The Joystiq Weekend: June 7 - 8, 2008

In case you haven't noticed, Google just added 13 new features to Gmail, including Old Snakey, affectionately known at Joystiq HQ as "the reason old cell phones are still superior to smartphones" (note: why don't new phones come with this game?). Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, May 26 - June 1: Sales Chart Pie edition
Massively.com's exhaustive coverage of Warhammer Online
The Best Of Big Download: June 1-7, 2008
This Week in Review is Captivated
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has a snake in a box

News
Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Nolan Bushnell biopic
Ninja Gaiden II demo sneaks into North America
Soul Calibur IV gameplay video dump
Sony makes official PS3 theme creation walkthrough
Glimpse some Dawn of War II gameplay footage
Team Fortress 2 update nearly complete, Sniper getting intro, Pyro getting axe
Lvl 70 Republican specced legislative candidate LFG
The Naked Gun intro reborn on Grand Theft Auto IV
Rock Band 2 to feature the late Bo Diddley's guitar

Rumors & Speculation
Pachter: EA will raise Take-Two bid, it'll get rejected, merger will still happen
Rumor: Microsoft to announce Blu-ray 360 tomorrow

Culture & Community
Wii Spray transforms Wii-mote into grafitti spraycan
Metal Gear Solid 4: A history of trailers
Jimmy Kimmel previews The Bourne Conspiracy: Guillermo edition

(Yes, that picture is impossible to do without magic.)

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