Today in Joystiq: February 17, 2006

Engadget puts on their tinfoil hats and devises a conspiracy involving Microsoft and the oncoming disc format wars. A duet of PS3 rumors emerge, and we get our first glimpse of the next Superman, able to leap tall PS2-inspired buildings in a single bound. If you're not too busy watching the Olympics (and we know you aren't), here are the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Media remote controls in-game custom music (Xbox 360 delight #011)

News
NES emulator for mobile phones
Atari needs to unload internal studios, cut jobs
PS3 behind glass at Taipei Games Show
Valve settles Counter-Strike in-game ads dispute
Sony would consider working with "non-competitor" Microsoft
More DS web browser details emerge
Look! Up in the sky... It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...

Rumors & Speculation
DirecTV blade coming to 360 Dashboard?
PS3 rumor: SOCOM 4 at E3, God of War shaping up
Microsoft wants HD-DVD to fail?
Nvidia drops clues on PS3 launch date: not spring

Culture
Architects draw inspiration from PS2
The great PSP-bricker: gravity
Booth babes alive and well at Taipei Game Show
The Last Guitar Hero: the Movie
PSP game targets businesses looking to increase productivity