The Joystiq Weekend: June 21 - 22, 2008
A Mario themed set of Russian dolls, also known as Matryoshka. We're sure there's a better pun here than just Mario-shka, but that seems to be the best fit. Click here for more pics of Corey S.'s awesome birthday gift. Check out the highlights for this weekend:
Joystiquery
The Best Of Big Download: June 15-21, 2008
Japanese hardware sales, June 9 – June 15: C-C-C-C-Combo breaker edition
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: T is for Timely
News
Here's the Call of Duty: World at War trailer
Battlefield: Bad Company trailers parody Gears of War, Rainbow Six
Lord of the Rings: Conquest debut trailer depicts battles, oliphant violence
Two Worlds publisher obtains $12.9m in funding
Twilight Hack reinstated, new patch for Wii menu 3.3
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows combat preview looks astonishing
Riccitiello: Warhammer won't rival World of Warcraft
UFC 2009 Undisputed trailer shows advances in sweat rendering
Lara Croft to visit the Norse underworld this November
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Infinity Ward giving Call of Duty 6 a sci-fi setting
Rumor: Retail chains showing December 3 release date for Starcraft II
Culture & Community
Zero Punctuation makes war, not love with Haze
Marcus' Corner signs off with Geoff Keighley
McCain campaign releases facebook game: Pork Invaders
Wear your Kojima-love on your wrist with a limited edition MGS4 watch
Star Wars Retrospective: Episode V marches off to war