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After a three minute recap of last week Triple H and Shawn Michaels spoof of Vince and Shane McMahon, cameras showed Triple H and Michaels arriving at the arena. Coach told them they weren’t allowed in. He said it was reported on WWE.com. Hunter said he didn’t know how to turn on a computer. What, is he hip or is he George Bush Sr.? Anyway, Michaels and Hunter reacted with sarcastic disappointment and wondered what they’d do to occupy themselves…

Tony writes “Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, found himself in the front line in the wake of the software giant’s recent antipiracy controversy. He talks about his role at the company, and what’s in store for the future.” From the interview: “Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, has been very involved with the issue and readily admits that the software maker dropped the ball on WGA Notifications. The flap puts him on the front line, rather than his usual role behind the scenes. For the most part, Cullen, who joined Microsoft three years ago from the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, is happy with his role at the software giant. He works on things such as guidelines for developers and privacy policies.”

Ben Wallace has been the face of the Detroit Pistons the last six years. No more.

· Those sweethearts at TMZ.com are at it again, sending out some obnoxious punk with a video camera to get into Woody Harrelson’s face until he retaliates, which provides them with yet more…

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was sued by a man who said the NFL player brandished a gun and repeatedly hit him during a fight last June.

Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) turns 40 tomorrow, the day we celebrate our independence. But this anniversary will not be a day of celebration for the right to information in our country. Our government leaders have become increasingly obsessed with secrecy. Obstructionist policies and deficient practices have ensured that many important public documents and official actions remain hidden from our view. [Washington Post]

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen discovered Monday that sensitivity training gave him some insights on language and allowed him to do something he really enjoys — talk.

An Italian man escaped from house arrest and begged police to put him in jail because he could not bear living with his grandfather, according to his his lawyer.

While the video game world apparently took the day off for the upcoming holiday, we were busy downgrading our PSPs, dusting off our copies of Monkey Island, and running the latest ScummVM build. Before you answer the next Call of Duty, check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Superman needs no health bar

News
Next Call of Duty answered, previewed
Nintendo of Korea opens July 7th
Tour Nintendo.co.jp’s bit Generations site
Analyst: Sony from first to worst?
Sega, Ubisoft want a PS3 price drop in 2007
Downgrade that 2.50 or 2.60 PSP to 1.5ohyeah
Games shipping this week
LucasArts-adventuring ScummVM hits 0.9.0
Transformers game releasing same day as movie

Culture
Why are there no famous video game critics?
A gift to commuters: milkcrate Tetris
The top 10 most important games
Video games are a part of prisoner rehabilitation
Claymation + puppy kicking = GTA parody
Israeli conflict bleeds over to competitive gaming
Ron Gilbert talks up his new game, a lite RPG

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