Had a couple of no-shows for Mutant Monday, so MrKawfy and I took a shot at the Interstellar Marines free week dealie. There is theoretically a way to play a private co-op game with your friends by choosing a private or friends-only option and being the first to join a server, but it was just impossible to be the first to join a server. Our experience playing publicly was exactly what's described in this post, of getting killed by friendly fire in the spawning area, so we gave up pretty quickly. Giving friends the chance to play together is a key part of a co-op experience, so hopefully they will work this out. We ended up playing more of the Portal 2 co-op campaign that neither of us ever finished, and had a blast. And this was a fine contrasting example of how to do co-op right, as picking it from the menu puts the game into an immediate search for your friends.

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Play:	Tequila Zombies 3. Pinata Hunter 3. Impossible Hardy.
Story:	Canadian Supreme Court strikes down ban on doctor-assisted suicide. Thanks Slashdot.
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