The news of a high def remake of Serious Sam, to be released on PC and Xbox Live Arcade, had me giddy as a headless, shirtless, bomb wielding dude who could somehow still scream.  Unfortunately, PS3 users are left out of all the fun.  Or are they?

Croteam CEO Roman Ribaric said financing was unavailable for a PSN version of Serious Sam HD to begin, but it's too early to say never just yet.  If there is enough demand, your PS3 may be spouting one liners and cannonballs after all.  Why not email Croteam and tell them you want to buy Serious Sam HD for the PSN?

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This just in from the "no duh" department: Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, Episode One was overpriced.  Most gamers seemed to feel this way, but even director, Søren Lund of Deadline Games, agrees.

"I think it's a shame that Warner priced it at $20.  It should've been max $15; ideally $10."

Considering that Episode One was fairly short, even for an episodic game, we tend to agree.  The End Is Nigh Part Two is coming next month, and as of now, no pricing has been announced.  Lund speculates that it will be released at $10, as it is about half the length of the first release.  Half of an already short length?  Sounds like Episode Two will be shorter than the film itself!

You'll recall our previous news about a retail disc with both Episodes being released for PS3 and Xbox 360.  Pricing at Amazon suggests $30 for the 360 version, and $50 for the PS3 version, which includes the movie itself on Blu-ray.  That bundle sounds like a good deal, until you consider that the Director's Cut Blu-ray, which includes another disc of special features, and a digital copy, costs $22.  $30 for 6 hours of gaming?  That puts Watchmen: The End Is Nigh at near-Terminator: Salvation levels of "value".

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Star Wars.  Indiana Jones.  Batman.  Rock Band.  Each of these franchises will become part of the LEGO series of games, and now there's a new, lightning-scarred face in that crowd: LEGO Harry Potter.  The prophecies are true, it seems; the game has long been rumored but now it has been formally announced, via trailer (embedded below through the power of the Dark Arts).

The full title is LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.  Arriving via owl in 2010, we expect it will coincide with the holiday season release of the seventh movie.  Of course, there are three more years to go, so I'm sure we can expect a sequel soon after.  If we could wave our own co-op wand and cast a spell, the game would be transfigured to include four player co-op, and online support.  If they can't give us Harry, Ron, and Hermione to use all at once, we just might start hurling curses!

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The rumors have been swirling about for some time, and now we know they are true.  In the Sony keynote at E3 today, Jack Tretton mentioned that Lost Planet 2 is indeed headed to the PS3.  Previously, the game was only officially confirmed for Xbox 360.  This news is not really too surprising, as the first game was eventually available for both systems, too.

In related news, Gamepro has an extensive preview of Lost Planet 2.  In particular, the specifics of the 4 player co-op gameplay are covered.  Particularly interesting are the details about the new abilities of the suits, allowing for much thermal goo carnage as you and three squadmates take down a big bug.  Check out this trailer to see what we mean.  Oh, and to my future co-op partners, see the guy who gets smacked by the giant lizards tongue, and falls into a lake?  Be warned: that's pretty much my strategy, too.

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You may recall a story which we ran earlier this year, in which we predicted a Lego game based on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.  Well, call us Nostradamus, because we are getting exactly that later this year, and it's coming to pretty much every system.

The sequel will be called Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues.  The new content in the game will focus on last year's Indy film.  In case you are thinking that might not be enough content for a complete game, there's more.  For the first time, a level editor will be included.  Building entire levels brick by brick, just like when you were a kid, should be fun.  It remains to be seen whether a level editor alone will be the shot in the arm the LEGO franchise needs.  We're holding out hope for four players, and bring back online co-op please!

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Wondering where part two of Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is?  Wonder no more.  Part Two of the game is headed to retail shelves, of all places.  The Watchmen movie will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD in late July, and in at least one version, the movie will come packaged together with both parts of the game.

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh The Complete Experience is a mouthful, but is about as packed with extras as one could hope for.  One Blu-Ray disc will contain the Director's Cut of the film, and the second will include Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part One and Part Two.  Obviously, this version of the game will only be available for the PS3.  Xbox 360 owners can pick up a retail disc with both parts of the game, minus the movie itself.  We've heard no word yet if Part Two will be available for download on its own, for those who may have picked up the first version when it was released in March.

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All sorts of pre-E3 information is rolling out all over the internet, and we've got some information about the Guitar Hero franchise for you.

First off, Activision is running a contest and giving away 5 sets of tickets to 5 different concerts to promote Guitar Hero 5.  In addition, registering for the contest allows you to download a free MP3 from Wolfmother, "Back Round".  That song will be featured on the Guitar Hero 5 setlist when it launches on September 1.

Second, and in my opinion, most exciting, is a bit of free content for Guitar Hero World Tour.  Stan Bush's "The Touch", featured prominently in the 1986 Transformers movie, is now available!  While it wasn't my favorite tune from that flick's soundtrack (LION, baby!), it's certainly a fine example of 80s excess.  Good to see Activision throwing fans a freebie for once!

Seventeen words.  That's all that Arnold Schwarzenegger needed to utter in the first Terminator to become famous.  The first two sentences in this paragraph total seventeen words.  It just goes to show you that sometimes, less is more.  Unfortunately, this is not true with the latest game set in the Terminator world, Terminator Salvation.  In this case, less is just less.

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:

- Fallout 3 DLC Coming to PS3, 2 More DLCs Coming Up

- Warner Bros. Announces New Lord of the Rings Game...for Kids?!?

- Warner Bros. Make $33 Million Bid for Midway Assets

- Big Surf Island Opens June 11th in Burnout Paradise

- inFAMOUS Leads Way in Releases Next Week

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Hot on the heels of, well, pretty much every other Guitar Hero release, comes news of Guitar Hero 5.  The game was announced, to no one's surprise, just over a week ago and now we have the first details, including a couple screenshots showing off the new art style, and even some of the artists featured on the soundtrack.

The biggest addition is allowing players to mix and match instruments as they like.  No longer will you be restricted to two guitars, drums, and a microphone.  Go all rhythm with 3 drummers and a bassist, test your harmonies with four singers, whatever you like!  Party Play mode will include easy drop in drop out, and changing difficulty levels on the fly, even mid-song.  That sounds quite co-op friendly!

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