Resident Evil 5 to feature online co-op

News has come in of a whole load of new and returning features to be included in Resident Evil 5, including a new online co-operative mode which lets players drop in and out of a singleplayer game, being replaced by a computer AI when a human ally is not available.

Games Radar confirmed the features in a recent article, but the information has since disappeared from the site. Fortunately, the news spread before it could be quelled and Eurogamer is hosting all the details.

Gears of War 2 multiplayer details come out

An extensive cover feature and interview with Cliff CliffyB Bleszinski in American gaming mag EGM has uncovered some new details on Gears of War 2, the upcoming sequel to one of the biggest games released on Xbox 360 so far.

The mag says that Gears 2 will now allow for up to ten players in multiplayer deathmatches, and it's possible that there will be AI bots available to fill up not-so-full matches.

There will also be plenty of new weapons introduced in the sequel, with the rapid-firing Gorgon Burst Pistol and the one-use-per-map Scorcher flamethrower being uncovered in the feature.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 unveiled

Ubidays 2008 has been a lot of things so far; mainly a great excuse to visit the Louvre and to exploit Ubisoft's open bar policy. One other thing it's been has been a chance for us to see the first footage of Michel Ancel's massively anticipated sequel to Beyond Good and Evil 2.

The first day of Ubidays has just finished and although the main presentation to the event, which was hosted by Vernon Kay, didn't seem like it was going to have many surprises in store, it ended on quite a high note as Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot introduced the first footage of