I kinda feel bad for Midway. They just can't get a break. After getting a US$ 33M bid from Warner last month, here comes another lawsuit that could make the Warner deal fall through.

Like the endless horde that countless movies portray them as, zombies have seen a resurgence in gaming, the most recent one being XomB (pronounced "zombie") from 3G Studios. Set in a re-imagined version of feudal Asia and drawing heavily from Asian mythology, XomB has the player fighting against a sweeping darkness that's forcibly corrupting the landscape and reanimating the dead.

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Wii, DS) came out in Japan two weeks ago, so it'd be interesting to know how those games fared on their first week. Let's take a little trip to Japan and see how the Japanese gamers are spending their gaming cash, shall we?

Who you gonna call? And when are you going to call them? That's June 16, folks. That's when you get to roast the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. I don't know why I have a fixation on Stay Puft, but I'm buying Ghostbusters just for him.

Let's talk about mythology for a while and no, this is not going to be a lecture similar to the ones you get in your Literature classes. Let's talk about gods and goddesses in relation to video games and the World Wrestling Federation (WWE).

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Admit it, playing as a pansy would suck even if it was the best video game ever made. That isn't to say having some random well-built guy with a deep voice on screen is enough to make a game fun. In fact, we've seen so many pitiful attempts of trying to make "cool" characters that it's not even funny anymore.

Fortunately, there's a handful of really manly video game dudes out there that aren't just made of testosterone and big muscles - they also have the history, personality, and attitude to be considered men among men. In this list are the most epic piles of manly turned video game characters. Are you man enough to take it?


10. Ryo Hazuki - Being manly doesn't mean you have to be some barbaric dude with an axe and a loud voice. As they say, the deep waters are more silent. Ryo Hazuki sounds and acts like your typical quiet guy, but fans of Shenmue know what lies beneath. He's not a womanizer or a jock. In fact, he ditched his cute lover, plays with kittens, and drives forklifts. What makes him so manly, then?

Even while facing potentially the strongest organized crime group in China, Ryo is deadset on facing Chiyoumen's leader, Lan Di, to avenge his father. Just like a man with strong convictions, this guy fresh out of high school has left worldy matters behind to do whatever it takes just to get closer to the fiend that killed his dad.

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Video game developer and publisher Namco Bandai has revealed a list of the games that it will be showcasing during this year's E3. The company currently has five titles in store for the Xbox 360, two for the PS3 and three each for the Wii, PSP, DS and PS2. Here's a list of the games:

• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
• Beautiful Katamari
• Culdcept SAGA
• Digimon World: Dawn
• Digimon World: Dusk
• Dynasty Warriors Gundam
• Eternal Sonata
• .hack//G.U. Vol. 3
• Namco Museum DS
• Namco Museum Remix
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
• Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2
• Smash Court Tennis 3
• Soul Calibur Legends
• Space Station Tycoon
• Tale of the World: Radiant Mythology
• Time Crisis 4

Of the titles listed above, only Culdcept SAGA is scheduled for release in Q1 2008. All of the other games are slated for fiscal 2007 releases. This year's E3 will be taking place in Santa Monica, California next week.