Today in Joystiq: October 25, 2005

 World of Warcraft gets friendly with its trial subscription, Xbox.com makes a triumphant return, and Joystiq gets its very own nomination from Spike TV - we're quite flattered. Here are  the highlights for today:

• Announcing Joystiq video game and game product reviews

• 360 kiosk clarification from our MS inside source

• Xbox.com is back and redesigned with more 360 content

• Electroplankton to only be sold online and at NYC store

• So will or won't the Sony PlayStation 3 be backwards compatible?

• Pac-Man chomps again in World Rally

• "Assault on Iran" is not a game to some

• Recruit-a-friend for World of Warcraft

• Xbox 360 to usher in episodic gaming?

• Video Games Live cancels tour

• O captain, my captain: Franky "Captain Jack" Gee dead at 43

• First Xbox 360 mod hits the web

• Destroy All Humans! gets its own TV show

• Revolution "a complete failure" if it sells less than the GameCube; a global launch set for April or later in 2006

• Joystiq nominated for Spike VGA