Today in Joystiq: May 18, 2006

Cor blimey, does that CG woman look lifeless and creepy! The PS3 gets a British pricing, Second Life gets really sued, and J Allard admires low, low prices. While visions of Rez sequels dance in our head, check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
A guide to Joystiq star-whoring
Overheard: polite clapping is quite enough, fanboys

News
CliffyB's guided tour through Gears of War
Where's J Allard? Working at Wal-Mart
Infinium founder busted!
UK PS3 comes in at £425, Sony loses its marbles
Scarface babe roster announced
Second Life publisher sued: Bragg v. Linden Research
A fluff-tacular Final Fantasy III trailer
A second life for Uru Live
E3 boosts Xbox Live Marketplace downloads

Rumors & Speculation
Background downloading for Xbox Live this month
Next-gen Rez sequel in the cards?

Culture
Heavy Rain in the "Uncanny Valley"
Sony can't sell PSPs in Europe! OMG WTF?!
Llama team's Rockstar-edition Xbox 360 mod