Remember, Xbox Live Silver people, the free Live Gold weekend starts today and runs to April 2.

Meanwhile, I'm thanking God April 1 is a Saturday this year so most of the stupid jokes will be posted on news sites on a day when there isn't much real news to confuse them with.

• Publisher cancels release of workplace shooting cell phone game.
• Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2 to be unveiled at E3. Expect new modes, online play, and a feeling of shame.
• Sony's Connect feature, which allows consumers to pay for full-length movies to download to their PSP, was said to be available in March. With hours left in the day, it's nowhere to be found.
• New Super Mario Bros. delayed again to May 21.
• After two and a half years, the best DOS emulator, DOSBox, has been updated.
• Racketboy presents a list of the best Genesis action platformers.
• The new Castlevania hinted at by Nintendo Power looks to be called Dual Moons.
• You have to speak to them in their language: Video game violence bill gets postponed after senators questioned if the bill would block the sale of games featuring Elmer Fudd and similar cartoon violence.