Today in Joystiq: July 28, 2006

Next-gen gangsters get whacked, double agents get curtailed, and Wii release details get overanalyzed. While we continue making comparisons so bad it's like a barrel of Donkey Kongs throwing barrels (?), check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, 17 July - 23 July: bad comparison week

News
Unload on dinos in Jurassic Rage
Scarface joins next-gen cancellation list
Paper Mario-esque UT2K4 mod trailer is up
Sony's Yuhara: more red ahead
Splinter Cell: Double Agent delayed till October
New FFIII trailer all purty 'n stuff
A look into the Auto Assault crystal ball
Sopranos 360 takes a dirt nap
Business Week all jazzed up for Wii launch
Time to dust off The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Microsoft to turn an Xbox profit in 2008?
GBA Player's Choice round two announced
PSP firmware 2.80, the aftermath
NNN demo dons armor, attacks XBLM

Rumors & Speculation
Wii to launch in November, according to transitive property
A Bungie with business sense would make Halo 4 and 5 and...

Culture
MTV News visits Mario amusement park
Stills in real life: Pacman onion rings spotted at truck stop
Mario Galaxy, Wii details predicted in '91 by modern day Nostradamus
Nintendo: A history of ups and downs
Fan-made box art for really bad games