Today in Joystiq: July 31, 2008

An art project made by Joystiq reader Brandon P that attempts to answer the question, "What would a Piranha Plant look like in the real world?" Personally, we're now more scared of our hamburger patties, but it's a damn fine realistic interpretation. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Exclusive: a sneak peek at the upcoming i am 8 bit show
The Joystiq E3 2008 Awards
X3F Week in Review: July 25, 2008 - July 31, 2008

News
GameTap Thursday: Grimm and Alien Stars
Intel: Some example of Ray Traced gaming likely in 2-3 years
Madden 09, Facebreaker demos rush onto Xbox Live, PSN
Wrath of Lich King's Blue Eye of Sauron
THQ: Q109 buoyed by Wall-E, but still sees $27.2m in losses
Got a URL handy? Play The Last Guy on it
Major Nelson: 60GB Xbox 360 has no street date
iPhone gets (unoffical) World of Warcraft apps
Castle Crashers dev: Price not yet decided
Rockstar and GTA IV honored at Develop Awards 2008
Japanese Home beta opens, adds Namco classics
'What is Treadstone?' A multiplayer Bourne sequel, apparently
Space Siege PC demo now available
Cursed Mountain: Survival horror made just for Wii
Logitech crafting 'premium' Guitar Hero peripherals
Cursed Mountain: Survival horror made just for Wii
Video: 24 custom Soul Calibur IV characters
PSN Thursday: Who could ask for Eden-thing more?
Too Human goes gold; 900k downloaded demo
Space Siege PC demo now available
Echochrome re-tooled in 2D for Home, creators working on new project
Go team Cosplay: GameFly holding open casting for next commercial
New Xbox Experience may help the Xbox in Europe
Wrath of the Lich King coming Q4 2008
Activision quarter profits double on Kung Fu Panda, Guitar Hero
Wolfenstein trailer and images are occult-tastic

Rumors & Speculation
Pachter: DS successor could be introduced this year