Awesomenauts is game to that grabs your attention. Any company brave enough to put the word awesome in the title of their game deserves a following in our opinion. The game comes from Romino Games, the company behind the side-scrolling RTS Swords & Soldiers. We don’t know much about it yet, just that it’s an multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, which we assume means something akin to Super Smash Bros Brawl. Our reporters will have more information at E3, but for now we’ve got just enough to whet your appetite. Hit the jump for two additional screenshots and the full press release.

DTP ENTERTAINMENT AND RONIMO GAMES ANNOUNCE AWESOMENAUTS FOR XBOX LIVE ARCADE AND PLAYSTATION NETWORK

HAMBURG, GERMANY – May 18, 2011 – dtp entertainment and Ronimo Games are proud to announce Awesomenauts for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation®Network. From the developers behind the critically acclaimed side-scrolling RTS Swords & Soldiers, comes a new explosive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game inspired by your favorite ’80s animated series.

The game features the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy. Awesomenauts brings Russian monkeys with jetpacks, giant robots, and lots of other mighty aliens to the two-dimensional console battlefield. Combining classic platforming-action with modern online multiplayer functionality, the action-packed gameplay offers everything the 16-bit generation and modern gamers love.

 

“We are thrilled to surprise the world with Awesomenauts at E3, and look forward to announcing further details then. If MOBA games and classic animated series were to have a baby, this would be it!”, says Jasper Koning, co-founder of Ronimo Games. “They don’t make ’em like this anymore!”

Awesomenauts will be shown for the first time at E3 from 7th to 9th of June. Please contact Edith Yang (edith@sandboxstrat.com) to schedule appointments.

 

About Ronimo:

Ronimo Games is a development studio based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Staffed by the team that created the original incarnation of de Blob, Ronimo Games is focused on creating innovative, high-quality games that appeal to a wide audience. In 2009, the studio released its critically-aclaimed debut title Swords & Soldiers, for Nintendo Wii, PSN, and Steam. For more information on Ronimo Games and its games visit www.ronimo-games.com, or contact Robin Meijer at robin@ronimo-games.com.

About dtp entertainment:

dtp entertainment is one of Germany’s largest independent games publishers and has been in the industry since 1995. The company headquartered in Hamburg/Germany employs more than 150 people worldwide. dtp entertainment develops and publishes games internationally for all interactive entertainment platforms.

www.dtp-entertainment.com