Remember that Microsoft's X06 event starts tomorrow, which may or may not feature new and interesting things worth seeing. There are some wacky rumors going around of varying believability; a new Halo 3 trailer? I wouldn't doubt it. Halo running natively in 1080p? Possible, and wouldn't surprise me, as it would be a great way to show off the system's ability. New Killer Instinct? Now you're just talking crazy talk.

• Sega confirms that Virtua Tennis 3 will not have online play.
• A demo for Lego Star Wars II has hit Live.
• Current rumor suggests Microsoft is trying to get Resident Evil 5 as a 360 exclusive.
• The Madden Curse strikes again: Shaun Alexander is out indefinitely with a foot fracture.
• New trailers for Heroes of Mana and Dawn of Mana.
• Sony's official store lists seven games at $59.99.
• Seeming to sense that Sony may not be the dominator it was last generation, Square announces broader support for multiple platforms. "We can't support [the PS3] too much."
• Virtual fashion has become a thriving business in Second Life.
• More details on Gran Turismo HD and its unfortunate pay-for-content scheme. Car damage is also mentioned.
• Bungie has launched its own podcast. Now you can hear them not telling you anything about Halo 3, instead of just reading it.
• Next Generation looks at the top 20 games at the Tokyo Game Show. An FFT-style strat RPG with a Yasunori Mitsuda soundtrack? Excuse me, I seem to have fainted.
• A Devil May Cry anime is in the works.
• The Wii's Opera browser will be free to use until June 2007.
• Mmm... Candy Mario.
• Blue Dragon, Lost Planet, the new Phoenix Wright and even Elebits win best in show awards at TGS.
• Sony confirms the PS3 will be region free. I wonder if shortchanged Japanese gamers will try to import US units?
• Why can't my town get Zelda graffiti?
• These screenshots from Microsoft's upcoming Flight Simulator X almost make me want to brave the 5,000 pound manual to learn to play it.
• Everyone knows about the Minus World in SMB by this point.. but have you seen the Famicom Disk System version? Hi princess! Hi floating Bowser!
• In an effort to help get DS games out the door faster in Europe (where they have been selling out regularly), some titles will temporarily be sold in cardboard boxes.
• The Wii has made it onto the Toys R Us hot toy list this year. What's odd is that this is the first video game console to ever make the list.