Today in Joystiq: April 17, 2006

Coming soon: really amazing footage of Super Smash Bros. and Halo for your Saturday morning viewing (great idea, bad time slot). Guitar Hero gets jammin' again, Oblivion expands ... for a fee ... and Gears of War may land in time to obliterate the Thanksgiving turkey. While you youngster try to figure out who in their right mind would spend their money on Dragon's Lair (read: the prior generation), here are the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Games shipping this week

News
MLG and USA Network to air game tourneys
Guitar Hero II interview, dude
Oblivion Orrery pack now available on Xbox Live [Update]
Guild Wars China to be operated by The9
Top game developers

Rumors & Speculation
Gears of War possibly in November

Culture
65% of women, 35% of men aged 25-34 play games
Funeral crashing in WoW
Brain Age good for brain, says Doctor
Splinter Cell ad giving fabricated praise?
Complete runthrough: Dragon's Lair
Retro Look: The PowerGlove (NES)