Through a haze of pain meds and antibiotics, I deliver unto thee the Wednesday Thursday Community Spotlight. Revel in your health and painlessness as you read.

Five Years Ago, I Designed Blur
By Chris Cosmo Ross
Chris's design for a rally racer with powerups sounds pretty neat,  down to the ninja that slices cars in two. Blur strikes a familiar chord with him and realizes parts of the game he has yet to make. I hope Bizarre Creation's success motivates Chris to make his idea into a reality.

Street Fighter 4: Chronicles of a Beginner Part 1
By Stojan Jovic
Stojan stepped away from the Street Fighter series after Street Fighter 2. The nostalgia oozing from Street Fighter 4 brought him back, but a lot has changed since he gave up the game. Starting on the easiest level, Stojan dedicated himself to relearning and hopefully halfway mastering Street Fighter once again. This is part one of his training. 

Why I Play Whom: Rufus
By  Marcel Hoang
Marcel is the sort of fighting-game player I can never be. He learns one character inside out and backward and plays around with the various advantages and disadvantages they have in random pairings. His Street Fighter 4 pick is Rufus, a seemingly laughable guy with an interesting moveset.

An Honest Conversation with Hollywood
By Rick Knight
Rick sat down with his old friend Hollywood to issue a warning: Stop with the video-game films. With the rumors of a Mass Effect movie in the works, more gamers than ever before are speaking out against the movie-adaptation craze. I just hope Hollywood gets the message someday before a Castlevania movie makes me want to die.

Some Thoughts on Apple
By Kyle Russell
After years of maligning Apple's whirlwind success with their iPod brand, Kyle has changed his tune toward them after picking up an iPod Touch. He enjoys the mobility and variety of the gameplay, but his joy with Apple's trendy portables does not extend to the far bigger and bulkier iPad.