ, so join us as we take a dip in the local turtle aquarium and discuss the past 14 days' worth of co-op news. We discuss this fall's upcoming releases, Nick lets us know just what's up with the co-op in Madden NFL '10 and a special 'guest' tells you what you need to do once you've listened.

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In an effort to expand our horizons at Co-Optimus, we present to you our first review of a book.  Why would we review a book?  The premise of Little Brother, is at its core, cooperative.  Not only is the story about co-op, it's about gaming.  Hmmm, that sounds familiar.

It's a very special episode this week! Nick took a weekend trip and made the mistake of leaving Mike to his own devices, so Jim, Jason and Marc join him to discuss not only this week's news, but when we feel a game requires co-op!

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The title may be deceiving, but we do talk a bit about some laptop, or pc, or something. It slips my mind to tell you the truth. Mike and Nick hit up the latest co-op news, including the announcement of a new cooperative MechWarrior title! Trine is reviewed, and we talk about games to play with your wife or non gaming significant other!

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To many of the geeky persuasion, Magic: The Gathering is a favorite past time. Many afternoons were spent burning, trampling, and pacifying one another in the lunch room cafeteria. Many lunch monies were spent on booster packs, and many friends were made in the process. Years later, Magic: The Gathering has a digital format true to the original card game. Duels of The Planeswalkers is that game, bringing Magic to our Xbox LIVE arcade! Play against opponents around the world, or settle down for some local co-op that brings Planeswalkers together. Does Duels of the Planeswalkers work the Co-op angle well, or should you stick to comic book stores for your social-Magic fix?

Bigfoot, Lochness, Godzilla. The monsters found in Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for the PSP make these creatures look like poodles. We review the latest iteration of the game as we take our four player hunting party into the wilderness to bring down beasts.

 

This month in our Beyond Co-Op Reviews we take a look at quite a few solid titles. We compare the open worlds of Prototype against inFAMOUS; we look at what happens when Plants and Zombies mix. We also check out Knights in the Nightmare, Bionic Commando and the latest Indiana Jones title.