The Munchables has managed to escape my radar up until now, having missed McWhertor's trailer post last month, as well as the first batch of screens. How I could have missed a picture of a pink puppy head wearing 3D glasses is completely beyond me. All I can say is now that I've gotten a taste of the eating space pirates to grow in order to eat bigger space pirates game play, I'm going to keep my eyes on the game until they drip from their sockets, melted by sheer adorability.

The Munchables is due out on May 26th.

First announced in September of last year, Dragonica Online is to be the first game released on the THQ*ICE online gaming platform. Originally released in China as Dream Dragon, Dragonica Online is a fast-paced, free-to-play, 3D side-scrolling action game, with sickeningly cute graphics and a humorously deadly skill system.

"Our new online game platform integrates ICE's online operating experience with THQ's product development and retail publishing expertise to develop and deliver innovative game content to consumers," said Eddie Chen, CEO of THQ*ICE. "Dragonica Online exemplifies the original and entertaining casual MMO experiences that we plan to offer via our platform and we believe its distinct perspective and pacing will excite a broad audience of online action fans."

It's adorable, but then most massively multiplayer online games out of China are. The proof is in the pudding, so to speak, and players interested in dipping their fingers in said pudding can sign up at the website to get in line for beta testing, which kicks off this summer.

I recently purchased 2 guinea pigs. One of them escaped recently and I was amazed at what she ran straight to. She then proceeded to pwn me in the Halo 3 Beta.

As an owner of two guinea pigs, I'm astounded that one relatively new to a house would sit out in the open like that. They are extremely skittish critters...just look at its eyes. She's terrified. The only way one of my guineas would sit like that is via liberal use of crazy glue, and even then I'm positive I'd be left with chewed-off paws perma-glued to the analog sticks within minutes. There you go, cuteness and a mental-picture for the anti-cute to hold onto, all in one post. Something for everyone! Michael Fahey

The cuteness...it is like a fine wine. The game will come out and we'll all take it home, intoxicated by its bubbly personality and charm. By the next morning we'll all be eight year old girls. I've already caught myself drawing unicorns on my notebooks. We must stop MySims before it's too late! Michael Fahey

This started me thinking. What if the appeal of the Wii went so far beyond the standard video gaming demographic that it effected non-humans? An interesting theory, but I would need a guinea pig to test it out.

As you can see, Sheba here seems unaffected by the introduction of the wiimote into her natural habitat. In many other animals this would be a negative result, but guinea pigs are convinced that most everything is either delicious hay, and therefore tolerable, or a Peruvian, therefore life-threatening. The wiimote definitely falls into the 'hay' category.

KOTAKU FUN FACT! - Peruvians eat upwards of 22 million guinea pigs a year!

Mmmmm.

Anyway, I took the hay verdict as conclusive proof and rushed into the living room to watch for that whacky old guy's free government grant money infomercial and have Rufus sign release papers, when I noticed this:

Well there goes that theory. I suppose I could have just lost the PS3 evidence and published my findings to suit my beliefs, but then I'd be no better than every two-bit scientist that ever published a skewed violent games turn your children into demons report. My cat isn't a Nintendo fancat. He's just a lazy all-round gamer like me only fuzzier, who dreams of having opposable thumbs like the big mammals. Judging by the lack of a 360 controller, he's also most likely Japanese. You learn something new every day. Michael Fahey

... Precious. Seriously, now this is one of the best examples of handmade copyright violations I've ever seen. For a mere $9.50 (cheap!) you get:

1 retro styling magnetic katamari
1 magnetic blue ghost, looking left
1 magnetic red ghost, looking right
1 magnetic yellow ghost, looking up
1 magnetic yellow ghost, looking down

Plus a little bit of bragging rights for your geeky buddies! Think of all the time you'll while away rolling your little katamari around your desk, picking up ghosts. Literally minutes of entertainment! Michael McWhertor

Get Your Goods Here

The official Loco Roco site uses a clever Flash navigation scheme to get around. The game's simple controls—simply using the L and R buttons to revolve the world and jump—are also used to get to downloads, screenshots and more.

And that soundtrack! It's so deliciously cute!

If you didn't make it to E3, this is as close to a demo as you're going to get until the game ships this September. Wait. This September?! What the hell is taking so long, Sony? MICHAEL MCWHERTOR

Official Loco Roco Site