As Famitsu shows us, Japanese gamers were anxious to get their hands on Capcom's latest run-and-gun shooter entry in the survival-horror genre, Resident Evil 5, lining up before stores opened early in the morning. In fact, some of them even purchased the Xbox 360 bundle, as evidenced here.

If you've found yourself looking for new mediums of entertainment since the heartbreaking season finale of The Bachelor, a new program on SciFi Channel might tickle your reality programming fancy. WCG Ultimate Gamer, the first episode of which airs Tuesday, March 10, will follow 12 gaming enthusiasts as they "embark on an intense and emotional journey" for a prize of $100,000, some Samsung products and the right to represent the titular World Cyber Games league at gaming events across the globe. We anticipate they'll learn a bit about themselves along the way. That's the best prize of all, really.

Lots of downloadable content available this week, for games from Prince of Persia to Burnout Paradise and everything in between. Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is the game of the week and demos of Wanted and Age of Booty are also available. PSP owners can grab a digital copy of Killzone Liberation for the bargain price of $16.

We've got some good news and some bad news. We'll start with the negative stuff first. The previously announced PS3 version of the Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament III has been delayed two weeks (the PC version is still out today). According to Epic's Steve Polge, it's been pushed back to March 19 due to a snag in the certification process.

In celebration of last week's Makin Map DLC release, Call of Duty: World at War soldiers will receive double XP all weekend long. From Friday through the early morning hours of Monday, March 12, double XP will be enabled on all gaming platforms including PS3 and Xbox 360. Twice the experience points is an added incentive to get online over the weekend, though we doubt hardcore World at War gamers really need convincing. It's still a nice gesture, though, Treyarch.

Grand Theft Auto 3 takes you into the seedy underworld of Liberty City! Work your way up in the syndicate with over 80 gangland misions to choose from. Go up the ranks as you earn a position of power. Follow a story of deadly revenge as you steal cars and make incredible getaways. Best of all, all those cars are just waiting to be stolen -- steal parked cars, or take out the Drivers with fists, bats, Uzis and more.

Grand Theft Auto - Vice City takes you to the mid-1980s, after Tommy Vercetti gets out of jail. His new job turns out to be a set-up; now every player in the city wants a piece of him - Mobsters, bikers, crooked politicians, everyone. Tommy's only hope is to take them all out and run the city himself. Return to the decade of big hair and pastel suits as you explore the massive urban sprawl of Vice City. Steal a wider selection of vehicles -- boats, motorcycles and more New camera angles like

In Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas, you'll enter the hard urban streets of San Andreas in the early 90s, as it's ripped apart by drugs and gang violence. When Carl Johnson returns to his old neighborhood of Los Santos, his world falls apart and he's framed for murder. To save himself, his family and his home, he decides to take over the streets. Cruise through the largest city environment ever, use new hand-to-hand combat options, and steal all-new rides -- including bicycles. GTA - San Andre

This is the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath. Each hates the other but must work together to save themselves. Play Kane in single-player mode and either character in two-player co-op mode.

Violence Erupts in Meticulously Created Safe Worlds: Realistic and responsive environments and crowds react when events get of out control. Manipulate the environments and crowds strategically to complete objectives.

Wide Variety of Intense 3rd Person Game Play: Rappel from buildings, firing on the run or from moving vehicles, launch surprise attacks, lay down cover fire, and shoot blind from around corners, hurl smoke, tear, and incendiary grenades

Fast and Iintuitive Combat: Lead a crew of criminal mercenaries to increase your chance of survival. You can also fight alone, you will automatically draw fire, throw grenades, lay down cover, and engage in close combat with their own signature moves.

Two-player Co-operative Game Play: Team up and play the full story with a friend as either Kane or Lynch. At any point in the game you can choose to play the next, or previous, levels in co-op. Innovative Multi-player Levels: Up to 8 players.

2 to 3 player wireless gameplay for all titles

Play with friends with just a single UMD

Special bonuses - Listen to music and check out classic illustrations

Full history of each game, with tips on how to beat your friends in Gallery Mode

All new original storyline based on the hit cartoon network TV series

More than 25 playable characters

new WiFi battles for local play or across North America and Mexico

use the touch screen to complete special ninja tasks

Improved battle and graphics system

For Play on Your PlayStation 2

Published by D3

Game Genre: Family, Game Sub-Genre: TV Show