Today in Joystiq: October 10, 2006

Did anyone wake up early for the PS3 pre-order? I slept in late and missed out on a chance to join PS3 Fanboy's Nick Doerr wait in line and ... not get a PS3. Oh well, check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Metareview - Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2)
PS3 pre-order procession (West coast edition)
PS3 pre-order procession (East coast edition)
Readers pick best webcomic (October 1 - 7, 2006)

News
Guitar Hero II setlist speculation is over
Mortal Kombat on XBLA in November, reveals Midway
PS3 Oblivion's exclusive quest explained
EB-Gamestop launches download service, "largely garbage" declares 1UP
Sony Australia: Wii "a bit pricey"
PS3 preorders up on eBay, down from eBay (or: IT BEGINS!)
RoboBlitz hitting Steam
Sam & Max cartoon coming to GameTap
Phantasy Star Universe open beta coming "very soon"

Rumors & Speculation
Gamestop, EB Wii preorders starting this week?
PS3 wins paper console war: 360, Wii, and publicists cry foul!
Industry analyst predicts 20% sales growth for September

Culture
Interview with 8 BIT's indie documentarian
Role-playing titles that made a "quantum leap"
A battery for gamers? Puh-leeze
Play Tetris on your fridge
WoW fans deconstruct South Park
The Nobel Prize for games
Top 10 annoying things about next-gen consoles