Today in Joystiq: May 26, 2006 [update 1]

Sephiroth attacks with unpaid overtime, puppies win pencils, and we gaze lovingly at some Gears of War packaging pr0n. While we -- what? 50 DKP MINUS!!! -- oh, nevermind, here are the highlights for today:

News
MSFT announces first major Xbox 360 update
Japanese sales charts, May 15-21: .hack on top
Guitar Hero alongside bands at Download UK
Price parity for Wii in Europe, UK
PSP mod chip aims to end firmware woes
Gears of War: the box
Resident Evil 4, Nintendogs win pencils!
Japan: Famitsu opinion poll favors Nintendo's Wii
Venezuelan lawmakers wary of Merc 2, suspect US agenda
Bill Gates: motion controllers "not mainstream"
Star Fox DS now 'Star Fox Command'
AoE 3: Warrior's Path registration begins

Culture
Dives is the new Leeroy Jenkins
What if the cast of FFVII ran a fast food franchise?
Mario through the years
University of Washington plays the most WoW?

[update 1: when puppies have pencils, puppies win pencils]