Have you noticed that the Humpdates have taken on the tone of a game show lately?

The search for a new Humpdate host continues this week with Batchelor Number Three, listener Mr. Maynard from the great state of Missouri.

Maynard and GamerEdie Sellers dish the dirt on the gaming industry with a host of news stories, including rumors that Metal Gear Solid 4 may be coming to the Xbox 360, the Endwar demo now on Xbox Live -- and not on the PS3, Red Ring of Death lawsuits, Microsoft's memory solution for the NXE, the latest in cardboard perpherals, and Far Cry 2's DRM.

Is Maynard your dream date? You'll have to listen to decide.

Topics and links after the jump...

This week, Edie and Maynard discuss:

Japanese research firm who says the company is actively developing Metal Gear Solid 4 for the Xbox 360. Then to remove such comments. Weird.

Tom Clancy's . So much for scoring the beta codes. However, if you want to test it out, .

A alleging that the company knew 50 percent of Xbox 360s were defective but sold them anyway. The case is doomed, but it may prove elucidating if it gets far enough in court.

Microsoft reveals that the New Xbox Experience dashboard will require 128MB of memory. Great, as long as your system has a hard drive. If not, .

Behold the future of DRM: that plagued Spore, only kinder and gentler. This one's a win for the "online PR cabal."

. And it comes in a cardboard box. And inside, it will have a new Wii controller peripheral: A cardboard box. Yes, it's a box... in a box. And if you give it as a Christmas gift, it will be a box in a box... in a box. Oh, this could go on forever.

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