Today in Joystiq: January 12, 2006

Jack Thompson goes 187 on 25 to Life, someone throws Nintendogs a bone or two, and nothing ignites unites Joystiq readers quite like using both "Uwe Boll" and "Metal Gear Solid" in the same sentence. Don't forget the Phantom that's sitting in the corner, here are the highlights for today:

News
Game magazine subscription data
Condemned lurks onto the PC in March
Nintendogs rakes in awards
Battlefield 2 booster packs headed for deployment
Phantom in 2006? Infinium Labs insists they're relevant
Jacko wants cops to seize and destroy 25 to Life
China has 26 million paying online-gamers

Rumors
Uwe Boll listed as possible Metal Gear film director

Culture
The media's crush on Nintendo
Lara Croft gets fat, grows a pair
Mario pimped for love of Mammon
Is your MAME cabinet HOT or NOT?
How to make The Boondocks into a video game
Does Lost owe its soul to video games?
9-year-old dreams of PSP he doesn't have
Judging a game by its cover: regional box art
Kojima really undergoes training for MGS4