Today in Joystiq: May 15, 2007

We knew those Atari 2600 gamepad candlesticks were going to be good for something. Videogames have turned 40, and 1UP is offering a retrospective on the hobby many of obsess over to an unhealthy degree. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Joystiq impressions: SimCity DS
Joystiq interviews Odin Sphere's Bill Alexander
Readers pick best webcomic: enhanced abilities
Today's montageist video: Wii60 BFF

News
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End demo sailing into some ports
Hayter, voice of Snake, not involved in Metal Gear movie
Michael Bay eager to put his 'world-class images' into games
BMG to distribute Konami's music online
Gamecock teams with Croteam, shows off Serious Engine 3
Record loss for Sony predicted by Bloomberg
GTA IV's handy upgrade in graphics
Xbox 360 HD DVD player auto-updated
Ubisoft to assist in the learning of glorious languages
XBLA's Mad Tracks passes certification
Mad Catz producing Halo 3 merchandise

Rumors & Speculation
Analyst Michael Pachter says PS3 price drop this summer

Culture & Community
Super Smash Bros. Brawl site counting down to relaunch
Atari candlestick makes us pine for the pre-Pong world
Xbox Live: Hollywood's new "Let's do lunch"?
V-Tech game creator willing to abort game for a price
Cryptic G4 ads promote animated game design comedy
Twitter your Xbox 360 gamertag
How 3 Microsoft interns earned their (Aegis) Wings
Video games: the most important part of college
Team Fortress 2 gets cheeky
A quick look at African game development
Nintendo looking for the next Uwe Boll
Sony's naysayers, then and now