Fun Link Friday

21 Upcoming Wii Games to Drool Over - there's some good stuff in there, it's going to be a fun Christmas.
Not All Game Stories Need 'Evil Masterminds'
How I learned to love the game pirates, Cliff Harris continues his never ending battle against the games pirates - is he having a change of heart?
The Best in the Wonderful World of SNES RPGs
The Art of Braid, Part IX: World and Story Screen
An interview with Lane Merrifield about the evolution of the incredibly popular Club Penguin
Mystery Chronicles - Murder Among Friends
Rumours abound that Google are to buy Valve software to get their hands on Steam, but Valve have also said it's nonsense...
Designing for Hard Modes in Games - designers talking about making games harder without making them annoying (it doesn't always work!)
Modern day games dressed down as Atari Classics - I love the Portal one.