Today in Joystiq: July 18, 2006

Table Tennis gets the demo treatment, Chromehounds has some chilly issues, and Lumines II hollas back to its old formula ... but with licensed songs. While we await news of a Gears of War release date, check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Seen@Develop: BBC Tech Editor Darren Waters and Guardian GamesBlogger Greg Howson
Readers pick best webcomic (July 9 - 15, 2006)

News
New trailer for GUN Showdown (PSP)
Table Tennis demo coming to Xbox Marketplace
Poll: PS3 more popular than Wii in Japan
Official hidden Wii pages revealed
Square Enix won't confirm Final Fantasy XI-2
Lumines II to use licensed video bait
Neverwinter Nights 2 delayed
Tomb Raider, Hitman exceed sales expectations
Gamers Pair of Dice, for all your comic needs
Nintendo: "We are not aware of any problems with the hinge of the DS Lite"
Gears of War still TBD, Too Human could slip to 2007
First trailer of Valve's Portal released
Does Chromehounds have the MLB 2K6 disease?

Rumors & Speculation
Promo card hints at Prey movie

Culture
"Turbo" button makes a return with DS Lite on steroids
The lost Penny Arcade comic
Should we consider the PSP dead?