Today in Joystiq: October 9, 2006

Donkey Kong gets bricked, Rockstar gets classy, and Xbox lists Amelie as one of its top 5 films. While BAFTA continues to pull nominees out of a hate, check out the highlights for today:

News
Trailer for Rockstar's LA Noire is Ellroy-esque
Some BAFTA winners baffle; GRAW is game of the year
Games shipping this week
Sunday NY Times says Spore is special
MS: "This is a space we believe in" despite losses
Japanese first-party PS3 games ¥5980 ($50 USD)
Japanese PS3 interest rising
The Burger King Achievements
Download Vista RC2 now
PS3 pre-orders open tomorrow at EB Gamestop
HD young, gamers on standard-def

Rumors & Speculation
Online gaming to become MySpace?
Sunlight: Wii's biggest foe

Culture
LEGO + CGI + stop motion animation + Donkey Kong
Lost rarities -- the hard to find gems of console gaming
The top five comfort games
Gamer auctioning XBL gamertag for PS3
Xbox France shows its advertising mojo
Custom Second Life figures