A new trailer has been released for Heroes of Ruin, the action/RPG coming to the Nintendo 3DS this summer.    The game features four player online co-op with drop-in and drop-out support through the entire campaign.  Players can choose from one of four characters based in a universe that combines modern weaponary and fantasy weaponary.  

The final three figures for Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure will be available in the near future. Camo, Warnado, and  Wham Shell will complete the Life, Air, and Water elements, respectively. At last, my collection will be complete! Just kidding. I gave up on the idea of "collecting them all" when I saw the price go north of 15 bucks on Amazon. Fella's got to eat.

The Nintendo 3DS has been around for a while now, which means it has little excuse for having so few co-op games.  Square Enix are planning to rectify this misdemeanour when it releases Heroes of Ruin on the 31st March. The game is an action RPG with 4 player drop in/drop out co-op.  Previously Co-Optimus has given you a taste of how Ruin's co-op works, now have a glimpse at the story in this new trailer.

One of the phenomenons of 2011 was Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.  It sold like hot buns, if hot buns were made of plastic and found in toy shops.  Activision are on to another winner and this is one company that knows how to milk a cash cow, hence we have already been told about the upcoming Skylander Giants range, but we are also finding out about new characters being added to the original toys.   Please welcome; Lightening Rod, Zook and Sunburn.

As with almost all portable hardware releases these days, everybody wants to create laundry lists with their faults. At the top of most people’s list of 3DS grievances is the lack of a second analog stick/slider/whatever. This was also a problem for the PSP, but at least Sony could claim that they were treading new ground.

Resident Evil 5 had strong co-op, and now we look to Resident Evil: Revelations to continue the trend. Can a portable side-story about Jill Valentine and her new pudgy partner Parker searching for Chris satisfy our co-op needs?

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.  Surprise, surprise, Activision has just announced Skylanders Giants, the follow-up to the incredibly successful Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.  This new game is offering bigger and better toys, as well as a whole new digital quest.  Before you freak out:  yes, all of your original Skylanders figures will work with the new game, along with all of their upgrades and XP.  No, you don't need a new Portal of Power.  Got it?  Good.

Did you make the mistake of picking up Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure a few months ago?  You did?  My condolences.  Don't get me wrong, the game is a heckuva lot of fun.  It's even better with a friend.  The problem is that procuring the little action figures is akin to a crack addiction, or so I've heard.  The starter kit (which is only like $50 right now on Amazon) comes with the game, the techno-magic portal, and three characters.  This is apparently just enough to get you hooked on spending $10 bucks a pop for additional figurines.

Everyone's been anticipating Resident Evil: Revelations to release with a hefty $50 price tag (we reported a few months back that due to the 4GB card size over the standard 2GB, Capcom would be upping the price). That's $10 more than the normal price for a 3DS game, which may have bumped down its priority on some of your game lists. Good news, though - Capcom's announced that despite the larger card, RE: Revelations will now be releasing with $40 price tag, just like most other 3DS new releases. That's pretty good news for your wallet (if you're planning on snagging it on release) just a couple weeks before the game comes out.

Resident Evil: Revelations will be hitting the 3DS in less than a month, and no one has a clue as to what's going on in this game.  There have been rumors of boats, ooze, terrorist attacks, and floating cities.  Today we have three videos which won't explain one damn thing, but they look cool. Enjoy.

Resident Evil: Revelations will receive a free demo from the Nintendo eShop.  We don't know exactly when the demo will be available, but since the game comes out next month, we figure it will be out soon. Capcom’s Christian Svensson mentioned the upcoming demo in the Capcom-Unity forums: “A RE: Revelations demo for NA and Europe is coming... When we have something more concrete to share, you won't be able to miss it on the Capcom-Unity blog."  

Poor Billy. Poor, sad, Billy. Poor, sad, lonely, Billy.  Poor, sad, lonely, depressed, Billy.  Poor, sad, - okay I think you got it.  I regret to inform you, dear reader, that there appears to be a shortage of co-op game releases this week.  And by shortage, I mean none.  Even the XBLA and PSN have let us down.  So what's a gamer to do?

We just recently found out that The Adventures of Tintin: The Game has a two person local co-op mode.  The movie tie-in is a platformer with some other genres mixed in for good measure.  We have a new video today where you can see some of the gameplay elements as well as the co-op mode in action.  It looks kind of interesting and there seem to be multiple puzzle elements.  You can even play as Tintin's dog, Snowy (Or Milou, si vous parlez français.)

Resident Evil is a series that reflects our times; the zombies representing the 21st century obsession with epidemics and the increasing gap between the super-rich and those living in poverty. Another modern global fear is terrorism and the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelation looks ready to reflect this, if its new story trailer is to be believed. Perhaps all these theories are true about Resident Evil - but it could all just be an excuse to go around and shooting cool stuff?

It's been a rough year for fans of Nintendo's console and handhelds as the Nintendo Wii is on its way out to make way for the WiiU and the Nintendo DS saw itself replaced by the 3DS - which wasn't quite the product most were hoping for. With that in mind if you REALLY have someone that wants a Wii for the holidays, that's about the only way we can recommend getting one at this point for co-op gaming. Of course, this still a lot of Nintendo goodness to get!