A new Ghost Recon 3 Website is online as the Flash home to the upcoming tactical shooter sequel, serving up a bunch of new Xbox 360 screenshots. The site's U.S. counterpart is also online, though this is age restricted (by way of the honor system that's becoming all the rage at bars and nightclubs). Also, a new official Myst V Website is online, dedicated to the next installment in the mysterious adventure series. The Flash site features five new screenshots, and there's another new shot from the game on Myst Worlds. Thanks Frans.

Steam News has word on the re-release of the recent Source-engine update (story) that was rolled-back shortly after it was issued (story). In addition to the previous changes, the update, available via Steam, also adds a couple of new bug fixes.

• Gaming Steve's E3 Podcast.
• Six video games to watch this holiday season.
• IGN's E3 2005 Wrap-Up and GameZone Covers E3 2005.
• GameGal's E3 Hall of Shame.

• Star Wars Battlefront II
  The two-minute Star Wars Battlefront II E3 movie that shows off Pandemic's upcoming multiplayer shooter sequel is now available and can be found on 3D Gamers and Worthplaying.
• Pacific Storm
  The Pacific Storm Videos Page now features the E3 trailer from Lesta Studios' upcoming World War II strategic/tacticalarcade game. The video "displays fierce air battles between the US and Imperial Japan, various units used by the rivals (including futuristic units of the end of the war--there is a chance to continue military operations after 1945), as well as strategic, tactical, and simulator game modes. It should also be noted that the video demonstrates all new graphical technologies implemented by the development team: ultra-realistic pixel-shader water, different weather conditions, and new FX."
• World Racing 2
  The SYNETIC Website now offers downloads of the E3 movie from World Racing 2. Vroom! Thanks Frans.
• Stacked
  The Stacked E3 movie can be found on PlanetStacked, showing off the upcoming poker simulation. Thanks Frans.
• ShakyCam
  There are four ShakyCam movies of MMOG demonstrations from E3 on MMOG Info. They have clips from Lord of the Rings Online, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Imperator, and Dark Age of Camelot.

• Bet On Soldier on GameShark.
• City of Villains on Boomtown.
• Dog Tag on GameShark.
• Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising on Ten Ton Hammer.
• Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast on GameSpot.
• MageKnight: Apocalypse on GameSpot.
• Warhammer (working title) on GameSpot.
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes on Ten Ton Hammer.

• Company of Heroes on 3D Gamers.
• Cricket 2005 on the Official Website.
• Evil Dead: Regeneration on 3D Gamers.
• Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers on 3D Gamers.
• MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 3 on 3D Gamers.
• Myst V: End of Ages on 3D Gamers.
• Star Wars Battlefront II on 3D Gamers.
• Star Wolves on the Official Website.
• Titan Quest on 3D Gamers.
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault on 3D Gamers.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo: Who Will Win the Next Videogame Battle?
• Xbox 360 may not play all Xbox games. Part 25 of ?
• Video-game consoles get ready for HD.
• Iwata 'Games consoles are a nuisance'.
• The Warriors goes to war.
• Too Human for Xbox 360.
• Konami Reveals S.L.A.I. on PS2.
• Bandai Sign Up For Next-Gen....
• WB Confirms The Collective As Dirty Harry Developers.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Hop-On Delivers Wi-Fi Mobile Phone.
• Power to the PSP.
• Link to the Web?

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Infineon to Explore New Computer Memory.
• AMD Targets Mobile Computing with New Geode Chip.
• Microsoft security guru: Jot down your passwords.
• Will IT departments still exist in 2010?
• Microsoft releases Longhorn developer tools.
• Apple to Intel Some advantage, lots of risk and Why Apple Won't Embrace Intel.
• Apple's Jobs says company will support Podcasts.
• Samsung develops flash-based disk.
• Bypass found for Windows piracy check.
• AMD to move Opteron into storage.
• Banks Notify Customers of Data Theft.
• South Korea remains tops in high-speed Internet.
• Music phones no iPod killer.
• The Ultimate iPod Accessory: Your Car.
• Study: Online teens need more supervision.
• Google's potential inclusion into index drives stock.
• UK court bans buying porn videos online.
• Racy Paris Hilton ad crashes burger chain's site.
• Your desk, chair are watching you.
• Ars System Guide's Ultimate Budget Box.

Eurogamer has word from Valve Software on plans for a retail release of Half-Life 2: Aftermath, the upcoming expansion for their first-person shooter sequel. The report says the add-on is due in September, and they are finalizing a deal with a new publisher for retail distribution. Last month it was announced that as part of a legal settlement, Vivendi Universal Games will cease distributing the retail versions of Valve's games as of August 31 of this year (story), leaving open the possibility that the Aftermath add-on would only be available digitally via Steam. Valve partnered with Activision for the retail release of Day of Defeat (story) in what was termed at the time as a multi-title deal, but there isn't a clear indication who Valve is working with at this point.

The Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Website is now online (thanks Frans), showing off the upcoming sequel to Pandemic's military tactics game. The site offers the first eight screenshots from the project, as well as the game's E3 trailer. The Sparta: Ancient Wars E3 movie is online, offering a look at World Forge's upcoming RTS game. The clip features around 90 seconds if footage for a 40 MB download, available on 3D Gamers and Worthplaying. Finally, the Condemned: Criminal Origins E3 movie is now online, as well as a collection of three other clips from Monolith's upcoming first-person action game. Some or all of the clips are on 3D Gamers, Tiscali Games, and Worthplaying.

• Coverage on OGaming's. Day three on Worthplaying. SimHQ's daily Coverage: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
• Sampling The Video Game Buffet. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Photos on Ant's Buddy's Site and Worthplaying.

