The Swine Flu (now officially known as the H1N1 virus) is proving to cause a huge damper on the upcoming E3 festivities. With just literally a couple of weeks before the curtains rise to start what could be the biggest games show of the year, we have attendees going over the list and checking it twice, for fear of the said virus. Capcom Japan would be one such attendee.

Want something to mull over for the rest of the evening? Try this one: Namco Bandai has filed a US trademark for one "God Eater". Nothing else is known about this, except for the fact that it's meant to come out on the PC, mobile, and consoles.

Atsushi Inaba of Platinum Games have some words of wisdom to share with the Japanese developers. He'd want for them to be more creative and step more out of the box. Hey, the gaming world isn't just all about Japan, after all.

German fans have reason to rejoice. Electronic Arts has clarified with Eurogamer.de that the initially reported news on Dead Space (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) being banned in Germany is not true. Read up at the full article.

You know it's a great survival-horror game if it got itself banned in three countries. It seems Electronic Arts' Dead Space packs a bit too much gory punch as it's been banned in Germany, Japan, and China. Well now I really want to get my hands on the game already.

Tecmo's unquestionably in a bubbling tub of hot water the past couple of months, but could their luck be changing? Square Enix has revealed earlier that they have a proposal for a friendly takeover on the beleaguered developer.

Those hankering for more details on Capcom and Sony Pictures' Resident Evil: Degeneration will finally have a longer trailer to chew on, along with a few tidbits of details on the side. Yes, Leon and Claire are back, and the zombies are now invading Midwestern America. More details and the video in the full article.

Bionic Commando Rearmed has hit a snag in development. Originally intended for a Japanese launch just shy of a week from now, it has instead been announced to be delayed. What went down, Capcom? Check out after the jump.

Gartner Inc., considered the PC industry's leading technological research and advisory company has just corrected EA DICE's Ben Cousins' approximations of the PC hardware install base - it's not just hundreds of millions. According to Gartner, there's already more than 1 billion PCs used all over the world, and if the hardware adoption rate continues, it will reach 2 billion by 2014. That's close to a third of the world's total population. Facts and more at the full story.

Following the release of Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Microsoft Xbox 360, things have gone way South for the people over at Tecmo. As if the departure of iconic game maker Tomonobu Itagaki and some key Team Ninja members wasn't enough, a big lawsuit has been filed against the company for alleged violations of the labor laws in Japan. More details after the jump.