Welcome to the Black List, our regular retrospective on the week in games.

On MONDAY, David mastered the ancient art of the flip flop on our latest podcast.

On TUESDAY, we took a look at the live action trailer for Insomniac’s forthcoming sci-fi sequel Resistance 3.

On WEDNESDAY, the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One took absolutely no one by surprise.

On THURSDAY, we brought you the latest on DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Might & Magic Heroes VI, Fable III and more and more in nanoBITES our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items.

On FRIDAY, the announcement of GUN LOCO convinced us that Square Enix has been infiltrated by the criminally insane.

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Well I have to admit I’m at a loss for words here. When you think of Square-Enix you inevitably think of the misnamed Final Fantasy series, not a run-and-gun, third-person shooter featuring a muscled goon wearing a cartoon rabbit head. Okay, now that I think about it, the rabbit head I can understand.

If taking control of one of the “craziest criminals in the universe” and blowing away other crooks on a prison planet where “the only rule is anarchy” sounds fun, then GUN LOCO is for you. It’s not clear what the end goal is, but judging from the footage shown so far, I’m not sure I want to know.

Each criminal also boasts their own finishing moves, taunts and range of weapons, (God, I hope the rabbit head guy uses a giant carrot gun), and began life as a toy designed by Kenny Wong, co-creator of the Brothersworker action figures.

GUN LOCO will also have an online multiplayer component, with a range of game modes and multiplayer arenas, supporting up to 12-players. If this sounds like your cup of tea, then you can look forward to joining these “memorable misfits and surreal sociopaths” on Xbox 360 sometime in 2011.

NanoBITES captures those small but important morsels of gaming information that otherwise might slip between the cracks.

ITEM! Hothead Games has revealed that it will issue a DeathSpank sequel in September 2010, barely two months after the release of the original action RPG. (Take that Valve!) Like its predecessor, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will be available on XBLA and PSN.

ITEM! Ubisoft has announced plans for a new instalment in one of gaming’s longest running fantasy sagas. Due for release on PC in 2011, Might & Magic Heroes VI will offer a blend of role playing and turn based strategy.

ITEM! Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio responsible for Killer 7 and No More Heroes, has revealed that its next project will be a time based horizontal shooter. Sine Mora is due for release on XBLA and PSN in 2011, with the PlayStation version to support 3D displays.

ITEM! Ubisoft is working on Fighters Uncaged. The Kinect powered brawler is scheduled for release on Xbox 360 in November 2010.

ITEM! Just weeks after Kinect support was dropped from the game, another Fable III feature has gone the way of the dodo. Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux told OXM that plans to include an online auction house for special weapons have now been abandoned. If they don’t release Fable III soon, there’ll be no game left!

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After starring in nine games in only eight years (not including mobile phone games), you’d think Ratchet & Clank would be entitled to a breather. Not so, at least according to Insomniac Games, which is preparing to put its most famous creations through the wringer yet again.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One unites the eponymous duo with arch enemy Dr. Nefarious and the bumbling Captain Qwark. As you’ve probably guessed by now, All 4 One will support cooperative play for up to four local or online participants.

The comedic action platformer is one of at least three titles in the works at Insomniac Games, the others being fellow PlayStation 3 exclusive Resistance 3 and a mysterious multiplatform title with EA Partners. Ratchet & Clank are also set to appear in Heroes on the Move, Nihilistic Software’s forthcoming showcase for the PlayStation Move peripheral.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 3 in spring 2011.