Today in Joystiq: July 12, 2006

Our envy of the Mario collector is only matched by our dream of a film verison of Grim Fandango directed by Tim Burton. Street Fighter gets priced, the home console turf gets more crowded, and Target nixes the UMD. Our highlights are shown with procedural synthesis, but they look just as boring now as they will in the future, so best to check 'em out now:

Joystiquery
Overheard@Develop: Mark Rein - "I need a stiff drink"

News
Epic's Mark Rein: Intel is killing PC Gaming
Final Fantasy III and black DS Lite editions head to Japan
Street Fighter II will sell for $10 on Xbox Live
EVO: Phase One, like the Phantom but uglier
Gates to headline CES 2007
Konami trademarks "Guitar Revolution"
EA's second half lineup for 2006
'Postal' creator bugged by Boll's boxing stint
EA reveals next Need for Speed babe
Auto Assault now grasping at straws
David Jaffe returns, hints at God of War 3
Target discontinues UMD movies

Rumors & Speculation
South Korean game market estimated $2 billion in 2007
Denzel as Master Chief and other dubious movie rumors

Culture
TV franchises rule mindshare of college students, games trail by wide margin
"He's a collector"
Test your game designer knowledge, impress your friend
Procedural Synthesis: gaming's fountain of youth?
Mind-controlled games in the near future?