Today in Joystiq: April 18, 2006

While some people might have you believe that gaming causes drug usage, we unveil the games that were caused by drug usage (hint: one title involves a spandex-clad King of All Cosmos ordering his son to make giant balls out of civilizations). Humans will get destroyed, TV will be PSPed, and Half-Life 2 will be explained. While you ponder over the image of a masculine Lara Croft, here are the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Metareview - Brain Age (DS)
Joystiq Review: X-Plane 8.21
Readers pick best webcomic (April 9 - 15, 2006)
Fanboy chatter weekly: April 9th - 18th

News
Real scientists use Duke Nukem
Destroy more humans this fall
Sony brings TV to PSP, with limits
E3 floor plans posted
Rockstar playing it low-key at E3
Play against your pets in virtual reality
Second Life added to University's curriculum
Ex-Gizmondo exec's bail set at $7.5M, considered flight risk
New details on the Family Guy game

Culture
Elder Scrolls: Arena - to download or not to download?
Lara Croft used to be a guy
Half-Life 2 storyline cheat sheet
Look Ma, no iPod; stream iTunes to the PSP
Give Windows a touch of Mega Man class
Watch out for game thieves
Reminder: I AM 8-BIT reception tonight in LA
Half-baked gaming
On eBay: the first game mag, Sega Genesis guitar