Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus ships tomorrow. As a big fan of Mortal Kombat back in the day, I've been watching this game's development pretty closely, but sadly, the first reviews that have hit the web haven't been overwhelmingly positive. IGN's isn't necessarily negative, but it's also not too positive either, and GameSpot gave the game a pretty meager 6.4. It sounds like it could be fun, with some really brutal AI, but it suffers from slowdown, which is really the kiss of death for a fighting game. And it's a shame, because the world could use another solid, brutal fighting game to keep us occupied until Soul Calibur 2 ships. Maybe I'll see if I can pick up Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance for cheap.

	Tao Feng Interview, Media Speaking of Tao Feng, Computer and Video Games has posted an interview with John Tobias, the co-creator of Mortal Kombat and the principal designer on the game. And if you're looking for media, swing by The Realm of Mortal Kombat, where they've continued to post tons of movies, screenshots and renders from the game.
	Zelda on Gold Nintendo confirmed today that they will continue a long-held Zelda tradition, and ship The Wind Waker on a gold-colored disc. This goes back to the very first NES Zelda with its gold cartridge, and continued all the way to Majora's Mask on the N64.
	SWAT Video Interview A video interview with members of the SWAT: Global Strike Team development team is up at GameSpot tonight. The high-res version is for subscribers only, but it's available in two streaming formats for the general public.
	Help Pick the New Xbox Controller Colors Microsoft has posted a survey to help decide what colors the next batch of Controller S gamepads will be. Personally, I think they're all ugly. Stick to black.
	Two More Soul Calibur II Characters Revealed Very minor spoiler ahead, select text if you want to know: according to IGN, Seung Mina and Sophitia from the original Soul Calibur will be unlockable in the home versions of Soul Calibur 2.
	Anti-GTA News Is the next Grand Theft Auto going to be GTA: San Andreas? Boy, I hope not, but nonetheless, Rockstar's Richard Kruger registered the domain name.
	ZOE2 Interview Gamers.com has posted the second part of their ZOE 2 interview, talking with Yoji Shinkawa about the 'mech designs and more.
	Jak & Daxter 2 Revealed It was all-but-confirmed recently, but now it's official...Naughty Dog is working on Jak & Daxter 2. The first screenshots are up at Computer and Video Games.
	FFX-2 Report IGN has posted a Final Fantasy X-2 import playtest, looking at this FF sequel that is now available in Japan. Along with the text there are lots of movies, but sadly, they're only for paid subscribers.
	Misc. Media IGN has a first look at Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, along with shots from the recently announced Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (these are pretty much the same we've already seen, but higher-quality). Here's a pair of Japanese site updates: Square's official Seiken Densetsu site has been updated with lots of stuff, and a new trailer from F-Zero is up at its official site. And lastly, Gamers.com has posted a first look at Soldier of Fortune II for Xbox.