It looks like the "Meet the Spy" video for Team Fortress 2 has been leaked, which is probably the work of spies. The clip is available on the YouTube for your illicit viewing pleasure. Thanks S.E.A.L.

The BlizzCon 2009 Website has the not unexpected word that yesterday's initial round of tickets for the August gaming convention is sold out, with the next batch to go on sale on May 30:

The initial allotment of tickets for BlizzCon 2009 has now been sold out. If you weren’t able to get tickets this time, you’ll have a second chance on Saturday, May 30, as another batch will go on sale then. Coverage of the gaming festival will also be offered by DIRECTV as a Pay Per View event, available both via satellite and Internet stream.

3000AD now offers a free version 2.0 upgrade for Universal Combat Collector's Edition that incorporates the niche space combat with the engine improvements from Echo Squad SE. Also, the updated version of the game is now for sale, and can be found on the 3000AD sales page. The Version Control File outlines what's changed.

• Age of Conan Director Craig Morrison, Part One: Why Can't MMOs Just be Fun? on The MMO Gamer.
• Need for Speed SHIFT Q&A on NFSUnlimited.net.
• Champions Online Interview with Bill Roper on Strategy Informer.
• Global Agenda interview on eXp. Also available in German.
• Lord of the Rings Online Vooncast Interview with Jeffrey Steefel - Book 8 and Dol Guldur on Ten Ton Hammer.
• Telltale Games- A brief history with Dave Grossman on Games On Net.
• Quick Q&A: FrozenByte’s Lauri Hyvärinen on Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Pretty quick.
• City of Heroes - Short Going Rogue Interview. Very short.
• Aion Class Interview #2 - The Templar on Ten Ton Hammer.
• Ron Gilbert - the DeathSpank Interview on rpg codex.
• Behind Carbine Studios on MMORPG.com discusses the new studio with Jeremy Gaffney.
• Silkroad Online interview on MMORPG.COM. Unique Monsters, Part One.
• Interview: 'Wolfenstein' composer Bill Brown on Game Hunters.

• East India Company on The Wargamer.
• Global Agenda on MMORPG.com. Developers Blog
• Star Trek Online on MMORPG.com. Developer Blog.

• Need for Speed: Shift on GameInfoWire.

• Shatter Announced.
• End of Eternity renamed Resonance of Fate; new Xbox 360 Screenshots.

• Microsoft Office 2010 Consumer Technical Preview (CTP) on Tech Reviews.

• DemiGod on [OC]ModShop.

• HP HDX 16 Notebook on t-break.

Thanks Ant.

• Diablo II inventory size may increase. Thanks Planet Diablo…
• 10 Things You Didn't Know about Joe Kucan. Thanks Planet Command & Conquer…
• The DRM Dilemma on GameSpot. Covers familiar ground, giving lots of time to SecuROM's side of the story…
• Retrospective: Thief The Dark Project…

The weather turned out to be more cooperative than anticipated yesterday, and our cookout was not in danger of a rainout. In the way the world works that is sometimes mistaken for irony, it turns out a rainstorm could have averted the mini-disaster we suffered along the way. Our nieces love the dogs, and the dogs love them back, so eventually lobbying started for the girls to take the dogs for a walk. It was obvious the two children and their mom could not handle both beasts, so we decided they should walk the Gunnar-man, who was not going to poo along the way (Hudson the wonder dog manages to leave a present on almost every walk in the spirit of not pooping where she eats), and he was not going to want to get into any dogfights along the way, the way our feisty Airedale might. The bad news is that neither dog appreciated this arrangement, with Hudson crying as Gunnar was dragged off, and Gunnar requiring to be, well, dragged off. Gunnar's unwillingness to proceed caused the walk to be quickly aborted, but he was so worked up by the time they returned that he burst through the door, managing to pull our sister-in-law's hand into the doorframe by the leash. One trip to the Emergency Room later, she has a splint on her broken pinkie, and the possibility that she will need surgery for a proper repair. Everyone feels just awful about this except Gunnar, who doesn't know what happened, and possibly MrsEgo, who seemed exceptionally calm and good natured about the whole episode from beginning to end.

Accidental Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Favela Heroes. Learn to Fly.
Link:	Wolfsram beta gag. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Stories:	Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home. Thanks j.c.f. Man Kills Boss Over Air Conditioning. Thanks Digg. 'Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With Shatner. Or Khaaan! Thanks Digg
Science:	Pentagon Preps Soldier Telepathy Push. Thanks Stadius.
Auction:	$2,500 Xbox shoes, screaming with class.
Media:	Augmented Reality Card Trick. Can computers save bad sleight of hand?
Follow-ups:	Tricky Repair Goes Well for Astronauts. Thanks j.c.f.