
The votes are tallied, the results are in. Uncharted 2 has become E3 2009's game of the show. If the response to our beta contest is any indication, this game is going to be insanely popular on the PlayStation 3 when its released later this year.
Uncharted 2 has taken home over 21 awards, including numerous game of shows from various media outlets. Whether it was awarded it for it's incredibly engaging single player story, or for the brand new co-op modes - well that's yet to be seen.

Ready, aim, co-op! Lost Planet 2 is taking co-op to new places in this sequel, starting from the ground up with co-op at its core. Lost Planet 2 will be mixing team based strategy with co-op specific classes and challenges, to keep the team working together. Gametrailers.com has the exclusive E3 interview that covers the basics of co-op for Lost Planet 2.

Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived four characters who craved fame. You see, they used to be the talk of the kingdom – boys and girls around the entire world loved them, and their names were recognizable wherever one would go. Things change, new stories get told, and beloved old storytime characters get lost in the shuffle. You ever stop to think that maybe those characters don’t want to fade away? That maybe they’ll do anything to get back in the limelight of their former glory? In Playlogic and Game Factory’s Fairytale Fights, this is exactly the case – and things get bloody. Very bloody.

Sometimes the words "digitally remastered" is like music to our ears, especially in the case of our Nintendo 64 classics! This time, we've got the original Perfect Dark on the Xbox LIVE Arcade, thanks to Rare and Microsofts team up. Perfect Dark has an updated, smoothed out frame rate, as well as being rendered in high definition. Joanna Dark would be proud, as long as it's not all just another one of those galactic conspiricies.

Brink, one of the few pleasant surprises at E3 this year. One that has a handful of great features, including Co-op, beautifully stylized visuals, a terrain defeating "SMART" system, and loads of others. With it's presentation, Lead Producer Paul Wedgewood gave a nice tour of The Arc.

Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.
The stories for this week:
- Activision Sues Double Fine over Brutal Legend
- EA Hires Dante's Inferno Protesters for E3
- Monkey Island Being Redone in HD, New Game Coming
- E3 Already Has Dates for Next Year
- Prototype and Others on Tap This Week, E3 Prediction Outcome

With summer blockbuster movies, for better or worse, come the movie tie-in games. In the case of G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, we're happy to see Co-op, but very curious to know exactly how the game itself works. Kotaku got the chance to play the game at E3 using co-op, and we have their impression to share.

An instant fan favorite, the Dead Space video game brand has made appearances in comic books, movies, and finally a second game. This game is not anything like the original, while keeping the true to the original idea. Dead Space: Extraction is an on-rails shooter title exclusive to the Wii with our favorite feature, Co-op. We've seen a bit on this game, getting closer to release we're finally hearing some hands on experiences with it which we would love to share!

Alley-oop!
Last month we showed off 'Splosion Man, but with limited gameplay information at the time. Now, the developers sent out a video with commentary on the demo of the game at E3, showing us what to expect with 'Splosion Man's 4 player co-op through over 100 levels in the game. Buckle your seat belts for this one, it's a pretty wild ride!

Start those engines, it's time to take your Xbox Avatar for a Joy Ride! Joy Ride, the fully customizable Xbox Community racing game is ready to blow your mind. You are your Avatar, and you get to customize your vehicle to ride around wacky tracks and do wild tricks. We should probably also mention you can play with your friends, Co-op style. These Avatars just look like they're having too much fun, so how about you watch the trailer and tell us how much fun you'd have racing as your Avatar self with your Avatar buddies.


| Game | Platform | Date |
| Star Trek: D-A-C | 11.21.2009 | |
| Serious Sam HD | 11.24.2009 | |
| Star Trek: D-A-C | 11.27.2009 | |
| GREED | 11.29.2009 | |
| Avatar | 12.01.2009 | |
| Alien Breed Evolution | 12.01.2009 | |
| Spelunker HD | 12.01.2009 | |
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | 12.01.2009 | |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | 12.01.2009 | |
| Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | 12.01.2009 | |
| Serious Sam HD | 12.21.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 | |
| Guitar Hero Van Halen | 12.22.2009 |
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| Game | Platform | Added |
| Donkey Kong Country | 11.20.2009 | |
| UP | 11.20.2009 | |
| UP | 11.20.2009 | |
| UP | 11.20.2009 | |
| Diner Dash | 11.19.2009 | |
| Conflict: Vietnam | 11.18.2009 | |
| Conflict: Vietnam | 11.18.2009 | |
| Conflict: Vietnam | 11.18.2009 | |
| Conflict Global Terror | 11.18.2009 | |
| Conflict Global Terror | 11.18.2009 |
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on Playstation 3
Call of Duty: World at War on Wii
AI War on PC
Castle Crashers on Xbox Live Arcade
Pixel Junk Monsters on Playstation Network
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