Tecmo says it plans to "agressively support" the Wii's Virtual Console. They haven't said what games they plan to bring to the service, but the natural choices would seem to be Tecmo Super Bowl and Ninja Gaiden.

• A port of Sim City 3000 is coming to the DS.
• Dead Rising shipped over 500,000 units in its first two weeks.
• A brief history of id Software.
• The next Oblivion download will be Spell Tomes, for $.99.
• PSM claims Sony is prepping an upgraded PSP for next year, including built-in flash memory.
• Even post-patch, Street Fighter II is still having problems.
• The CEO of Crytek says that behemoth PC game Crysis is not possible on consoles.
• Now that the summer lull is over, Firing Squad has a guide to what games you can expect this fall.
• Nintendo is sending off invites to their "Wii Ambassadors", regular folks (with lots of friends) who will hold secret Wii parties in anticipation of the system's release.
• Blue Dragon is still on track for 2006, just in case you thought it had disappeared.
• The AVS Forum has an extensive guide for people getting the Red Rings of Death on their 360s, including what the various codes mean.
• If you've been searching high and low for an artist who does nothing but turn male video game stars into chicks, then buster, today's your lucky day.
• Parker Associates suggests six different categories of gamers. Which one are you? It's like an Internet personality quiz, except sponsored by a major market research firm.