A very kind member of our community, Blakepro, is giving away a beta key for LittleBigPlanet.  If you haven't heard these things are currently more valuable than burlap to a Sackboy factory.  Their dispersion has brought many a websites to their knees, but not this one, no not this one.  Of course this may be because we only have one key to give away, and it's for the beta that ends this weekend...and it wasn't given to us by Sony.  But it's cool, Blakepro is cooler than Sony anyway.

How do you aquire this gem of all gems, keys of all keys?  Simple.  Post in this thread.  You have till the end of the day.

Duke Nukem 3D was the most downloaded XBLA game the week of its release, which is no surprise to us here at Co-Optimus.  It also managed to crack the top 10 games played over Xbox Live, which just goes to show you, you can't keep a good man, or a walking cliche, down.  The game features an 8 player co-op mode, which makes us very happy.  We're so happy, in fact, that we've decided to celebrate!

Co-Optimus has three codes to give away, which means three lucky winners get a free copy of Duke Nukem 3D.  To sweeten the deal, each of the three winners get to join Co-Optimus staff members for a Duke Nukem co-op session!  Can you imagine it?  8 Dukes running around, tipping strippers, spouting one liners... it's the stuff co-op dreams are made of!

So what do you have to do to enter the contest?  It's easy: see that screenshot above?  Come up with the coolest caption you can, and put it in a reply to this news post.  I tried to make it as easy as I could on you, with a huge gun, a sleazy girl, and a bar to use in your caption.  Just make sure you keep it more or less safe for work, and also for Japan (oops too late for that).

The deadline for entries is next Tuesday, October 14.  Then, our crack team of judges will consider each caption, and choose the top three.  Those three winners get a code for the game, and the chance to co-op with our staff at a later date.  So, who wants some free Duke Nukem?

Well another Co-Op Night has come and gone, and this one was a total success.  Rock Band 2 works incredibly well online, and it was a piece of cake to get 4 players in on the musical action.  Our band, Billy and the Bots toured the country picking up a rickety old van, and hiring some staff including our mom and some creepy kid.  A lot of the staff even got to play together including Loren, Marc and myself - and my wife even joined in on the action picking up the vocals.  The ability to mix local playsers and online players seemlessly is a great feature, and Harmonix should be applauded for that!

Finally, we promised you we are giving away some swag and we've chosen three winners!  Here are their respective Gamertags:

DymndHeartKilla
SAC001
strum21
 

Congrats to everyone!  I look forward to seeing everyone next month for the next Co-Op Night on XBox Live which will be announced soon!

According to 1UP Capcom has a new contest for one of their recent co-op arcade titles, 1942: Joint Strike.  The premise of the contest is simple, score the lowest score possible in the game to win.  Ah, but not quite.  To win the first prize, players must video themselves playing through the entire game with the lowest score. For the second or third place prizes you'll have to snag the lowest scores only on the second mission.

So what do you win?  How about a swanky custom Leather Bomber Flight Jacket.  You'll also get download codes for Bionic Commando: Rearmed and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 as well as a t-shirt.  Second place receives the shirt and the game codes, and Third just receives the game codes.  There are six second and six third place prizes available.

So now, I'm going to let you in on a little secret.  Call it Nick's super special guide to winning this contest.  It involves co-op...and it's simple.  Hook up with your buddy and let him shoot EVERYTHING while you simply avoid bad guys.  In no time flat you should be able to score a big fat 0 in the game.  You can thank me later.  Happy (lack-of) hunting.

I know, you are sick to death of the Too Human coverage on Co-Optimus.  Months and months have gone by and you and your friends just want to get your paws on the latest action/rpg from Silicon Knights.   Well we have a way for you to do that, but not just anyway, how about a free copy of the game signed by Denis Dyack himself!

We'll be giving away 3 Signed Copies of Too Human to 3 Lucky Readers!

So how do you win?  Simple - reply to this thread and link us your favorite Too Human article.  It can be one on this site (preferable) or one on another site!   Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 19th and we'll do our best to get the game out to you in time for Co-Op night - but no promises!

Are you ready to try your hand at Aces of the Galaxy from Sierra?  The game plays a bit like the classic Nintendo game Starfox, though things are a bit more frantic.  It's an Xbox Live Arcade title with gorgeous visuals, twenty-five levels and best of all... co-op play for 2 players!

Our contest is simple - the first 3 People to earn the Communications Officer achievement in the game will win a free t-shirt from Sierra!  To get the achievement you simply need to complete Level 5 in a Co-Op match over Xbox LIVE.

So get to it, and when you get that achievement be sure to reply to this thread to tell us about it!

We sure do love our contests around here.  So with that I present to you the latest contest from Co-Optimus.com.  Last week Assault Heroes 2 was released for the Xbox Live Arcade.  The game is a top down shooter featuring 2 player co-op play via Xbox Live.

To celebrate we are launching the Assault Heroes 2: "Scars of War" contest. 

   "Taking on the forces of evil with a comrade will only bestow scars of war! The first 3 players who obtain the 'Heroes Campaign' Achievement, by competing all the areas on Hard difficulty with the help of a friend, will nab an awesome Assault Heroes 2 hat."

Now I know it says 3 players - but that just wouldn't be fair now would it?  So both YOU and YOUR FRIEND will get an Assault Heroes 2 baseball cap for completing this achievement.  

Once you complete this achievement reply to this thread with your gamertag(s) so we can verify the date and time.  Good luck!

When I'm not busy playing games with you fine folks, I'm usually busy working on adding site features and improvements.  Today I bring you not one, but two site additions. 

First up is our dedicated co-op games store.  This store is our set of referral links into every co-op game listed on this site.  Whether it's buying a game new through Amazon, or buying a preowned copy from Gamefly - every purchase made through the store's links help keep this site afloat! 

As a kick off promotion we will be giving away ANY game listed in the store ($59.99 or less) to one site member.  We'll also be giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate to one member.  How do you enter?  Simple - just check out the store and look for the "promo code" at the bottom of items.  Reply to this post/thread with that code and you are entered!

Finally I've completely revamped our search engine.  You can now search articles, features and games.  We've even integrated a Google site search and overhauled our advanced search queries.

Thanks for visiting Co-Optimus!

MyGamerCard.net is hosting a contest for Assault Heroes 2 which comes out this week.  So what is this contest all about?  It's simple.  Go to MGC, sign in or up for an account and then play Assault Heroes 2 when it's released.  You'll automatically be entered to win one of fifteen 4000 Microsoft Point Cards, or better yet, a grand prize of 20,000 MS points. 

If you haven't used MyGamerCard, it's a site dedicated to Xbox 360 game tracking and ranking with lists of leaderboards for specific games by gamerscore, overall leaderboards, and more.  Of course, the most important feature of the site is a customizable gamercard that you can place anywhere on the net.   I'd love to see a Co-Optimus themed one, how bout you?

As of 12 PM EST, the Unlock the Achievement contest will begin!  Once you are registered at the Unlock the Achievement site, you can start searching for those achievements.  5 of them have been hidden here at Co-Optimus.com, and among 41 other sites participating is our partner, Evil Avatar.  In addition to earning cool prizes, such as 360 games, the contest benefits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  Good luck with your search, and have fun!