Your regularly scheduled Community Spotlight intro returns on Saturday. For now, this writer has to reclaim some dignity after spending the day in court.

Gaming Gets a Boost from an Unlikely Source: Boy Scouts of America
By Rachel Jagielski
 Rachel is pleased to hear that the Boy Scouts of America decided to include video games in their badge program. What she likes most is that they ask boys to focus on sharing and teaching skills to other people. This is a surprising change for an organization that's become staunchly conservative.

Am I Mad Enough, Professor? Am I?
By John Michael
Attending a performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 played by pianist Thomas Yu was an energetic and overwhelming experience for John. While many video games caused John to invest in them emotionally, no game has ever touched him on the level of that concerto. Will it ever happen?

Gamer Vs. Critic: the Battle for Our Souls
By Siri Karri
Game critics are an increasingly surly breed. 'Siri ran into his own crisis of criticism when he called Crackdown 2 a shameless repackaging of the first game in his review -- but deep down, the part of him that still enjoys playing for fun couldn't disagree more with that disparaging assessment.

24 Things I Love About Video Games
By Michael Pangelina
While responding to Aaron Thomas' 23 Things I Love About Video Games, Michael turned rebellious and expanded the list to a whopping 24 things! I'm happy to see that I share a lot of favorite things with Michael. Maybe we should all respond to Aaron's story? (Hint!)

RPGs: Has Mass Effect 2 Ruined Them All?
By Gary Lucero
We accidentally overlooked this story from May, but Gary's examination of the post-Mass Effect 2 world is an interesting read for any Western RPG fan. Of course, I want to know how he feels about buying Alpha Protocol on day one, or if he even went through with it after boldly claiming he would in this article.