It's almost October, which means it's time for a somewhat late Bitmob Big 10 for August. I blame...that creepy guy standing behind you with a knife. Look out!

Whoa, that was close! Good thing I was here to save you.

Let's see, where was I? Ah yes, the list.

Nobody from July made it onto this list, but that doesn't mean that August was a slow month. Quite the contrary -- it was super-tough to make the top 10 this time around. Dennis Scimeca can vouch for this; he had three stories in the top 20, but couldn't quite crack the top 10. Still, that's quite an impressive feat. Nice work, Dennis.

A big "thanks" goes out to all of you who made the list; everyone at Bitmob (even Brett) really appreciates your contributions.

OK, enough yapping, let's see the results!

10) Bad Games We Loved As Children by  Rachel Jagielski

9) How Square Made Kingdom Hearts Work by Pat O'Malley

8) Interview with David Gaider: Part 1 -- Working for BioWare and the Writing Process by Louis Garcia         

7) Why Mass Effect Should Remain a Microsoft Exclusive by Errol Burke-Horner        

6) Hey PC Gamers, Let's Argue by Nick Nordstrom

Hit the jump for the rest of the list

5) Sony's PlayStation Move: A Hard Sell by Jon Irwin  

4) 5 Things Video Games Need to Stop Doing by Siri Karri

3) Five Amazing Real-Time Strategy Games While You Wait for Starcraft 2 Reviews by Juan Letona

2) Eleven Team Fortress 2 Players to Delete Rare Weapon, End Controversy, and Benefit Charity by Chas Guidry

1) Wasting Time in Open-World Games by  Ben Ingber

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