Wouldn't it be great if at E3 2005, all three next-gen consoles are revealed and fully playable? All this talk about components being finished gets you thinking about the next-gen. While the rumor still is we'll get the Xbox Next/2/FS/BBQ before the end of 2005, I don't think we will actually get to try out the games till very close to its release, much like we're seeing now with the Nintendo DS. With such an amazingly strong line-up for this holiday season, I side with Nintendo and Sony that 2005 is way too early to get into the latest console war. Mid to late 2006 sounds just about right.

	CELL Processor Nearly Finished Last week, we heard about ATI wrapping up their development of the graphics hardware of the Xbox 2. Today, Toshiba president Tadashi Okamura has responded to earlier reports about the CELL processor nearing completion, confirming that they are close to a final design. The CELL processor will be the brains of Sony's successor to the PlayStation 2 that integrates the use of intensive graphics and broadband communications. "It will change the world," Okamura simply stated to Japanese publication Nikkei Journal.
	EA Addressing Burnout 3 Online Issues In a statement released through the UK and Ireland support center, Electronic Arts will be taking down the Burnout 3 servers in order to address some issues players are having. While no specific issues were mentioned, it appears all games will be affected for about forty-five minutes.
	Game Innovation Lab @ USC Electronic Arts and the University of Southern California jointly announced the creation of the Game Innovation Lab, a new wing of the university's Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts. The purpose of the lab will be to educate in game design, exploration, research, prototyping, and testing. EA has been rather busy lately with colleges as they also not long ago announced a partnership with the University of Central Florida to start a game design academy.
	GameCube Advance Wars to Use Microphone The MagicBox is reporting that the upcoming GameCube adaptation, Advance Wars: Under Fire, will make use of the recently revealed microphone peripheral. Using it, you can command your troops and weapons.
	Misc. Q&As/Features TeamXbox speaks with the senior producer of The Urbz: Sims in the City, Scot Amos. 1up talks business with Atari's CEO Bruno Bonnell. HomeLAN Fed chats with EA's Chris Plummer about GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.
	Misc. Media/Previews
	EuroGamer gives us more insight into Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. IGN previews the "Halo-killer," Killzone, goes hands-on with ChoroQ, and posts video of WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw. GamerFeed goes hands-on with Time Crisis: Crisis Zone. GameSpot has an updated hands-on of ATV Offroad Fury 3. Some screens of Monster Hunter are at Game Informer.
	A look at the gameplay of Halo 2 is at GamerFeed. GameSpy has readers' questions answered regarding Halo 2. Game Informer gives us their take on Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors.
	The folks at Planet GameCube post impressions of Resident Evil 4. GameSpot takes control of GunGriffon: Allied Strike.
	GameSpot has first impressions of ESPN NBA 2K5 (PS2, Xbox), more screens of Outlaw Golf 2 (PS2, Xbox), and an official movie of Rocky: Legends (PS2, Xbox). TeamXbox shares new shots of NARC (PS2, Xbox).