Join us today, as we take a look back at the ten most over the top, macho video game covers that were ever created.

Nostalgic reimaginings and reinvigorated franchises of classic games are a common occurence in this industry. So we took a look at five of the best.

Donkey Kong Country is a franchise that unfortunately isn’t particularly well known in this country. It found its genesis on the Super Nintendo, developed by now Microsoft-owned Rare. It quickly catapulted its way in to gamers’ hearts, becoming one of the console’s hallmark titles; thanks to its venerated game play and – for the time – revolutionary visuals. And though …

Hit the jump to watch what will likely be the coolest video you’ll see today. Created by Patrick Jean, Pixels is a music video of sorts that has classic video games coming to life, assimilating and destroying New York City. It’s a little reminiscent of Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft – only in pixelated 8-bit goodness. I’ve never been so terrified of …

Videogame Easter Eggs are always fun, I have always found that they give you some insight into the developers mind and helps you get a better understanding of who made the game. One of my favourite ones is in Gears of War 2 where if you shoot the required number of cowboy hats in the opening section of the stage …

  Fresh details on Nintendo’s forthcoming ‘Play It On Wii’ range of GameCube re-issues have emerged, revealing that more effort is being invested than I may have previously been thought. A report in the latest issue of Famitsu (translated by IGN) reveals that Donkey Kong Jungle Beat has been tweaked in key areas. Last Updated: November 14, 2008