Time to rejoice, my fellow TurboGrafx junkies!  TG-16’s prehistoric mascot, Bonk, will be returning in a new adventure on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare.  Entitled Bonk: Brink of Extinction, the new addition is expected to be more or less a 2.5D take on the series, which is not at all a bad thing as the Bonk games were known for some seriously addicting side-scrolling action that easily rivaled Sonic and Mario back in the day.  Too bad no one paid attention.  Brink of Extinction is expected to be released sometime between late 2009 and Spring 2010.

Hudson has also announced that the follow up to the 360’s Bomberman entry, Bomberman Live: Battlefest, will also be released on all three major consoles.  Wait, ALL THREE?  PS3 has Bomberman Ultra, and the Wii got Bomberman Blast, so we’re sticking with one name this time?  From what’s known about the new game, the only new features being brought up are new maps, new gameplay modes, and support for playable XBLA Avatars (no word on Mii’s for the Wii version).  Why not just release a DLC upgrade to the original games?  All I know is that I’m not paying another $10 for Bomberman again, unless I can ride those kangaroo things and the non-Microsoft consoles get equal treatment.

Thought $20.00 was too much for ten extra hours of Grand Theft Auto 4?  I wouldn't know, I never finished the main game, I got tired of Brucie calling me to go to a titty bar with him while I was trying to stalk some guy.  Regardless, Xbox Live is holding the 360-exclusive DLC chapter, The Lost And Damned, at $15.00 (1,200 Microsoft Points, why can't these guys go on a points system where the smallest increment is higher than one American cent?)  Weither or not this is to get those of us prepped for the next DLC chapter in the GTA4 saga, The Ballad Of Gay Tony (slated for October) remains to be seen, but if you're one of those that has a hankering for Liberty City, this would be the route to go.  My guess is, most of those that still do 1. already got it or 2. are waiting on the physical disk collection of both DLC chapters, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City to come out (slated at about $40.00, but just like every other GTA, That Large Video Game Retail Chain Whose Name Ends In "Stop" will probably be carrying used copies at $30-$35 before Christmas.

Fans of Newgrounds.com are no stranger to flash developers-turned-console game developer The Behemoth, known for Alien Hominid (a title we at GGP are sure to look back on at some point) and Xbox Live Arcade smash hit Castle Crashers.  Well it looks like PlayStation 3 owners will get their shot at Castle Crashers, a side-scrolling hack n' slash inspired the likes of the Sega Saturn cult classic Guardian Heroes, as they recently showed off their work in progress at Comic-Con.  No word as of yet regarding a release date or pricing of the PS3 version, or if the port will see new features, but seeing as to how the 360 version was released at around $15.00 US (or 1200 Microsoft Points, if you actually think video game consoles should use their own currency), PS3 owners are sure to have an inexpensive, addictive game to fill the void of a good Golden Axe game or sequel to Capcom's Knights Of The Round.