Today in Joystiq: September 27, 2006

X06 kicks off with a plethora of announcements, including a couple of Halo titles not named Halo 3. While we ponder whether or not the PS3 Oblivion will be as buggy as its PC / 360 counterparts, check out the highlights for today:

X06 Coverage
Scenes from Barcelona: X06 pre-show mixer
X06: Press conference liveblogging [update 27]
Bringing home a barrage of Xbox 360 trailers
X06: Gears of War impressions
X06: Mini-impressions -- THP8, Lumines, Fuzion Frenzy 2

Joystiquery
Joystiq Poll: What genre do you enjoy most?
Metareview - Okami (PS2)

News
DDR Supernova a.k.a. How to accidentally lose weight
Toys "R" Us nods the Wii
Jaffe abandons PSP, releasing quick-turnaround PS3 title
Jack Thompson becomes boring
XBLA gets DOOM today, Soccer later
PGR4, Banjo-Kazooie, and Marvel Universe coming to Xbox 360
Splinter Cell, BioShock, GTA IV episodes Xbox 360 exclusive
MS announces Halo Wars, a new RTS
360 HD DVD add-on coming to US, Europe in mid-November for $200/€200/£130
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to make new Halo game, original IP
New Wii features: Message Board & Play History
City of Heroes II: The Marvel Universe
China building IPv6 infrastructure
Mysterious PS3 launch title is Oblivion
It's official: Guitar Hero II heading to Xbox 360

Rumors & Speculation
Best Buy PS3 and Wii rollout plans?

Culture
Zidane, Bush and Cheney walk into a videogame...
TGS: Keeping booths afloat with airborne decoration
What it takes to make remarkable games