Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 04:30 BST

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Monday Shorts, overnight edition – Uncharted karting, Deus Ex birthday, more

It’s quiet, brother. Too quiet. Digest these insignificant morsels while I investigate whether the industry was abducted over the weekend.

• The Freeplay Independent Games Festival, to be held in sunny Melbourne (har har), is now taking submissions. Got game?
• Some people are reporting a silent update to StreetPass allowing the counter to pass 99, but others are saying it still doesn’t. I don’t have one. Nintendo isn’t commenting.
• The original Deus Ex just turned 11 years old, so Destructoid went mad with celebratory videos. Brush up on recent history.
• Sony Santa Monica boss Tim Moss presents compelling evidence that the next Uncharted game will be go-karts. Hooray!
• If you live in, near or in reach of Brooklyn, consider checking out the Game Play theater festival. It sounds sweet.
• Would you like a 20 disc compilation of chip tune tributes to classic Squaresoft games? Me either. Oh well. It’s a thing.

Today’s unrelated street art.

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