Game Name: Rogue Warrior Co-Op: No, not anymore Multiplayer: 4 vs 4 online Publisher/Developer: Bethesda (publisher)/ Rebellion Developments (developer) Release Date: Fall 2009

Game Name: Faunasphere Co-Op: Yes Co-Op Type/Multiplayer Type: MMO style online interaction Publisher/Developer: Big Fish Games Release Date: Available

Game Name: Island of Wakfu Co-Op: 2 player Co-Op Type/Multiplayer Type: Local Co-op Publisher/Developer: Ankama Creative Solutions Release Date: 2010

Bored, with nothing to do this extended Labor Day weekend?  Looking for a few new co-op games to keep yourself and a friend or two busy?  Capcom is coming to the rescue!  Two different bundles are available on the Playstation Network, mixing and matching some good co-op titles for a discounted price.   Definitely worth a look if you don't have these titles already!

We just got word of a very nice sweepstakes that Namco Bandai is running to promote Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao.  The co-op friendly game supports 3D technology, and the prizes form the drawing are pretty sweet: a high end, 3D ready 60" HDTV and two pairs of "shutter" 3D glasses.  (Not the cheap blue and red plastic ones!)  Interested in checking out Invincible Tiger in 3D?  Head over to the site to enter!

The stories for this week:

Game Name: Dofus 2.0 Co-Op: 4 player Co-Op Type/Multiplayer Type: MMO style drop-in-drop-out Publisher/Developer: Ankama Creative Solutions Release Date: 2010

As we noted in our review of Splosion Man for the Xbox Live Arcade, there was some issues with lag while playing online.  It seemed over time the game got de-sync'd and eventually would render it almost unplayable.   Good news as Twisted Pixel's Josh Bear confirmed to me today at PAX 2009 that a patch for the game is in certification and that it should fix these issues that have been plaguing it.

  Game Name: Halo 3: ODST Co-Op: Yes - 4 player Co-Op Type: Campaign or Firefight survival mode - 4 player online / 2 player splitscreen online Publisher/Developer: Microsoft (publisher) / Bungie (developer) Release Date: Sept 22, 2009

Bungie hosted a panel at PAX called -- what else? -- "Prepare to Drop", featuring some new Halo 3: ODST information and behind-the-scenes media. Bungie writer/author Joseph Staten stole the show, moderating and also providing the bulk of the information presented to an estimated 300 people in attendance.

Bioware on why Mass Effect 2 doesn't have co-op, yet how they recognize its importance.

Game Name: Borderlands Co-Op: Yes - 4 Player Co-Op Type: Full campaign, 2 player split with online.  Drop-in and drop-out Publisher/Developer: 2k Games (publisher) / Gearbox (developer) Release Date: Oct. 20, 2009