We've got two co-op releases this week, both based on classic 1980's franchises.  

We showed you how much we love splodin in our recent review of the crazy co-op platformer Splosion Man. We loved it so much we needed to chat with Twisted Pixels Owner and CCO, Josh Bear, about the game, the co-op, and more importantly - the beef.

 Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be coming to the Nintendo DS this fall.  The game is called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Mobilised and the game is so big it has two colon's in the title.

Who hasn’t dreamed of commanding a horde of minions, blazing a path of destruction through their enemies while cosplaying as Sauron and brandishing an outlandishly oversized weapon? …What?  Why am I the only one who has that dream?  Well, I suppose if you’re a deviant like me, then Overlord 2 may just be your perfect game.

To co-op, or not to co-op: that is the question. Developers have recently acknowledged that gamers actually like to play together, but often miss a valuable point. Many co-op modes are simply that: modes within an otherwise single-player game. Brink developer Edward Stern gets passionate about his co-op, wondering why we can't have the best of all worlds more often!  

You've probably been busy revisiting Gears of War 2 lately, given the new update and "All Fronts" map pack released recently.  As is becoming more and more common lately, there are a bundle of additional achievements with the DLC.  The new achievements raise the maximum you can earn up to a whopping 1750 gamerscore points.  Playing through "Road to Ruin", the bonus chapter, in co-op will net you 50 points, plus an additional 25 if you replay it in the opposite style (stealth vs. guns blazing).  The majority of the remaining achievements are all related to perennial favorite Horde mode!  The achievements are tied to specific maps from the new content, and also to your multiplayer level, which, you'll recall, you can now earn XP for in Horde mode.  Look us up if you're online and trying to get these new cheevies!

The finalized set list for Guitar Hero 5 has been revealed.  While certainly a bit more "pop" than its predecessors, there's still plenty of hard rockin' tunes.  Dire Straits is a welcome addition to the franchise, appearing for the first time with one of their best tunes, "Sultans of Swing".  Live versions of a handful songs are on the list, notably "Lithium" by Nirvana and "Spirit of Radio" by Rush (wewt).  With the welcome addition of drop in/drop out co-op rockin', Guitar Hero 5 is certainly intriguing.  It might just be the shot in the arm the faltering franchise needs.

Playstation 3 and PSP have hinted at cross game synergy since the PS3's release.  We've seen content transfer between the systems with the likes of PlayStation 1 downloads, and the PSP is said to work remotely with some PS3 games, which I can't seem to get to work.  What we haven't really seen yet are games tailored to use this feature to enhance gameplay and add bonuses. That will change with the upcoming PSP release of Little Big Planet, uniting both versions of the game through something called "Cross-talk."

Have you ever wondered where all the women in the Gears of War universe went? Aside from the few slaves we've seen and Marcus's dispatcher love-interest Anya, there seems to be a specific shortage of the female variety. A few months ago I happened across a Gears of War comic which featured the above image on the cover, and thought to myself "That'd be so cool!" Apparently, I wasn't the only one.

It's such a peaceful day in the woods.  The birds are chirping, the animals are frolicking, and Red Riding Hood is looking for her next victim to chop into little pieces.  Oh and there's some creepy guy chopping the heads off bunnies.  

Monster Hunter 3, or Monster Hunter Tri has been out in Japan for some time now.  Fans in North America and Europe are beginning to wonder when they can get their hands on the latest game in the series, a series which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.  2010 will indeed be the year of Tri on the Wii, and it comes packed with co-op gaming goodness.

This week's Xbox Live deal of the Week is the two player co-op R-Type Dimensions.  The game was released earlier this year to a sticker shocking price of 1200.  The deal cuts 33% off the price bringing it to a much more realistic 800 or $10.