In an interview with Gamespot, Insomniac Games President, Ted Price, shared a few more facts about the upcoming Resistance 2 Beta. Referring to the new co-op mode as "groundbreaking", he said it would be a prominent feature of the beta. "Yes, online co-op will be a big part of the public beta," Price confirmed. "And, we firmly believe we're breaking entirely new ground with Resistance 2's online co-op."

Another exciting feature of Resistance 2 is the introduction of character classes. Three of them will be available in the beta - Spec Ops, Medic and Soldier - and "level them up to a limited extent - unlocking some of the cool persistent rewards we offer."

Price was asked what he hoped the beta would achieve. He gave four criteria - "Our goals are a) to see how our fans react to the game and to get their final feedback b) to enlist their help in finding the last few bugs and balance issues c) test the servers with much higher player counts and d) generate lots of excitement for the [North American] November 4 release date."

When pressed for details on the game as a whole, “The game is just about finished as I write this,” Price relayed. “Yet the three to four weeks before we deliver a final disc to the factory are always the most difficult. This is when we’re fixing bugs, adding tons of polish, making tuning tweaks, and trying to keep our builds stable for the testing team," he continued. "What’s great is that all of our features are in, and the game is looking, sounding, and playing fantastic. Resistance 2 has become everything we hoped it would be.”

Just like a blockbuster movie leaving us with a tease for a sequel he finished "We're extremely happy with where Resistance 2 is overall. That said, we're confident we'll continue to wring even more out of the PS3 over the next few years."

Stay tuned for more details as they become available.