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The booking of Raw seems to be coming together to make for an interesting summer, especially with the “beginning” of the rebirth of ECW coinciding with the initial distinction between Vince and Triple H that will lead to the eventual reformation of DX. It was made more evident with Triple H and HBK being on camera together for the first time in months. I don’t know what DX can accomplish together as established veterans except for maybe a WrestleMania 23 match and some laughs…

This issue includes a cover story that details behind the scenes happenings at WrestleMania 12 including the issues with Bret Hart after the main event and the Hunter-Ultimate Warrior match planning… Torch Talk with Marc Mero, pt. 4, detailing his decision to join the WWF… Plus WCW Newswire, WWF Newswire, ETC. Newswire, reports on Raw, WCW Main Event, ECW, USWA, and Japan TV shows, Wade Keller’s End Notes, and more…

Cold Open: Mr. McMahon announces he’s taking the night off (Yay!) and he’s making the Spirit Squad co-General Managers (Boo!). The Squad announce a couple of nondescript matches my fingers refuse to type. Maybe Vince is getting out of the way to start the ECW angle…

I thought the last 40 minutes of Raw was really interesting and kept me interested in the product. It was obvious that the show wouldn’t include much great in-ring action as now they are working towards new storylines such as ECW. I liked the semi-shoot that Joey Styles had to offer as well as the King-Joey exchange. At the end of the “shoot” Styles did “insult” the fans in a way…

AP - John Daly says he has lost between $50 million and $60 million during 12 years of heavy gambling, and that it has become a problem that could "flat-out ruin me" if he doesn't bring it under control.

The City Council unanimously agreed Monday allow the Chargers to look for a new stadium site within the county by amending the team’s lease.

AP - ABC received a Sports Emmy Award for its final season of "Monday Night Football" during a ceremony Monday night at Lincoln Center.

capt turnpike writes “According to eWEEK.com, there’s an internal debate going on at Sun whether to open-source Java. (Insert typical response: “It’s about time!”) Company spokespersons have no official comment, as might be expected, but perhaps we could hear confirmation or denial as early as May 16, at the JavaOne conference. One commentator said, “Sun should endorse PHP and go one step forward and make sure the ‘P’ languages run great on the JVM [Java virtual machine] by open-sourcing Java.” Would this move Java up the desirability scale in your eyes? Could this be a way to help improve what’s lacking in Java?”

Accused Duke Lacrosse player Reade Seligman’s lawyer filed a motion (pdf) today seeking recusal of the DA. It’s a great motion, you should read the whole thing. It lays out the undisputed and disputed evidence, has new details, and alleges the D.A. was motivated by the primary election which is being held tomorrow and a desire to claim the national spotlight.

The motion also alleges he improperly injected himself in the lineup, causing the Durham Police Department to violate their own procedures which are embodied in a police department order.

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, RPGs

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Vista Games (Disney) announced late yesterday an exclusive “anime-inspired action/role playing game” for
Nintendo’s DS handheld. The title is said to be one of few original (or non Micky related) properties the released by
the company in addition to and hot off the heels of href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/01/why-kingdom-hearts-is-so-successful/">Kingdom Hearts II success
for the PS2.

From the press release: “Spectrobes is infused with the edgy, highly stylized
look and feel of Japanese anime and manga, and uniquely combines original characters, a compelling story and
breakthrough gameplay.  [The game] allows players to excavate, train and battle with nearly 500 unique creatures
– utilizing every interactive feature of the Nintendo DS.”

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Atari announces a new structure for the next generation of its action survival game.