Today in Joystiq: July 20, 2006

Alien Hominid heads to XBLA -- now what can we do with our old copies? Gaming is more popular than national parks, dirt is more popular than Colin McRae, and highlights are more popular than ... um ... let us get back to you on that:

Joystiquery
Joystiq interviews Greg Canessa of XBLA

News
Alien Hominid to crash land on XBLA this year
NPR: Video games favored over national parks?
Nibris hooks publisher for mature-themed Wii title
Microsoft Games Studio looking for a few good playtesters
Noble Pink DS Lite launch draws crowds in Japan
Castle Crashers: an XBLA original from The Behemoth
Less than 1 out of every 5,000 DS Lites cracks, claims Nintendo
HD gaming channel adds to your viewing pleasure
Flat panel TV prices are on the decline
Colin McRae less popular than dirt
Congressman: Daily Show misrepresented me
Clive Barker's Jericho announced for next-gen consoles
Geek out with SiN Episodes: Statistics

Rumors & Speculation
How important are first-party games to Wii?
How will British standby laws affect consoles?
Rumor: Guitar Hero II on Xbox 360

Culture
Hype begins and ends with the gaming press
America's influence on the Super Mario Bros. franchise
The sad state of video game journalism
Gaming with a silver spoon