There may be plenty of video game rabbits (Jazz, Max, Cream, etc) but only one bunny can lay claim to the title Prince of Hell. Ash is the protagonist in SEGA’s forthcoming Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit. After a rival demon distributes intimate photographs of Ash throughout the underworld, he picks up his trusty drill and heads out for a bit of payback.

This will bring him into conflict with scores of original and bizarre adversaries, including Hot Gals (giant lips atop walking fingers) and Mad Cows (undead cattle featuring gargantuan human hands). Strangest of all are the multi-breasted starfish known as Patracks. Truly this game is the product of a disturbed mind.

While Parisian developer Arkedo hasn’t exactly been forthcoming about the game, the brief announcement trailer suggests that Hell Yeah may be a frantic side scrolling shooter.

Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is slated for release on XBLA, PSN and Steam in 2012.

Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 FIFA Street

NINTENDO Wii Nothing 3DS Ben 10: Galactic Racing * BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II

SONY PS3 FIFA Street * Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle * Yakuza: Dead Souls PSV Unit 13

VARIOUS PC Nothing

New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT XBLA I Am Alive Games on Demand Carnival Games: In Action * Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 * Warriors Orochi 2

NINTENDO WiiWare Nothing Wii VC Mega Man X (SNES) * Samurai Showdown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge (NEO GEO) 3DS eShop Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch! 3DS VC Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (GB) DSiWare Nothing

SONY PSN Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2^nd Dimension * Trine 2 Full PS3 Games Mass Effect 3 PS1 Classics Nothing PS2 Classics Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter * Shinobi Full PSV Games LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Minis 101-In-1 Games + Fading Shadows * Arcade Essentials + Arcade Essentials Evolution * Jewel Keepers + Urbanix * Robin Hood + Monochrome Racing

VALVE Steam Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters * Stacking

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