Remember when Borderlands was sent out to die?  Yeah...didn't happen.  The game sold an impressive 400k copies in October on the Xbox 360 alone placing it third on the sales chart behind Wii Fit Plus and Uncharted 2.  These sales numbers come from the monthly NPD stats, which report sales numbers for North America.

Halo 3: ODST took the number 6 spot, selling an additional 271k, bringing the two month total for North America close to 2 million.

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Today we're proud to announce a brand new monthly gaming event on Co-Optimus in partnership with the Halo Waypoint team. We're going to be running monthly themed Halo co-op nights featured on the Waypoint channel on the Xbox 360. Ready to join up, win prizes and kick some Covenant ass? Read on.

We already knew that Halo 3: ODST has sold like gangbusters, and now we have further proof that the four player co-op title ruled the month of September by a long shot thanks to the latest NPD numbers.  While the game has sold over 2 million copies world-wide, in North America alone ODST sold 1.5 million copies

The other interesting tid bit of information was that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold Guitar Hero 5, with only the 360 version of GH5 barely cracking the top 10.  All told seven of the top ten in terms of software sales for September were games that supported co-op.  They say you want a revolution...

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Survival or Waves modes seem to be all the rage these days with co-op games.  And while we all love a good cooperative experience bolstered by solid exposition, it's hard not to love the arcade like nature of survival challenges.

It's been a few weeks now since Halo 3: ODST's release.  Perhaps you see your friends still enjoying the game's Firefight mode and whimper in jealous.  You get the constant invites of a group needing a fourth soldier for a legendary run through the campaign and curse your empty wallet.   Sadly you've yet to pick the game up,  we know, we all have our reasons for avoiding it - but now there's no excuse.

We're giving away one copy of Halo 3:ODST including the exclusive Sgt Johnson Firefight character to one lucky winner!

Halo 3: ODST has sold over 2.5 million copies in its two weeks on store shelves, no doubt fueled by the Halo name and the friendly co-op modes the game supports.  

Included with the game is access to the Halo Reach beta, a multiplayer beta that kicks off sometime next year.  But what exactly IS Halo Reach?  343 Industries and ex-Bungie man Frank O'Connor explains.

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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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Get it off, get it off, it's a spider!

Remember that awesome live action Halo 3: ODST trailer we posted?  Bungie has just released some behind the scenes footage of it, and you are going to be shocked at how much work can go into two minutes of film.  

I wonder what they do with all the old ODST armor when they are done with it?

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Oh, gaaaawd! No more Halo! Yeah, yeah...we know. Trust me: we know. Take a pill.

Beyond this intro is a very small collection of screenshots taken from my recent experiences in Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode. We're Co-Optimus...we like to share.

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Who needs Romeo when you can have Fitty?

Here's an interesting bit of news for co-op fans.  Killzone 2 is the premiere FPS for the PS3.  It's gorgeous visually, but has one glaring weakness: no co-op whatsoever.  As we've covered before, the game really suffers as a result.  Even without our favorite feature, Killzone 2 has sold well by almost any measure, with 1.9 million copies moved since the game's release in late February. 

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