Holy anniversaries, Batman! It was one year ago today that Daikatana started showing up on store shelves and today is likewise the first anniversary of Ground Control going gold. Coincidentally (or not actually, since right around E3 is probably the second busiest season for new game releases other than the Christmas season), today is also just about the third anniversary of Unreal appearing on store shelves, and in a genuine coincidence, today is also the fourth anniversary of the beginning of M3, the coolest public LAN event I can recall attending.

Link of the Day: College Dropout Files Class Action Suit Against Video Games (StrangeCrap.Com). Thanks Chris Johnson.
Story of the Day: 'Sopranos' Uncle Junior Records CD (NY Times-free subscription required). Thanks Chris Morris. Warning: This contains a spoiler if you haven't seen this season's last episode yet.
Weird Science: Puzzling hyper-gravity proves weighty mystery (CNN). Thanks Captain Kaos[doh].