If you got some great couch co-op titles for the holidays but lack the controllers to play with your friends and family - now is the time to stock up thanks to some deals on Amazon.com.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold like hotcakes, to be sure.  But that doesn't mean the game was perfect.  Though the Special Ops co-op mode is great, the real question is: why no campaign co-op?  We've said it many times before.  Apparently, we aren't the only ones that feel this way.  The Escapist has a Modern Warfare 2 review by the Micro-Machines Man-mouthed Zero Punctuation.  It's pretty hilarious, if NSFW, and one of the main points is the lack of co-op in the campaign.  For fans of Modern Warfare 2 who don't take the game so seriously, it's defintely worth checking out!  

So much goodness is jammed packed into this episode, it's hard to contain it all in a tiny little MP3 file.

For today only, you can snag Castle Crashers on Xbox Live Arcade for 560 .  Normally a 1200  point title, the four player co-op game is one that shouldn't be missed.  In fact, seeing it merely mentioned makes me want to rush home and fire up the Xbox to play.  It's been far too long since my castles were crashed!

With only a few days left in 2009, it's time once again to look back at what an awesome year it was.  There were plenty of great co-op games to play, brand new franchises were born, and tons of great content was made available for games.  All in all, looking back, it almost feels like there was more gaming than one person could digest.  

2009 is rapidly coming to a close, and for gamers, it was one of the most solid years in a long time. We wrap up the year with Beyond Co-Op reviews of Dragon Age Origins, The Saboteur, Motorstorm Artic Edge, The Force Unleashed, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, and Assassin's Creed 2.

The original Army of Two did a lot right as far as co-op is concerned.  All signs point to this trend continuing in the sequel, Army of Two: The 40th Day.  In fact, according to Kotaku, The 40th Day compares very favorably to other co-op all-stars such as Gears of War and Resident Evil 5.  Their hands on preview is definitely worth a read, particularly these snippets about innovations in co-op.

In preperation for the upcoming Wii release, Capcom has  unveiled a brand new website complete with monster profiles for Monster Hunter Tri - there's weapon information, screenshots and more. There is also a large door with an ornate knocker on the main page, where a gatekeeper tells us to check back later after the "Monster Hunter Launch" is open. We're hoping to see a few new goodies before the games launch, but for now we quiver with antici.......pation for what might be behind that door.

White Knight Chronicles International Edition is a little over a month away.  If you don't know much about the Level-5 developed RPG, it's time you start learning.  Featuring a four player online co-op mode, now with added voicechat, players are thrust into a fantasy world as they work together to tackle 50 quests.  

...It would probably look like this.  Seriously, someone make this for Left 4 Dead 2 now.  It's totally possible.  

Mad Moxxi wants to welcome you to the under dome.  She's not going to make your stay easy though, instead she's going to throw Moxxie's Maxims - not the magazine - at you to keep you on your toes.  Hot Potato, Dodgeball, Bodyshots, Ironhide and more look to make your arena battles more difficult...and hopefully more fun.

While Perfect Dark 0 may not have been the best game, it did offer a two player co-op experience.  For most it didn't live up to the quality of the original game, which thankfully, is being remade for Xbox Live Arcade.