As E3 draws nearer, we've got more publishers coming out guns blazing with their E3 lineups. Up next is Activision, and well, well, well, look who's packing the big guns for the expo! They've covered a lot of genres with this lineup and I would love to win a hypothetical contest to win everything on this list. Check it out.

Everyone went ga-ga over the Wii MotionPlus when it was first announced by Nintendo. The promise of added motion sensitivity was really an appealing idea, especially for The Conduit, the first promising first-person shooter for the Wii. A few days ago, however, it was announced that they decided not to offer support for the accessory. The studio's chief creative officer explains why.

Team Matrix (I hear they're old hands at PS2 modding) is reportedly working on delivering a solution for the storage problems that a lot of Wii owners have complained about since Nintendo isn't really doing anything concrete about it yet. The solution here is called WiiZii, a plug and play mod that lets you connect an external HDD via SATA to your Wii.

More layoffs are happening in the gaming industry, this time from NCsoft. But it's not as drastic as rumors that circulated this week claimed. Details after the jump.

A new version is out for GeeXboX, the Media Center prototype for the Wii (now in its alpha stages). Some great new updates in this build, including support for widescreen mode and improved Wiimote connection and reconnection routine. Details in the full article.

Download: GeeXboX v0.1alpha1

It's been a while since we heard from GeeXboX, but it seems the wait was well worth it. In case you missed the previous release, GeeXboX is a media center prototype for the Wii. This build is based on the recently released Whiite-Linux system, which adds a significant number of features to the program, including networking and USB support. Details in the full article.

Download: GeeXboX v0.1alpha0

Heigh ho, Wiibrewers! Welcome to the very first edition of the Wiibrew Weekend Warrior. This is where we talk about the best and latest homebrew the community has to offer. To start off the Weekend Warrior with a bang, we have the skinny on the Wii Brew SD Installer for those who are new to Wii homebrew, and we also have news on WiiRD and GeckoSD, invaluable debugging tools for devs! That, and much, much more after the link!

This port's so useful one can only wonder what took so long for it to get to the Wiibrew scene. Introducing GeeXboX for the Wii - it allows you to play most audio and video formats supported by MPlayer, including RMVB. Neat, eh? Details and a video of the port in action after the "read more" link.

Download: GeeXboX (prototype release)

One of the most exciting bits of news that gamers can hear is that of the release date for highly-anticipated games. Fortunately for gamers in the United Kingdom, Play.com has spilled the beans via a booklet. Release dates for various games such as Fable 2 and Protorype have been announced.

Got a particular game in mind? Why not check the full article for the list of games?

Gamers who are looking for a unique perspective into their video gaming habits will definitely get a kick out of Emotiv Systems' Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset. This unique gaming accessory allows you to control in-game characters using the neuron signals transmitted by your brain. Other details about this neat gadget can be found in the full article after the jump.