Today in Joystiq: May 30, 2006

DS Lite gets a sleeker shake, Atari prepares for the final goodbye, and MindArk throws a tantrum over some truthiness. While we dream of a Live-enabled Marathon, here are the highlights:

Joystiquery
Overheard at the family BBQ: "Oh my God it's huge!"
Readers pick best webcomic: May 21 - 27, 2006

News
Prof debunks MindArk hype; causes CEO tantrum
A video tour of the Xbox Live Spring update
Xbox Live Vision camera coming mid September
Infogrames prepares for Atari disposal
DS Lite is ready to Rumble (Pak)
Xbox 360 games drop in price, no biggie
Xbox Live cam tester caught on camera
Nintendo Amusement Park open for beta
First Call of Duty 3 image
(The revised) next-gen console size comparisons

Rumors & Speculation
Many think Marathon on XBLA is a "good idea"
Half-Life 2 for Xbox 360 could be in the works

Culture
7 more reasons for bogus games "journalism"
Gamespot gets gut-punched for PS3 price promise
Bungie's cord
Sam Suede: making gamers laugh, one wedgie at a time
80s instructional LP for conquering games