You're pretty much a dancing master at this point.  You've told 'em, plenty of times, alongside Soulja Boy.  You've pushed it... maybe even pushed it real good.  Funky Town has been a frequent destination for you.  Now that Dance Central 2 is on the horizon, you can't wait to play in two player co-op mode with a partner.  Just think of the fun you'll have with all the new routines and songs.  But you'll miss Nelly and Lady Gaga so much!  If only there were some way to get your favorite songs from the original in the shiny new sequel...

In the first Trine, as well as the normal mode for upcoming Trine 2, the co-op is class-restricted (by which I mean players can only have one of each class in a game at a time). It makes sense, as the whole magic of Trine is to use the different abilities of the characters to navigate everyone through the various levels. Just this past week, though, developer Frozenbyte announced that Trine 2 will also have a special "unlimited mode." This mode, separate from the main campaign, will allow players to play as any combination of classes they want. Always fighting over who gets to play the rogue? No problem, just bring three in unlimited mode!

While many gamers out there are doubtlessly sleeping this weekend with visions of a certain caped crusader soon to be swooping through the streets of Gotham again, we here at Co-Optimus are dreaming of a different kind of adventure. One in which four friends can team up to kick some major tail in the world of Ratchet and Clank. After watching the latest trailer for Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, featuring some "big moments in co-op," we feel pretty confident that we won't be the only ones.

Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.

I'll admit, I was one of those disappointed to hear that the classic strategy franchise Syndicate, a franchise I loved so dearly on the PC, was being turned into a first person shooter.  All that changed though once I went hands on with the game at a recent EA event in NYC.  I was able to sit down and play through a level of the game as a member of a corporation, sent in to eliminate a threat and gather intelligence.

One problem I've always had with the current generation of active 3D glasses is that they just make the image on the screen appear darker.  Today, NVIDIA has launched their 3D Vision 2 glasses for monitors, projectors and TVs that promise to alleviate that issue while also being a lighter and longer lasting pair of 3D glasses.  The glasses are redesigned to be lighter and made from softer materials so wearing them isn't quite a burden, but the really attractive features of this kit is when you pair it with a new Light Boost capable display.

The lull between major releases gives us a bit of time to catch up on some gaming.  While the Gears of War 3 campaign is finished for most, there's still plenty of co-op killing to be done in Horde mode.  Speaking of killing, we also have a few folks making sure that the Orcs Must Die!  Other monsters, of the warm and fuzzy variety, also make an appearance, as does the soul-sucking Dark Souls experience.

There's a new 320-gigabyte hard disk drive right around the corner for Xbox 360 Slim owners who'd like to upgrade their download capability. The same drive that was included in the recently-released Gears of War 3 edition console and will be included with the Star Wars-themed R2-D2 console available this December, it will be on shelves as a standalone addition to your current Xbox 360 Slim (only) for $129.99 US.

I guess five weeks is enough time to decide if a video game deserves a sequel.  Space Marine came out 38 days ago, and plans for a sequel already appear to be dead in the water.  In a recent interview with Joysitq, THQ's Executive Vice President of Core Games, Danny Bilson, flatly said: "I'm not sure there's room for Space Marine."

It's that time, meat lovers! Fall season 2011 is here, and buck fever has struck. A sure sign of the hunting season, Cabela's has a quick fix on the shelves for those times in between weekends when you just have to stalk something. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 is available this week, and already three DLC packs are waiting for you to pull the trigger.

Treasure’s seminal action-RPG/brawler is reborn on modern consoles, complete with remixed graphics and gameplay options. A branching story with multiple endings and 45 playable characters in Versus mode will keep players busy. But does Guardian Heroes have the co-op magic?

Several industry veterans have left developer Rare to form a small development house called Starfire Studios.  Their first game is an Xbox Live Arcade game called Fusion: Genesis, a title that is being published by Microsoft Game Studios.  What is it exactly and why is it so exciting?  The game is a twin stick shooter at its core set in the future, while those may be a dime a dozen on XBLA - this one does something different - it combines the action of a twin stick space shooter with several elements of MMOs.