It was a bit of an odd week for news, with a giant holiday in the US sitting on Thursday.  Despite that, there were a few big announcements to hit this week.

Tired of waiting to find that last person to fill out your party in Horde mode?  Then we have good news.  According to a post on the official Epic Forums, Gears of War 2 has received a title update that improves matchmaking speed.   Specifically they addressed issues when there was a party of four and a single person. 

  Since we brought you the news of Burnout Paradise's Legendary Cars pack, Criterion Games has announced three more DLC packs, two of which haven't even garnered enough attention to be posted on even the most desperate of gaming blogs: the Toy Cars pack, and the Boost Specials car pack. Until now, however, Criterion has only succ...

With the long holiday weekend many folks around Co-Optimus HQ are visiting friends and family.  Here's what we're playing this weekend.

Wanna try your hands on the co-op RTS Red Alert 3.   The PC version has been out for sometime now, with the 360 version being a few weeks old.  Those of you wanting to give it a spin on Microsoft's console are in luck, as a demo is out and now available to Xbox Live Goooooold members.

With the start of the holiday shopping season today we know many of you are going to do your shopping online.  We've placed a few banners above of some popular online shopping destinations, and by clicking them and continuing on with your shopping experience you'll support your favorite co-op gaming website. We've posted so...

Well, we surely have many things to be thankful for, and co-op is one of them.  If you think about it, the first Thanksgiving itself was co-op in its greatest sense: a large group of individuals working together to ensure the survival of all.  Those n00b Pilgrims would have all croaked if the Indians hadn't shown them how to pwn, right?

For those of you in the United States today, we wanted to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.  Enjoy some time with friends and family as you stuff your faces full of turkey!  And after mealtime don't forget to snuggle up on the couch, not for a nap, but for some good ol fashioned couch co-op.

It's time to crack open the IP Spoofing tables and give uncle Charlie a call in Japan for his Xbox Live Gold Account credentials.  On December 5th, that's next week, Xbox Live Gold members in Japan will be getting an exclusive Resident Evil 5 demo that features co-op play.  Sorry PlayStation owners, your big black box is no good here.

Looking for some quick co-op games this long weekend?  PlayStation owners can snag a few co-op titles that are currently on sale on the PlayStation Network.

  The more I watch rapper Curtus "50 Cent" Jackson shoot the crap out of...well, everything -- the more I wonder how he let himself get shot nine times in 2000. I mean, the guy can handle Rocket-Propelled Grenade launchers and minigun turrets, not to mention the M249 SAW or twin Jericho 941 pistols (pictured)... Two tra...

  Hahahaha, fooled you! Yes, there is a game called Halo 3: ODST in the works. No, it is not a new development. Bungie has announced via their weekly news post that what you once knew as Halo 3: Recon is now the more straightforward Halo 3: ODST. Says Bungie: This new title is a more straightforward account of the exper...