While not directly game related, Tron's 25th anniversary is coming up.

Industry and multi-console news:

• Kotaku has some new Stuntman: Ignition screenshots.
• CNet names the five best controllers of all time.
• The mobile Lost game can now be purchased from the iTunes Games store.

PC news:

• Square Enix has begun a beta test for Game Town, a service for participants in the Square Enix Members program. The site promises free games, but given that the first three are Flash-based minigames involving chocobos, don't get your hopes too high.
• Former players have once again made allegations that CCP rigs EVE Online to favor specific alliances and players.
• Game Videos has two Crysis DX9 vs DX10 comparison videos.
• Blizzard is taking pre-orders on a Tychus Findlay Limited Edition Statue. 18 inches tall, 17 pounds and $250.
• Amazon has Rome: Total War Gold Edition marked down to $27.82.
• And Vampire: Bloodlines is $19.99.

Nintendo news:

• Hudson has named more TurboGrafx-16 games on the way to the Virtual Console.
• Actraiser has been rated by the ESRB for the Virtual Console.
• IGN has video demonstrating the DS/Wii connectivity in My Word Coach.
• Perrin Kaplan confirms that Nintendo is licensing Nintendo Power out to a third party.
• Nintendo is reportedly snipping pins off the surface-mounted IC on the Wii's motherboard in Japan to make the system unmoddable.

Sony news:

• Liberty City Stories is finally winding its way over to Japan, two years after the American release.
• The R-Type Tactics website has gone live.

Microsoft news:

• ESRB updates hint at Tempest and Fatal Fury Special coming to Live Arcade, as well as Streets of Rage 2.
• Tenchu Z has gone gold and will be hitting shelves June 12.
• People who may be reading too much into things note a Halo 3 beta medal that mentions "aircraft" instead of just saying "Banshee," suggesting that the final game may contain more than one type of flying vehicle.