If your last name happens to be “Hitler” then your parents must have really hated you. Nintendo hates you, too, as anyone trying to login to the Mii service using that name will be greeted with an error message saying such names aren’t allowed on the service.

However, if you really want to use that name on your Mii, try variations like ‘Lil’ Hitler’ or maybe even Hitlii.

This trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company has George Gordon Haggard Jr. say hello to his family. The game is due out on PS3 and Xbox 360 next year.

Sunglass-wearing developer Tomonobu Itagaki educates gamers in the correct pronounciation of “Ninja Gaiden” in this particularly amusing video. He also takes on “Helena” from Dead or Alive 4.

Yes, the game has finally officially been confirmed: TimeSplitters 4 is in development at Free Radical Studios. It has been revealed via a small video that shows off the series’ trademark humor and parodies a recently released blockbuster game.

Nothing much is known about the game at the moment, but a small description on the site reads: “It’s funny, it’s frantic and it’ll do things you’ve never seen before! No, not naked girls, even better than that! We can’t tell you the details yet, the monkeys have a loaded banana pressed against our skull, but this game will take the first person shooter to gaming nirvana.”

Apparently, “Linux” is a word which can be compared to the likes of excrement, sexual intercourse and illegal sons, among other things. The use of this word is banned on Xbox Live, according to this user. Funny stuff!

Sending out the best parody announcement that I’ve ever read, XZIST Games announced People Shooter, a game where you shoot people committing suicide and learn “good Christian morals.” The game is described as offering a “disturbing mix of mindlessness and violence” and features “vast quantities of blood”, “quirky music”, “even quirkier sound effects” and “substandard 3D graphics.” It is also described as a “great anger release after a stressful day.”

The game is free to play, but expires after 6 launches. A registration key can be purchased for those wishing to endure the game.

I’ll let the press release itself do the talking:

Friday 24th November/… Family and friends of the air guitar yesterday paid their final respects as it was cremated in an East London funeral parlour.

As the funeral party tearfully took their seats, a church organist and choir performed classic rock hymns such as ‘More Than a Feeling’ and ‘Heart-Shaped Box’. The guitar-shaped coffin was lead in by three female gothic pallbearers, and a rock vicar delivered an impassioned tribute to the once-great fictional instrument. Following the service, the air guitar coffin was cremated as a Slash lookalike played an emotional solo.

Mourner Anna Starr, 24, of South London, said: “There was not a dry eye in the house. The moving service really captured the spirit of the air guitar as it played its final note before ascending the ‘Stairway to Heaven’.”

The air guitar died this week as its 21st Century replacement was born: Guitar Hero II® for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, which hits stores today. Rather than pretend playing air guitar riffs using fingers and thin air, Guitar Hero II lets anyone look and feel like a true rock star. The video game uses interactive music technology and the Guitar Hero SG® Controller, modelled after the Gibson® SG guitar, to allow players to thrash along to more than 40 rock classics including ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, ‘Freebird’ and ‘Message in a Bottle’.

Following the service, the funeral party moved to the wake, where the air guitar’s life was celebrated and remembered. Top rock artists White Rose Movement and LunarMile provided the entertainment, as the evening moved from a tearful wake into a raging party. Mourners then cranked up the volume as they rocked out to Guitar Hero II till the wee hours of the morning.

“The air guitar had a good innings,” added, Chris Tufnell, 23, St Albans, “but all things must come to an end. The fact is, there’s really no place for the air guitar any more in this PlayStation generation. Strap on your Guitar Hero SG controller and rock out.”

If that didn’t tickle your funny bone, these pictures from the event will:

And you thought you were the best at toilet humor: Codemasters has announced that it has signed “The Turds” - their first free casual game that resurrects the “cult character” brand.

The publisher has signed a deal that will see The Turds starring in a series of free web games developed by Pilot Interactive. So what exactly are The Turds?

The Turds are a collection of roguish comedic characters born from the best of toilet humour. The Turds satirise known characters from film, entertainment and sport, such as The Bogfather, Freddy Pooger, The Turdinator, Wayne Pooney, and characters from history, including Shat the Ripper, Brave Fart, and, of course, Adolf Sh*tler . Pacemaker UK’s range of The Turds figurines, posters, and soft toys has fast established a multi-million business with a loyal fan base that has been extended internationally.

Donkey Pong and The Adventures of Rimdiana Jones is now live for those who will not be offended by the following bits of text:

Donkey Pong And The Adventures Of Rimdiana Jones sees plopular action hero, Rimdiana Jones, and agent Marilyn Muckroe, on a search for the legendary fartifact, the Lost Arse. However, disaster strikes: Marilyn is captured by giant ape-sh*t, Donkey Pong, and is to be sacrificed to a mysterious giant turd, worshipped by the lost Pongo Tribe.

Can Rimdy get his gal back and find his Lost Arse? To rescue Marilyn Muckroe, help Rimdy jump, run, climb and smash his way to the top of each increasingly difficult level. Watch out for those evil Islanders and pray your nostrils don’t catch a blood curdling wiff of the mighty Pong!

Yes, that’s the new name of Nintendo’s Revolution console. Let them do the talking:

As in “we.”

While the code-name “Revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.

Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else.

Wii will put people more in touch with their games … and each other. But you’re probably asking: What does the name mean?

Wii sounds like “we,” which emphasizes this console is for everyone.

Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.

Wii has a distinctive “ii” spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.

And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of video games that sets it apart from the crowd.

So that’s Wii. But now Nintendo needs you.

Because, it’s really not about you or me.

It’s about Wii.

And together, Wii will change everything.

The reaction has been largely negative. CNN’s Chris Morris spoke with Nintendo marketing VP on the name change; he also spoke with IGN, while the company’s PR Manager spoke with Game Informer. On Gamespot are reactions from various industry analysts.

Making fun of Wii is just too damn easy. I think I’ll pass.

Some kid and his sister gets a Nintendo 64 as a Christmas gift… and freaks out. Screaming? Check. Scratching at box like kittens? Check. Hyper-active antics? Check.

OMG! Microsoft stole Xbox 360’s design from Dell! Someone notify the authorities!