If you had to read the title of this article twice, we certainly can’t blame you. Few would have expected Naughty Dog to deliver co-op in Uncharted 2, let alone co-op and multiplayer. After all, the first game used its charming characters and lighthearted adventure story to such success that most would have assumed the Santa Monica-based developer would settle for sticking with what works in the next game. And while the single-player portion of Uncharted 2 looks every bit as fun as the original–as our most recent impressions can attest–Naughty Dog has elected to take a turn for the unexpected, a decision revealed at last week’s PlayStation event in West Hollywood. We were at the scene to talk to Naughty Dog and get some hands-on time with both gameplay modes.

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Capcom’s Captivate 09 event featured a slew of games, but the highlight of the show was undoubtedly Dead Rising 2. The original game was one of the Xbox 360’s early standouts and a knowing homage to American zombie movies, and it’s hard to believe that the game is now almost three years old. Capcom R&D head and Dead Rising 2 producer Keiji Inafune has entrusted development of the sequel to Canadian studio Blue Castle Games, which was on hand at Captivate 09 to walk us through the game.

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Though Dead Space didn’t do as well as publisher EA might have hoped, the amount of investment in comics, DVDs, and merchandise meant that it was always planned as an ongoing series. In fact, so assured of the nascent franchise’s potential was developer EA Redwood Shores, that it started work on a Wii game halfway through development of the original game. We got to speak to the team that broke off to work on Nintendo’s console and hear how they’re turning the survival horror hit into an on-rails shooter.

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