The Fun Index! Tackles Darth Vader and a Monkey

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What do we see when we see Darth Vader? Fun.

That's why the latest Star Wars-themed video game The Force Unleashed scored high on our newest feature, the Fun Index! What's that, you ask? It's E! Online's fast list formulated to cut through the tedious unfun and deliver only the good stuff. Plus, it's ranked, so you know it's got to be good.

Check out our latest picks and then offer your own favorites in the comments.

Casting Couch: McAvoy, Blunt Are Gnomeo & Juliet; Bond Stars Got Game

 James McAvoy, Emily Blunt and Daniel Craig as Bond Steve Granitz/Getty Images; Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMAPress.com; Columbia Pictures

What's in a name? Well, James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are about find out, as they're in talks to lend their voices to the title roles of Gnomeo and Juliet, a 'tooned-up version of the Bard's tragedy from Miramax and Elton John's Rocket Pictures.

Even with its comic, computer-generated spin, Gnomeo is a garden-variety adaptation of Shakespeare...sort of.

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Who's Burnin' Up as a Cop?

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We thought this edition of "Guess who?" was going to be a real challenge. Then we realized the impossibly tight pants, slip-on Vans and adoring girls in the background would make this cop's true identity a little too obvious.

But let's play anyway.

Can you guess the guy behind that faux mustache? (And if you know his full name, you'll get some extra respect from us.)

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Get Wet and Wild at the Olly-impics

Sure, the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics made a big splash, not to mention Michael Phelps. But sometimes a small splash can be just as satisfyling.

Case in point: Would you like to see Sunset Tan tantalizers Holly and Molly soaked to the skin in skimpy bathing suits and then ride a Slip 'N Slide right into your face?

Of course you would!

Watch the teaser video above to catch the flavor. Or watch the full episode, peep backstage pics and lots more at the Olly Games page. Olly-impic fever—catch it!

Chuck Norris Will Kill Your Phone

Chuck Norris Robert Millard/ZUMA Press

Chuck Norris doesn't play games.

He disables them with a roundhouse and then makes them tearfully admit defeat.

Or so we would imagine after spending time on Chuck Norris Facts, the site that posits, "Chuck Norris does not get frostbite, Chuck Norris bites frost," and other ridiculous odes to the Walker, Texas Ranger star's straight-faced badassery.

But the martial arts star who doesn't wear a watch (because "he decides what time it is") has decided it's time for a mobile video game, Chuck Norris' Bring On the Pain.

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Metallica's Game of Death

Metallica Nancy Kaszerman/ZumaPress.com

Metallica is riding the Xbox.

Eight years after alienating many of its fans by suing Napster, the heavy metal band is finally embracing the future, announcing plans to release its highly anticipated ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, as a Guitar Hero III: Legends of the Rock download on Sept. 15, the same day the disc arrives in stores.

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Casual Campaigning Brad manages to show his support for Team Obama even while biking through New Orleans

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