Utrecht-based indie studio Ronimo Games have released a pair of new videos forAwesomenauts.Some of the studio’s previous creations includeSword and Soldiersand the original freeware PC version ofde Blob. The latest footage for the Dutch developer’s upcoming downloadable 3v3 MOBA title focuses on Clunk, the rocket launching robot. Clunk was created as a part of a robot army, but after the death of his villainous creator and with the economy in the dumps he took on the life of a housekeeper....

Mega64 (remember their‘greatest skit ever’?) hasupdated their news pagewith a big fatty chunk of news, some new announcements, and some event attendance reminders. Oh,and this, if you dig that kind of thing. Their new DVD, “Mega64 Time”, is a compilation of a their ‘best and most random skits’ packed into two discs. One disc has popular clips, convention footage, behind-the-scenes action, and some new content, while the other has “every single video game ad ever made by Mega64″along with comentary and extra features....

Fans went wild when NintendoannouncedMetroid: Other Mat E3last year, and for good reason: the game looked like a return to form for the series in many ways, some sort of odd hybrid of 3D graphics and 2D gaming. They also applauded because the title was being brought to life by the hands of two very unlikely parties:Super Metroiddirector Yoshio Sakamoto and Team Ninja (best known for over-the-top fighting and action games likeDead or AliveandNinja Gaiden)....

Apple isn’t the most creative when it comes to names, which is why we have things like the App Store. It’s a store that you buy Apps from. Pretty much says it all. Microsoft, however, isn’t happy about it, claiming that everybody should be able to use such a generic name. MS wishes to stop the US Patent and Trademark Office from giving Apple exclusive rights to the App Store name, arguing that the name is too generic for one company to hold exclusive rights....

Every year,TIMEmagazine compiles a list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Out of the 204 nominations this year, readers can vote on who they want to be in the final 100. After getting over my depression thatNiero,Summa, orRon Workmandid not make the cut (they were robbed!), I quickly perked up once I saw that Shigeru Miyamoto (famed creator ofMario,Donkey Kong, andZelda) made a welcomed appearance. Miyamoto is an icon in the industry, to say the least, and he definitely deserves a place among the best....

You know how it works! With the help of each other, attempt to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. I decided to make this week a little harder than usual, so the theme is really simple, but some of the covers are outrageously hard to decode. I even chose a few obscure games to go along with the others, so good luck!...

If I were going to be crass, I guess I could describe Capcom’sMonster Hunterfranchise as “Pokémonfor grownups.” That’s not quite right, butMonster Hunteris reachingpocket monster–level popularity in Glorious Nippon(even while generally floundering in the West), so the analogy kind of fits. Like an elliptical peg in a parabolic hole, if you will. Anyway, grind-heavy RPGs like the upcomingMonster Hunter Trifor the Wii really thrive in the multiplayer, a feature hetherto missing in Western releases....

As Jim mentioned, there’s going to be a cross-game promotion later this month on Xbox LIVE Arcade. He told you thatRaskullswill be releasing on December 29, but we’ve also got dates for the two other “Games for the Holidays” titles. The disgustingly cuteIlomilois set to drop on January 5, withA World of Keflingskicking this whole lovefest off on December 22. I keep forgetting to download the“secret” demoforIlomilo, but I expect only good things, so it’ll likely get a blind purchase from me anyway....

Just in time to take the steam out of the PlayStation 3 launch in Europe, a fresh crop of Xbox 360 Platinum titles ($29.99 in the U.S.) will be released on March 16in North America, Latin America, Japan and the Asia Pacific region. Check out what’s coming your way: Americas:Battlefield 2: Modern Combat; Burnout Revenge; Call of Duty 2; Dead or Alive 4; Fight Night Round 3; Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter; Top Spin 2; Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis...

Can you imagine what the world might be like without fatalities? I’m having a difficult time conjuring up a vision of that. A number of Congressional hearings would have been different and the ESRB might have taken a bit longer to form. I might have earned a degree in business management and be presently clawing my eyes out over TPS reports. And we wouldn’t have this video of construction paper cut-outs of Mortal Kombat characters killing each other....

There’s nothing like the “I was personally affected by this, hence I want it banned” routine. The mother of a British heroin “victim” wants iPhone AppUnderworld, a game we mentioned last week, banned because she feels other children willbe as stupidas her daughter was. UK tabloidThe Daily Starreports that Amy Packard has been comatose for seven years following her decision to screw around with the drug. Amy’s mother Thelma wantsUnderworldabolished, because of course, getting rid of a game that didn’t exist when little Amy was strapping a belt to her arm and playing human pincushion will rid the world of all drug problems....

PC gamers, the world is not always your friend. Actually, the world in general probably doesn’t care all too much, but EA isn’t being your friend. The incredibly awesomeNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuitis getting plenty of DLC in the future, but you won’t be receiving any of it. A member of the development teampostedthat none of the DLC coming out for the console versions of the game will be landing on the PC....

About six months ago we posted agallery of gorgeous, absolutely striking artdepicting what some classic videogames would look like if they were redone with a new, high-def, stylish sheen. Actually, words can’t even describe it — you have to clickhereand check it out. Be prepared to be blown away. Well, after all these months, the artistOriotohas compiled anewcollection of genius. And, once again, I am rubbing my naked body all over the printed out images like a glob of Silly Putty on aFamily Circuspanel....