I know we've talked quite a bit about a certain RPG coming out soon for the Xbox 360, but there's another one coming out this fall that features 2-player co-op... Fable 2.

Actually, spiffy may not be the right word.  You can check the trailer for Lord of the Rings: Conquest out for yourself here, and choose your own word to describe it.  The fact that four players can play through the campaign cooperatively via split-screen or online had us watching the title closely.  Given the fact that you can also play through as the bad guys?  That just puts it over the top.  Maiming hairy footed halflings with a buddy for an evening sounds like fun to me.  Hobbits, you are going down!

Sometimes, you just don't have the time to get knee deep in a game like Crackdown or GTA IV. That's where XBLA comes in handy. With its multitude of great arcade games, Xbox Live Arcade serves as a great balance for the hardcore gamer in all of us. This week I've had barely any time to game, and that's when XBLA came in to save the day with the wonderfully fun Assault Heroes.

It wouldn't be a good week if we didn't get a new video of Too Human.  Well folks, it's officially a good week as we have a new co-op video of Too Human. 

Guitar Hero: On Tour hits stores this week, and we've got your co-op review here at Co-Optimus.  How's the Guitar Grip?  What about the song choices?  Is rocking out with a buddy in co-op mode as awesome as on the home versions of Guitar Hero?  Read on to find out.

We've been following Left 4 Dead (also on PC)for quite some time, and honestly, while I was excited for it there wasn't anything overly impressive for this 4-player co-op game.  GameVideos though has three new videos of the title and WOW...what an improvement. 

We have our review of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 for the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.  What's more?  We're giving away two copies of the game for the XBLA - SFII: HD Remix beta included! 

It's no secret that at Co-Optimus, we love us some Castle Crashers. In the past few days, the hard working team at The Behemoth have finished the game, and only the time-consuming process that is certification stands between us and some castle crashing. To tide us over, however, the Castle Crashers team has revealed a few more characters, two to be specific. The two characters in question are a bow and arrow wielding Skeleton and a sword (and mug) wielding Ninja. So hit up the Character section of the Castle Crashers site to see some great screens of two characters that are joining the eclectically awesome cast of Castle Crashers.

While we already knew that Call of Duty: World at War would feature co-op play, what we didn't know was the details and the platforms it would be available on.  Activision has sent out an official press releasing with the information we've been craving.   The PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of the game will all feature an online 4-player co-op mode, while the 360 and PS3 version will also feature a 2-player offline splitscreen mode.  If that wasn't cool enough in it's own right, we've learned that the co-op mode will feature the same addictive Perks System that made Call of Duty 4 so popular. 

Like the saying goes, when it rains it pours, and this week it's pouring co-op games for just about every platform. 

While there is a decent amount of information about Guitar Hero World Tour, the info has always come as a slow drip. Thankfully, IGN is providing a deluge of information on the game, which seems similar to Rock Band, but still is unique in its own right. While the game has similar instruments as Rock Band, it also has many new features, like its create-a-song feature. Of course the game focuses on teaming up with your buddies, but there is also a big focus on customization, like being able to make your avatar unique and "yours." So hit up the link to a four page preview of Activision's entry into the "rock band" genre.

The original Brother's In Arms was a truly great game lost in the sea of dozens of other World War II Shooter titles.  The game was different though, it was a gritty and realistic shooter with an emphasis on squad tactics and cover.  Ubisoft has recently announced that the new Brother's game will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on August 26th.