The reveal of the new Twisted Metal's online pass may have inspired some negativity among used game afficianados, but Sony seems intent on squaring that away with free goodies. Now that the game has gone gold (it comes out on Valentine's Day after all), the publisher has announced a new bonus: all new copies of Twisted Metal will include a Sweet Tooth multiplayer skin for Starhawk, the upcoming space-faring sequel to Warhawk. Gamers won't get to use the skin (pictured) until Starhawk launches on May 8, but it's definitely a cool incentive to pick up both tiles.

In the latest episode of the Co-Opticast, the Co-Opticrew talked about all the co-op games coming out in 2012 and those about which we're most excited. Being the resident "indie guy," there were three games that I've been told would be seeing releases this year, but indie games do have a way of suddenly slipping into new release dates. Fortunately, one of the games to which I'm looking forward, ibb and obb - a co-op platformer with a new twist on gravity puzzles - will definitely be seeing a release on the PSN (and possibly the PC) this year according to the game's developer.

Want to know when you can get your hands on some brand new Spec-Ops missions for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and its two player co-op mode?    Activision has released a schedule for those of you that are Call of Duty: Elite subscribers showcasing all the available DLC and it looks like a steady stream of Spec-Ops content is inbound.

Rumors are flying around the interweb this January, like bullets in a gritty YouTube style computer game. If the concept of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or Thief co-op game was not enough, the mill-that-is-rumor has just ground out a new tip in the form of SquareEnix trademarking the term 'Sleeping Dogs'. Is this their attempt at rivalling Nintendogs? Possibly, but more likely a follow up to Kane and Lynch: Dog Days. Finally an answer to the question; who let the dogs out? It was SquareEnix and IO Interactive.

Board games have made quite the resurgence in the last decade since the importing of Settler's of Catan to everyone in North America.  We here at Co-Optimus love tabletop gaming as much as video games and ePawn is bringing a product that will bridge the gap between board game and digital entertainment.

When Scarygirl launched on Xbox Live Arcade last week, many thought the 1200 MS Point ($15) price a little too steep. It looks like somebody at either Microsoft or Square Enix agreed, albeit belatedly. The Playstation Network version launched this week at $9.99, and now the XBLA version has dropped down to the equivalent 800 Points as well. That certainly makes the teen goth platformer more palatable.

Domain name registrations often give away the titles of upcoming games and other properties. To that end, the super sleuths at Fusible have dug up a spicy bit of news: Activision just registered a ton of Skylanders domains. From these we discover that the next Skylanders game will very likely be called Skylanders Giants.

Last week, developer Ninja Bee held a little poll to let gamers choose the theme of the next A World of Keflings DLC expansion. The choices: Graveyard, Pirates, and Candy. I was a bit scared that the current zombie fad would cause the Graveyard theme to win out, but I worried for naught. Keflings players like bright, happy stuff it seems, as 'Candy for Keflings' (my pick as well) won the vote. Let's all eat some candy to celebrate!

Word from Major Nelson's Blog puts the Syndicate co-op demo's release date for January 31st on Xbox Live.  The demo should also be out on the PlayStation Network the same day.  The demo was officially announced last week and it features one of the nine co-op missions available in the full game.  It'll support four player online co-op.

Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City was pretty ace, but there was a certain something missing - co-op! Robin was there, so was Catwoman, but rather than teaming up with the Dark Knight, they had their own adventures. With the success of the Batman games behind them, it makes sense for Rocksteady to stick with DC, but new rumors have dropped like a hero in a half (bomb)shell. Could Rocksteady be developing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game? And will it be co-op?

Everyone knows the story of the Fellowship of the Ring, however, not many have heard the story of the other fellowship that helped save Middle Earth. Thankfully, SnowBlind Studios have done a stellar job at telling us that story in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. We're teaming up with Xbox Live to bring you a co-op night to relive that story on Thursday, January 26th at 8-11PM Eastern.

Today, Riot Games announced its newest update for their smash hit title, League of Legends, specifically on the Bot’s AI, difficulty levels, and character selection within co-op gameplay.