Today in Joystiq: July 7, 2006

Yarrr! Captain Jack Sparrow is plundering cinema, Mizuguchi relieves retro and rhythmic gaming, and Square Enix hints at a future patching philosophy. Check out the highlights today, saavy?

News
Games surpassing TV, bringing us closer to 'real' sport
Arkane sets up shop in Austin
GameCity - not your typical games conference
More musical Mizuguchi mayhem materializes
Square Enix talks in-game ads, patching

Rumors & Speculation
Final Fantasy III DS wi-fi feature revealed: emailing?
Apple cameos on PS3 website ... wtf?

Culture
A Lite-hearted take on Sony's racy PSP ad
GameSpot takes on the bosses