Resident Evil 5 was an early co-op hit this year.  As you'd expect for a title so popular, quite a bit of extra content is headed your way soon.  The PS3-exclusive "Alternative Edition" is coming soon, and will include all the DLC listed below, plus compatibility with Sony's forthcoming motion controlling doohickey.  (Pretty sure that won't be the final name.)  Xbox 360 owners and those who already own RE5 for PS3 can also download this content.

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Do Androids Dream of Fake Plastic Turntables?
 

The sales numbers for DJ Hero are in, and they are disappointing at best.  122,300 copies of the game were sold across all platforms.  That's very low for a music game, especially one that was as heavily promoted as DJ Hero.  Ars Technica attempted to explain the low sales, and fans of co-op will likely appreciate this particular reason:

Rhythm games work best with crowds, and DJ Hero is a solitary experience. That's not a knock against it; playing the game is great fun. It's just hard to share with others, compared to the more popular Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises.

In other words, the lack of a compelling co-op mode may have been a factor in the game's lack of sales.  Music games seem to work best in a party setting, and DJ Hero just doesn't work due to the single-player focus.  Other reasons are listed in the article, but it just goes to show you that co-op is a major selling point for any game, especially one in a genre known for excellent co-op.

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LEGO Rock Band. It's a mix of two of the greatest casual game franchises. What could have been just a cookie cutter track pack is actually an innovative addtion to the Rock Band franchise. Adorable characters, hilarious cut scenes, and a fun song list will keep people of all ages interested.  For Co-Op Casual Friday this week, we bring you our full review!

Wizards of the Coast has just announced some future plans for Duels of the Planeswalkers, the video game version of Magic: the Gathering (if you don't count Magic Online that is).  It looks like the spell slinging will continue on well into 2010.

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Making this kind of a game requires significant sacrifice to the gluteal region

Hot on the heels of the success of Borderlands, Austin developer Gearbox hasn't forgotten about another co-op project they've been working on for some time now.   Aliens: Colonial Marines, a 4 player co-op title due for release some time next year, has certainly gone through a rocky development cycle, but in an interview with Game Informer, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford assured fans that the game is still being developed.
 

I'll tell you this: We love Aliens... We're working our butts off on it. I think when it comes, people won't be disappointed, but right now it's really not up to us to talk about it.

This is only a snippet from a much longer interview that will appear in the January issue of Game Informer, but that little tidbit alone is heartening.  Given how well Gearbox handled the co-op in Borderlands, fans of co-op and the "Alien" franchise should certainly take this news to heart.  Now if we only had such assurances from the team developing Aliens vs Predator...

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From the darkest depths of the internet, we bring you this startling insight into the minds of today's youth.

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TaylorFan4Evah: r u buying band hero?

Sparkles14: omg ya of course it has Taylor! why wouldn't I buy it? you can meet her if you buy lol

TaylorFan4Evah: MEET HER?  how?

Sparkles14: just buy the game and enter a code u can go backstage and meet her i think i would die shes so awesome

TaylorFan4Evah: i know right? but what about gwen stefani she's all mad at band hero or something

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We finally know the details about the first DLC pack for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.  Most of us will be able to purchase the pack on November 5, though European PS3 users have to wait until November 12.  The DLC will set you back $10, or the MS Point equivalent.  So what do you get for the money?

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The subtitle for the original Lost Planet was "Extreme Condition".  For the sequel, perhaps "Extreme Customization" might be more appropriate.  Some really interesting details about Lost Planet 2's character customization have been revealed at the Capcom-Unity Blog.  All sorts of different options are available for your soldier, including weapons, abilties, and, coolest of all, nicknames.

You can choose a preference to which weapons you'll find in game.  Like the shotgun?  Set the flag, and when you find a short range weapon on the ground, it'll be a shotgun.  Maybe your co-op buddy likes flamethrowers; when he picks up a short range weapon, it'll be a flamethrower.  That's an excellent idea, and one I wish was available in more games.

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LittleBIGPlanet is a natural choice for Co-Op Casual Friday.You'd be hard pressed to find a game more fun, enjoyable, and still appropriate for everyone, from the very young child who's never held a controller before to a seasoned gamer who has played it all.

We've just recieved word of the latest songs revealed for tween friendly music game Band Hero.  The big focus of Band Hero seems to be young Taylor Swift, featuring her in three different songs as well as an in-game avatar.  If you were looking to "rock out" to You Belong With Me, Picture to Burn, and Love Story, you'll get the chance on November 3.

Considering there are several decent tunes in the Band Hero song list, we wondered if we'd be able to import them into Guitar Hero 5.  We asked Activision about it several days ago, and thus far, we've not received a response.  Sometimes, no news is good news, but in this case, we're guessing you won't be able to export these songs to Guitar Hero 5.  Too bad, because, hey, MR. ROBOTO IS AWESOME.

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