So today Rockstar Games, scourge of finger-wagging politicians everywhere, unveils its newest title. The Times, whose growing coverage of video game culture is especially impressive when you consider that anyone who plays video games is functionally illiterate, describes the new entry an attempt by Rockstar to avoid controversy and further federal investigation. Well, we've yet to play the thing, but if the ads are any indication, they've succeeded admirably.

And in Kotaku's E3 coverage:

• Thanks to that health nut Steve Jobs, your kids are gonna get Hot Wheels and Barbies in every Happy Meal from now on — just as Jobs becomes Disney's biggest stockholder, the Mouse stops signing Happy Meal toy contracts with McDonald's. [ZDNet]

Who doesn't love video games? (OK, fine; we don't. But we hear they're huge with the kids.) If you're into videogames, then you've got to be into E3, the gaming industry's huge annual confab in L.A., at which all videogame things new and exciting are unveiled and discussed. Naturally, Gawker Media is there, in the form of our pimply-faced brother, Kotaku. For all the inside scoop on the gamers' inside scoop, check out Kotaku Live From E3, all week long. With reporting, insight, and tons of streaming video, it's just like being at the L.A. Convention Center yourself, except that you don't get to eat the free food.

• Dell disappoints. Well, "disappoints" implies someone had hopes for them. [NYT]