I’m beginning to wonder who designated 2009 as the year of the side-scrolling martial arts beat-‘em-up. With the release of Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao earlier this fall, it’s certainly interesting to see this game pop up so soon afterwards.

If there’s anything you can say about Q Games’ PixelJunk series of games, it’s that they exemplify gameplay mechanics in their purest form. The latest entry, PixelJunk Shooter is no exception.

By way of the Capcom-Unity blog comes the most retro news of the day, and great news for fans of the old-school beat 'em up.

Coming to Xbox Live and PSN in April 2010, the confusingly-named Final Fight Double Impact contains ports of the arcade versions of Final Fight and... Magic Sword? Last I checked, that wasn't a Final Fight title, but I loved it all the same. Both will feature two-player drop in/drop out online co-op (we will assume local as well) powered by the same GGPO tech that has been featured in most of Capcom's recent releases.

Capcom has been kind enough to post a gallery of screenshots, so check 'em out!

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Somehow during the holiday rush, we missed that Dawn of War 2's first expansion pack, Chaos Rising has been given a release date!  I know I'm looking forward to continuing my testosterone-fueled domination of the galaxy, how about you?

Dawn of War 2's Facebook group has the info:

The Chaos Rising release date has been announced - your corruption begins 11 March in the US and 12 March in Europe!

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Gearing up for the holidays, Co-Optimus presents the PC version of our co-op holiday gift guide. This guide is designed to help select the best PC co-op titles and hardware for the various types of gamers on your list.

Coming a mere year after its predecessor, swathed in a dodgy boycott, you'd be certain to think that the sequel to last year's Co-Op Game of the Year would be a tough sell. Luckily, you'd be wrong. Dead wrong.

I know what you're thinking, "But this is the second time Mike's posted an ODST-related This Week in Co-Op!"

I'll admit you're right, but this was special.  Really, really special.  You see, it was our first Official Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night, and we were tracking high scores in Firefight.  You'll also learn a very valuable lesson in why you should probably think twice before you ask for my help.

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The television ads for Uncharted 2 posit that it is indistinguishable from a movie to intellectually-deprived girlfriends, and to a certain extent, you can count me in with that statistic.  For the first half of the single-player campaign, the relentless pacing, huge set pieces, wisecracks and other moments of levity really make you feel like you're in control of a huge Summer blockbuster.  Seriously, even the tutorial segment is intense.

Paws off!  Go get your own PSPgo!
 

Like any good gamer and gadget geek, when Sony released their new PSPgo we needed a good excuse to buy one.  So we've acquired a Go under the guise of using it for reviewing purposes - and in turn - we bring you the review.  Does the hardware revision stack up against it's older brother?  And how does it affect your co-op gaming?  Find out in our review! 

So it all started when Nick and I decided to play some Halo 3: ODST (Yes, ANOTHER ODST story) and co-op through Legendary.  Jason, having recently picked the game up, wanted to join our session, so we agreed upon a time to meet.  Our time arrived, and I partied up with Nick, set up the lobby, and threw an invite to Jason, which is where our story truly begins...

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