Take-Two Interactive says the BioShock franchise is "really important" for them, though they have no announced plans to continue the shooter series at this time. CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke at a Telecom Conference in New York, and GameSpot quotes him as saying the series has sold more than 25 million copies, including 11 million units of BioShock Infinite, the most recent installment in the franchise. 2K Games recently teased a project called Advent which has raised speculation it will be a BioShock game based on its dystopian themes, but this is just conjecture at this point. Thanks VG247.

Valve reports the following 10 games as the bestsellers on Steam for last week:

1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game + Expansion Pass
5. Killing Floor 2
6. Galactic Civilizations® III
7. H1Z1
8. Cities: Skylines
9. Elite: Dangerous
10. Magicka 2

• Mount & Blade Full Collection on Steam. Save 50%.

• Why eSports is every bit as worthy as traditional sports.

Thanks Ant.

• Matt Chat 293- John Cutter on Dynamix, Betrayal at Krondor, and the Creepy Coworker.
• We are the team behind Cities- Skylines, ask us anything! - IAmA.

• Bungie Banning Destiny Trials of Osiris Cheaters. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Does The Witcher 3's latest patch fix console performance?

Thanks Ant.

• Siri will save you when the Messages bug strikes, Apple says.
• Google Calendar Ends SMS Notifications.
• Why Twenty is my latest mobile gaming obsession.

Thanks Ant.

• F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor. Thanks HARDOCP.
• I clicked one of those 'sexy' browser game ads so you don't have to.
• Google Chrome now has over 1 billion users. Thanks Slashdot.

Thanks Ant.

• Debian 8.1 Jessie Is Being Released Next Weekend.
• Announcing GitTorrent- A Decentralized GitHub. I see what you did there.
• Google's Project Soli. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
• Apple Surpasses Google to Reclaim Title of World's Most Valuable Brand. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Microsoft's Satya Nadella named most influential tech exec, ahead of Jony Ive, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Volvo XC60 Pedestrian Detection Crash. Thanks HARDOCP.

Thanks Ant.

• DDoS attacks spread to more countries.
• The War On Crypto Terror.
• U.S. tried to Stuxnet North Korea and failed, says former intel officer.
• IRS cut its cyber security staff by 11% over four years. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Canadian Apple Watch user busted for Watch-ing while driving. Thanks Ant.
• Meet the major Silk Road dope dealer who only got 10 years in prison.

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Niche Gamer.

• beQuiet! Shadow Rock LP Low Profile Heatsink on Hardware Asylum.
• Silicon Power Armor A60 USB 3.0 Portable HDD on Mad Shrimps.

Thanks Ant.

• These text games are strange, beautiful and essential…
• Cobra Club is a game about dick pics and state surveillance…
• MameUI and MAME version 0.162 are now available…
• Game Giveaway of the Day - Brink of Consciousness- Dorian Gray Syndrome…
• Hazmat's Portal Map Pack Released news…
• "Arkham Knight" Has Eight Different Versions…

Manstovia has a liberal admissions policy, as I will attempt to grill just about anything that passes through its borders. MrsBlue is putting this to the test today, as she picked up a couple of flounder fillets. Fish is not in my wheelhouse, and flounder seems dangerously overcookable, but I'm willing to take a shot and see how it comes out. I'm not saying I won't also cook something more reliable like a burger as an insurance policy, but I am pretty confident I can pull this off.

Fishy Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	TwinBots. Call of Spring.
Stories:	Top 20 Worst Mosquito Cities in US- Summer Heat, Rain Spur Mosquito Activity. Company buys SkyMall for $1.9 million, will make “dramatic changes.”
Images:	In the light of recent buggy trickstabs, I made this. Cute photo- Pac-Man Ghosts drive MINI Coopers.
Media:	That’s One Happy Pet Duck. Ball Practice With Lazy Dad. Smart dad's more like it.
Auction:	Refrigerator Stuffed with 300 Jurassic Park Video Games Goes for $1500 on eBay.
The Funnies:	The Witcher has a nightmare « EXTRALIFE.