Be warned, readers.  I am torn about whether or not I should even write this article.  I like to tie in my weekly columns with new game releases, or movies, as you may have noticed.  Digging through the Co-Optimus database, only the new D-A-C game and an older Trek game I hadn't played turned up.  Since I prefer to have actually played the games I write about, I had to look elsewhere.  Imagine my surprise when I rediscovered an arcade lightgun shooter based on Star Trek Voyager after a quick Google search.  I had totally forgotten I had ever played it, which didn't bode well.  Perhaps it was not the best choice for Co-Op Classics, perhaps, but hey, sometimes you just have to boldly go. 

Officially unveiling a rumored title to Entertainment Weekly, Krome Studios and LucasArts are showing the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 some Clone Wars love with Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes this September 15th.

PlayStation 3 and PC owners will be treated later this year to a truly unique title coming from developer Frozenbyte.  The game is called Trine, and its a fantasy based puzzle platformer.  All the puzzles in the game rely on real work physics.  Players take control of three characters: the wizard, the thief and the warrior. 

The stories for this week:

Is Star Trek on your plans this weekend?  I know it's on some of ours.

The PlayStation Blog has posted a video interview with Neil Druckman, co-designer for Uncharted 2.  The interview goes into a bit of detail regarding the game's recently announced co-op mode, and even explains how things might work for the three players.

A few days ago we told you about the Terminator Salvation Twitter game.  It's a unique mix of social networking and guerilla marketing.  Not content with taking over one social network, Skynet is expanding to the likes of Facebook and the iPhone.

Playlogic has announced a new port of their horror title Obscure: The Aftermath.  The game was previously available on the PC, Wii and PS2 and featured a two player co-op mode.  The new version will be released later this year on the PSP, and will retain the co-op modes of the console counterparts.  What's even better is the portable version of this game will also support drop-in and drop-out play!  Now you can run in fear without ruining your friend's game.

I'm feeling generous this evening, so lets do a giveaway.   Up for grabs are two copies of Call of Duty: World at War for the PC.  To enter to win all you need to do is leave a comment on this post!  It's a simple as that.  Of course it wouldn't hurt if you told your friends, relatives, pets, and badgers all about Co-Optimus.com and our awesome contest too.

Artistic charm? Check.

We have yet another user-submitted Co-Op Couples article in the form of a great read from brainp0wa. Continue reading for the first fun chapter of a two-part Co-Op Couples series.

Activision has released a huge amount of information about a whole slew of upcoming music games.  Not content with one big release, they've got a quartet of games ready to go for the always crowded fall video game release schedule.  (Insert your own witty comment about quantity vs. quality here.)