The Ars Technica games blog asks, "Why should we fight to save used game sales?" Why should we care to save brick and mortar game stores at all?

• Nintendo Power suggests visuals for the Wii and Gamecube versions of Twilight Princess will be identical.
• EA buys Mythic Entertainment.
• Survey results show few Japanese gamers are willing to pay for online games.
• Next Generation lists the 30 best games coming out this summer.
• The Undertaker is a lot fruiter than I remember him.
• Phoenix Wright is still selling out, and the next printing isn't until August.
• Screengrabs from a Japanese report proving girl nerds exist. Downside: They're all into gay romance manga.
• Game Informer claims the wonky controls in Red Steel reported at E3 have been improved.
• Gamespot has a Q&A with the producer of Chromehounds.
• A collection of show how each Wii game at E3 used the controller.
• Ludologist attempts to chart how "matching tile games" (Tetris, Lumines, et al) evolved.
• Racketboy offers up a PDF scan of the first issue of Sega Visions, from summer 1991.
• A sampling of the goriest scenes in gaming history.