This edition of the Community Spotlight smells like baking bread and onions. Or it will in the future when the Internet starts transmitting scent.

Ryu Vs. Scorpion
By Stojan Jovic
The following just might be a Bitmob first: a fanfic battle between Ryu from Street Fighter and Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. Unlike lesser fanfics found on other sites, this one is both intriguing and spelled well.  Who will win in this over-the-top display of incredible power?

Under Introspection: Five Games About Gaming
By Chris Charlton
Chris highlights the most notable introspective titles in the last 20-plus years, starting with Takeshi's Challenge, a game made by a man that hates video games.

Digital Distribution and the Fall Of Gamer Pride
By Eugene "Keugene" Kang
Eugene brings up a point I spend hours trying to ignore. The future of game distribution is digital, which leaves collectors like me in a lurch. Is it so wrong for me to enjoy seeing the hundreds of games in my collection all prettily aranged and protected from people who'd only rough up their pristine discs and cases?

There Are Simply Not Enough Buttons
By Joe Osborne
Bioware thinks the future of gaming is mobile. While that may be true, the biggest stumbling block for mobile game developers is the lack of buttons. The iPhone only has a touch screen, and current cell phones don't have easily mapped keyboards. Could MMOs and RPGs succeed on portable devices?

The Positive Effects Of Gaming On Adolescents
By Frank Anderson
Politicians tend to go on and on about the dangers of letting children play video games. Frank actually read some of the research about how games effect children and finds the results are more positive than negative.