I go to my local "mom and pop" game retailer to get new releases early, and amazon for everything else.

Any of the Gears of War games are good co-op games. I hear Portal 2 good as well.

The most important thing to remember is, Deathclaws are your friend.

In that case, I vote yes to Mass Effect 2

For this I'd have to say Metal Gear Solid 4. It is the perfect example of what a video game, and a sequel should be (the other MGS games are as well, but I'm speaking specifically about this generation).

The story was top-notch (although complex) throughout the whole series, and the telling of the story was executed to perfection. It concluded the saga of Solid Snake in an epic manner.

The graphics (for its time) were amazing, and whats most impressive is that it was all done in real-time, including the cut-scenes. For anyone who played this game, the epic split-screen Snake vs.the Geckos/Raiden vs. Vamp battle comes to mind when thinking about this. Also there were very very few graphical glitches which is important.

The gameplay improved upon its predecessors in countless ways. The controls were completely revamped and alot less frustrating than the previous ones. You could literally play the game like a stealth action game and as a third-person shooter at the same time. The boss battles were very diverse and challenging, not to mention the beauty and the beast corps ladies were gorgeous. The Big Momma set piece and Metal Gear Rex set-piece was epic as well.

The voice acting was superb, the soundtrack and musical score add a ton to the overall gameplay experience too although Im not very knowledgeable about this aspect.

This game incorporated these things, and a lot more, and did so in a fashion that very few games (and I mean maybe 3 or 4 other games ever) have been able to do so well. Anyone who played this game all the way through would be able to vouch for me.

Wait, I just realized that this was an Xbox 360 forum... sorry!

For this I'd have to say Metal Gear Solid 4. It is the perfect example of what a video game, and a sequel should be (the other MGS games are as well, but I'm speaking specifically about this generation).

The story was top-notch (although complex) throughout the whole series, and the telling of the story was executed to perfection. It concluded the saga of Solid Snake in an epic manner.

The graphics (for its time) were amazing, and whats most impressive is that it was all done in real-time, including the cut-scenes. For anyone who played this game, the epic split-screen Snake vs.the Geckos/Raiden vs. Vamp battle comes to mind when thinking about this. Also there were very very few graphical glitches which is important.

The gameplay improved upon its predecessors in countless ways. The controls were completely revamped and alot less frustrating than the previous ones. You could literally play the game like a stealth action game and as a third-person shooter at the same time. The boss battles were very diverse and challenging, not to mention the beauty and the beast corps ladies were gorgeous. The Big Momma set piece and Metal Gear Rex set-piece was epic as well.

The voice acting was superb, the soundtrack and musical score add a ton to the overall gameplay experience too although Im not very knowledgeable about this aspect.

This game incorporated these things, and a lot more, and did so in a fashion that very few games (and I mean maybe 3 or 4 other games ever) have been able to do so well. Anyone who played this game all the way through would be able to vouch for me.

I believe Halo revolutionized fps more than any other game in my opinion. It incorporated a meaningful campaign, vehicles, multiplayer, online match-making (eventually), and the ability to bring players on the local console online under one Live account without suffering bandwidth (eventually). Not to mention the good graphics, responsive controls, and how fun it was to pick up and play. No other console shooter had even come close to doing all of those things when Halo first came out. Remember there were good modern fps before Modern Warfare like the Rainbow Six series to name one.