If you ask me, Salem and Rios are a little old for trick or treating. Then again, were the virtual duo to suddenly apparate in front of me, I doubt I'd have much to say.

In case haven't looked at a calendar lately, Halloween is a mere two days away. Army of Two: The 40th Day, meanwhile, won't hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP until January 12.

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Think of Army of Two: The 40th Day's new extraction mode as a mobile version of Horde or Firefight. Up to four players will move through four zones, surviving progressively challenging waves of enemy fighters.

You can also think of it as a preorder bonus, as only those that pre-buy the game will be able to play Extraction in the first month of the game's release. Bummer.

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Brotastic duo Salem and Rios have once again stepped into the real world. This time around, the two bump fists as they reveal how developer EA Montreal stays on task.

Packing only the bits that have passed the "Steven Seagal test," Army of Two: The 40th Day and its cooperative action hit PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP on January 12.

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Tyler Bates, known for providing the soundtrack to the Zach Snyder films 300 and Watchmen, will provide the score for Army of Two: The 40th Day, EA announced today.

To accompany the announcement, EA sent along a short video highlighting Bates' involvement in the project.

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You don't need to listen to Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me" as you browse the latest Army of Two: The 40th Day screenshots, but it doesn't hurt either. Just imagine that Salem is Buzz and Rios is Woody, or vice versa. Whatever works for you. EA Montreal's co-op shooter hits PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP on January 12.

"Looks like we're gonna miss our flight," quip fist-bumping mercenaries Salem and Rios as a jet liner plummets towards a burning skyline, in a scene from a new Army of Two: The 40th Day trailer that would undoubtedly enrage certain cable news channels.

EA Montreal's shooter is headed to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP on January 12, 2010, with the odd pre-order offer of limited exclusive access to one multiplayer mode.

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EA Montreal has today announced that its bro-tastic fist-bumping shooter sequel Army of Two: The 40th Day will be hitting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP on January 12, 2010.

As an odd pre-order bonus, one of 40th Day's four multiplayer modes will be playable at launch only by those who slapped their cash down early. 'Extraction'--which EA explains "Pits a team of four players against a series of unique enemy waves as they move from point to point in the ruined city"--will become available to the hoi polloi after one month.

For more on The 40th Day and its 'Steven Seagal Test,' check out our preview.

While shooter sequel Army of Two: The 40th Day looked more grim than its predecessor in the first trailer, today we get to see that brotastic duo Salem and Rios are still up to their fratboy shenanigans as they pay a visit to the offices of developer EA Montreal.

Army of Two: The 40th Day will arrive this winter on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP.

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EA has signed comic artists Chris Bachalo and Jock to create stylized cutscenes for the "morality choice" moments in Army of Two: The 40th Day.

The cutscenes will depict the long-term impact of a choice the player makes during the course of the game. The following trailer explains all:

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A fresh batch of screenshots from buddy-shooter sequel Army of Two: The 40th Day have arrived from publisher Electronic Arts, illustrating more of the intense situations players will encounter throughout the action-packed game. For example, babysitting. Developed by EA Montreal, the same crew that handled the original, Army of Two: The 40th Day arrives on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP in the vague "winter" timeframe.

If you are expecting high-fives, jibes and and imaginary butt-pats from Army of Two: The 40th Day, you might be disheartened by this grim vision of a chaotic broken Shanghai.

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Fear not, for when we previewed 40th Day, EA Montreal promised the co-op shooter sequel has its share of bro-isms and humour--filtered through "the Steven Seagal test."

Army of Two: The 40th Day arrives on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP later this year.

"That would be awesome to make the gayest game ever."

"There's a quote for you."

I'm sitting in on a demonstration of Army of Two: The 40th Day (360, PS3, PSP). Two EA Montreal employees are explaining to me how gay Army of Two isn't. For example, Bully was way more gay.

"It's gayer than Bully, where you can make out with a dude?" says an incredulous, amused Alex Hutchinson, creative director.

"You read into it what you want," says Reid Schneider, executive producer. "There was this super hardcore Christian coalition, they put out this magazine about what you should not [let your kids play]. Every game was Fallout, GTA. Army of Two ended up on the list, shocker. What was funny was that it's not... Read more

Following up on the lone screenshot that accompanied the unveiling of Army of Two: The 40th Day, Electronic Arts has provided a few more screenshots of EA Montreal's apocalyptic sequel, showing off more of the fist-bumping co-op shooter. I got a look at the game early last week. Major additions? The "co-op playbook," essentially a visual radar that allows you to scan enemies and easily determine which co-op "moves" will be the most efficient to use in neutralizing them.

Stay tuned for more impressions later on--Army of Two: The 40th Day hits this winter on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP.

As had been expected, Electronic Arts today officially announced Army of Two: The 40th Day, the co-op action game sequel featuring the two-man team of Salem and Rios.

In the game, Salem and Rios find themselves in Shanghai, China, which has been almost completely ruined. As they make their way through the city, they'll try to uncover the secret of the 40th Day.

According to EA, gamers can expect a lot more co-op moves (more ways to slap butts please), resulting in a more "organic and immersive" experience.

In development at EA Montreal, Army of Two: The 40th Day is out this winter for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP.