This month on Gaming Ink, we’re checking out some Metroid-themed tattoos. Also, our “Featured” section is completely dedicated to Dan Tentler and the epic chronicle of his Metroid hatchling tattoo. All this, and probably the worst tattoo ever inked all in the December edition of Gaming Ink.

Slightly more than Deja Vu, here’s a list of the greatest games to mooch their way to glory.

Could Nintendo be working on a Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii? Nintendo is calling the news that they could be “purely rumor and speculation” which, when you think about it, isn’t really a yes or no answer.

Shacknews has reported that several key employees at Retro Studios have left the company, though the reasons for their departure are, as of now, unknown.

If a leaked, fuzzy, grainy, barely readable image is to be believed, then we may be seeing a Metroid movie as soon as May, 2009.