Tecmo has released some brand new screenshots for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2's two player co-op mode.  

Microsoft has just received a patent for an interesting feature in squad based co-op shooters.  US Patent #7559834 was filed back in 2002, but only just got approved by the United States Patent Office.  From the description, timing and pictures - it appears to be for the 4 player co-op game Brute Force from the original Xbox.  

`Splosion Man is coming to the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, July 22nd with it's furious and gaseous four player cooperative gameplay. For 800 you'll get 50 multiplayer levels to play with your friends on top of the game's single player mode. What's more the game supports unlockable Avatar items, free premium themes and more just by blowing stuff up. How awesome is that?

Many gamers have wondered why Red Faction: Guerrilla was lacking any kind of co-op, myself included. The setting felt perfect for sitting in with a buddy to destroy as many things as possible. Even the developers looked at it from that angle, and gave it the old college try. Unfortunately, in spite of having some wonderful DLC, Red Faction still won't see any co-op action. Volition games Associate Producer Sean Kennedy explains how technical limitations presented a challenge for the game itself, nixing co-op.  

Joystiq reported Thursday that in answer to the popularity of LittleBigPlanet's user-created levels that could be constructed in co-op, a similar mode will be featured in LEGO Indiana Jones: The Adventure Continues.

Are you ready for a wild co-op time on the Wii, because the Spyborgs are! Armed with 3 cybernetic enhanced characters, Spyborgs gives us a Bionic-commando-esque game exclusively to the Wii. Each of these three characters is dynamically different; from the hulking robot "Bouncer," to the female ninja "Clandestine," to the guy we know nothing about, "Stinger." Joystiq went hands on with Spyborgs to deliver the goods on this Wii game. Is it worth checking out for a bit of couch co-op?

Activision and Treyarch have announced the next Call of Duty: World at War map pack.  Aptly titled "Map pack #3" - the map pack will contain three new multiplayer maps and one new zombie map.

This week, the film version of Watchmen is released on DVD/Bluray.  Along with the movie comes the second half of the tie in game, Watchmen: The End is Nigh.  You'll recall that the first part was made available when the movie was released in theaters this past spring.  The pricing and release date information have been made available, and it's so confusing that your brain just might turn into a mildly telepathic alien squid when you try to comprehend it.

Star Trek D-A-C was released earlier this year along side the Star Trek movie reboot. There wasn't much fanfare around the title, and a lot of people overlooked it. Perhaps with good reason. We dive into the cooperative mode to see if there's any Klingons worth saving...

Battleforge is getting its first official expansion pack called the Renegade Expansion.  The new expansion adds two new races, the Bandits and Stonekin - as well as a new dual orb feature. 

If you're headed to the San Diego Comic Con, which runs July 23rd through the 26th, you might want to tote your PSP and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite along into the gaming goodness.  Why?  Not only will you be able to find other Monster Hunter gamers to co-op with, you'll have access to eight brand new quests totally free thanks to Capcom.

As I worked my way through Trine, I became deeply engrossed in the game.  I never found it very difficult, at least not the combat, but felt challenged enough to enjoy it.  I'm not one to cheat in games, but I accidently discovered a cheat code in Trine that not only partially ruined the experience for me, it made the game crash!