Earlier this week, ex-Volition vet Luke Schneider of indie studio Radiangames announced his first game:Radiangames JoyJoy, a dual-stick shooter set for release over Xbox LIVE Indie Games. It’s the first in a series of unique games Schneider hopes to hopes to bring to the platform. Schneider took some to talk to us during his busy week and gave us a good idea of what to expect from his shooter. What is the big idea behind Radiangames?...

[Editor’s note: pendelton21 kicks off this month’sMonthly Musing themewith the originalRampagefor his A Time to Destroy piece. — CTZ] When having any sort of discussion about destruction in videogames, you have to start at the source; the one game that introduced the idea of doing nothing but leveling city streets and destroying entire buildings in one punch. I’m talking, of course, about the legendaryRampagegame series. This is THE building-destroying, radioactive-monster-controlling, people-devouring game we’ve all come to know and love....

Aardman Animations, the studio behindCreature ComfortsandWallace and Gromit, have been putting the rest of us Flipnote Studios artists to shame for the past few months with their original animations on the service. I always thought it was weird for such a high profile animation studio to be throwing stuff out for free on a relatively small system like the DSi, but now it’s all starting to make sense. Nintendo ispayingAardman to make these films!...

I posted a few days ago that Devin Moore, the nutjob who killed two cops and a dispatcher in 2003, was appealing his death sentence byblaming the rampageonGrand Theft Auto. Although it’s obvious that some morons will use Moore’s idiotic statement to their own anti-game advantage, it’s nice to see thatnot all media outlets are completely retarded. Alabama newspaperThe Montgomery Adviserquite rightly put Moore’s selfish claims into perspective with an editorial:...

I’m sure many of us have desperately crawled, lightly wailing, toward a videogame controller before, but unlike us, this chappy has an excuse, on account of being a baby, and not a drug-addled, booze-soaked twentysomething nobody like all of us … I mean, all of you. One of the readers atBrian Crecente’s Follicle Paradesent this one in over there, and now I’m posting it here because I’m a rotten hack with nothing better to do....

Those of you who bear an irrational, unjustified hatred for Rovio’sAngry Birdscan breathe a sigh of relief. Contrary tolast week’s report,Angry Birdshas not become the more popular PlayStation Network game.PHEW, THANK GOD FOR THAT! The wires were crossed thanks to an erroneous statement by Lazard Capital Markets analysts. What they meant to say was thatAngry Birdswas the most downloaded PSN title throughout January and February 2011. It’s not the most successful of all time, so don’t worry your pretty little head about it....

This week’s AAF spotlight shines brightly on tOkKa. There’s not much to say about him. Just a lot of rambling onallofhissites(reminds you of a certainsomeone?) His work speaks loud enough for him though. Although, one thing that can be said for sure, tOkKa is obsessed withTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The work you see here is comprised of a mixture of crayons, color pencils, markers, Photoshop and Fireworks. He has plenty of more work that’s worth checking out at his sites....

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilighthas been released for the PC this week! The latest installment brings an end to the Tiberian conflict and a whole new gameplay style too. I really dug it whenI got to play itnot too long ago and like what EA has done with the RTS formula in the latest game. Anyone pick upC&C 4yet? What do you think of it so far? I have to say, I was totally blown away by all of the rageCommand & Conquer 4was getting from my preview....

Another day, another out-of-touch old rocker who thinks that games likeRock Bandare stopping people from playing real instruments. This time around, it’s the turn of former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, who believes that kids are being encouraged not to learn proper music because he’s old and frightened of new things. “It encourages kids not to learn, that’s the trouble,” he tells theBBC, as if he knows this for a fact. “It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn an instrument....

As production onJust Cause 2wraps up, the team at Avalanche Studios has begun dedicating more and more time to an upcoming project. Speaking to IncGamers, lead designer Peter Johansson was willing to let a few minor details slip. “We’re already working on other stuff at the moment,” he says.Just Cause 2“is owned by Square Enix so we’ll see what happens in the future.” So, it’s notJust Cause 2, then? Okay, cool....

I called dibs on writing this post before I downloaded the video and watched what I was actually requesting to write about. Once I did I realized a mistake had been made because now I ma stuck writing about a teaser for a trailer. Yes, this is an ad for an ad, which I’m pretty sure brings the world one step closer to the brink of disaster. As you may see you’ll be able to be advertised to aboutCall of Duty: Black Opsif you watchMonday Night Footballthis week....

According to a listing onCapcom’s official online store, it looks likeDead Rising: Chop Til You Dropwill be available for the Wii on February 24. This conflicts with other retailers who are listing the game for a late January release; we’re inclined to go with Capcom on this one. It’s also interesting to note that the list of features includes “Take pictures to capture all the intense action to earn points and new items....

Despite the fact that the gamehas no release date in sight, we’re already hearing talk ofStreet Fighter X Tekkenbeing ported to the 3DS. In arecent interview, Capcom’s Yoshinori Onostated “The next step would be to have Street Fighter x Tekken, which is the celebration of all top fighting gamers’ dreams in one, to be on 3DS, where you may play anywhere you want. That’s an ultimate idea. Personally speaking, it should happen....