• Destineer
  Gamecloud's Destineer Q&A talks with Peter Tamte about what the future hold for the developer of Close Combat: First to Fight: "Lots of games promise authenticity. But, very few deliver it. Close Combat defined military authenticity nearly 10 years ago with the premise that war is a conflict between people. Close Combat incorporated the human aspects of leading men in battle into the game. Still to this day, no other military RTS can claim authenticity like Close Combat can."
• Music
  Gamecloud's Video Games Live Q&A talks with Tommy Tallarico about plans for a video game music concert tour "Oh yeah! Our intention is to start out in the first leg by hitting 25 major North American cities. Places like the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks in Colorado, Chastaine Park in Atlanta, Tweeter Center in Boston, etc. Our hopes are then to add 100 more locations all over the world! But yes... we intend on touring this every year from now on. Because there are always great new games coming out each year it will give us lots of variety to change things up a little and add to things we currently have."

Third Wire Productions has released a few new patches (thanks Frans). There is a new Third Wire: Project 1 Patch 3.1, a new Strike Fighters Gold Patch 2, and a new Wings Over Vietnam Patch 2.

• Age of Conan: Hyborian on GamersInfo.
• Alan Wake on TeleFragged.
• Anarchy Online: Lost Eden on GamersInfo.
• City of Villains on Gaming Horizon.
• Dungeons & Dragons Online on GamersInfo.
• Gods & Heroes- Rome Rising on GameSpot.
• Heaven vs. Hell on GamersInfo and Worthplaying.
• Indigo Prophecy on GamersInfo.
• Joint Task Force on GameSpot.
• The Movies on Gaming Horizon.
• ParaWorld on Worthplaying.
• Pirates of the Burning Sea on GamersInfo.
• Quake 4 on Gaming Horizon.
• Star Wars Battlefront 2 on Gamecloud and Worthplaying.
• Star Wars Empire At War on Gamecloud.
• Vivisector on GameSpot.
• You Are Empty on GameSpot.

• Condemned: Criminal Origins on 3D Gamers.
• Gene Troopers on 3D Gamers.
• Knights of the Temple II on 3D Gamers.
• PRISM: Threat Level Red on 3D Gamers.
• Sparta: Ancient Wars on 3D Gamers.
• World Racing 2 on 3D Gamers.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Xbox Chief Robbie Bach Says It's All About the Games.
• Xbox 360 aspires to break Japan.
• Factor 5 drop Xbox 360 for PS3.
• British game makers saved by Sony.
• Shadow of the Colossus preview on Gamesradar.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Sony's PSP = Portable VoIP and IP Videoconferencing?
• Gizmondo Preview.
• Console War Win For Nintendo.
• Boktai DS Confirmed.
• The One-Thumb Gaming Revolution.
• A Video Match The Nintendogs vs. Gangs, Thugs and Wars (registration required).
• Nintendogs hands on Preview.
• Paramount announces UMD support.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Apple explores use of Intel chips: report.
• Can AMD Keep Its Hot Streak Going?
• Gamecloud's AEGIA Q&A talks with the folks behind their hardware-assisted physics engine.
• Feds to fight the zombies. Time to clean the boomstick.
• AMD releases a consumer electronics chip.
• Commission gets industry support for Microsoft case.
• Kroes says 'deal' with Microsoft to agree in May.
• Blame Insiders, Not Bit Torrent - Glickman affixes rage on wrong target.
• Next for BitTorrent: Search.
• RSS Sets Its Sights on the Enterprise.
• Software antagonists square off in EU Parliament.
• Broadband Crawling Its Way To Exurbs.
• So Long, Garage Jammers. Nowadays Laptops Rock (registration required).
• A Mall Hopes You'll Try Products in Person but Buy Them Online (registration required).
• AnandTech Price Guides: May 2005 Processors. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Time Warner mulls AOL float.
• 'Madagascar' pushes tech limits.

• Wrap It In Black on GamersInfo.

• Act of War: Direct Action on Futurelooks.
• Pariah on Gameguru Mania.
• Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III Rage Of The Wookiees on GameZone.
• TrackMania Sunrise on Techconnect Magazine.
• Vendetta Online on Game Industry.

• Cooler Master's Real Power 550W PSU on InsaneTek.
• MSI K8N Neo Platinum Motherboard on CoolTechZone.
• RaidMax Samurai Case on A1 Electronics.
• Sapphire Radeon X850 XT PE VIVO AGP Video Card on Bjorn3d.
• SunbeamTech TRIO Case on Virtual-Hideout.Net.

And sadly, Deadwood concludes. Gripping stuff all season from what I feel is the best show on television, and I can only hope they will stick to the plan and get season three on the air next year, and not suffer the maddening delays that have hurt the momentum of The Sopranos.

Got a Dr. Toothy trip today... wish me luck!

The Link Panther!	Thanks Mike Martinez, Ant, and EvilToast
Play Time:	The Sith Sense. He got mine.
Links of the Day:	Dimes Must Die. Thanks Memepool. Actually it's quarters that don't compute. USB Memory With Ghost Detection Gizmodo. Thanks Urza.
Stories of the Day:	'Deadwood' has departed, but don't tune out. Drug Dogs Trained to Find Talcum Powder. For $1 You, Too, Can Be an Executive Producer (registration required).
Science!	Scientists Say Sunshine May Prevent Cancer. Wormhole 'no use' for time travel. Understanding sarcasm is a complex business.
Auction of the Day:	Spinning Graduation Hat Cap. Thanks Urza.
Images of the Day:	Giants Among Us 4.