Welcome to the Community Spotlight, slightly revised format edition (I cut down on the fluff and get to the stories faster than ever before). Today we’re covering Final Fantasy 13 and it's place in the world of RPGs, amazing fan art, excellent multiplayer racing games, and one man’s annoyance with snipers in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Searching For the Crystals: My 20 Years With Final Fantasy
By Chris Scott
While waiting for his copy of Final Fantasy 13 to arrive, Chris decided to take a look back at the last 20 years of Final Fantasy. His love is not blind, but his account of child-like wonder to deep disappointment with the series captures how I feel about these games, and likely how many others do as well. Of course, this is only further proof that I’m the only person who loved Final Fantasy 12 from the moment it launched up through the present day....

Sketching Game Characters
By Cody Winn
Passible sketching skills indeed, Cody! When he isn’t writing about games, Cody creates these amazing sketches of video game characters. Once only viewable if you followed NintendoTheory on twitter, you can now browse through his stunning little gallery on Bitmob. Keep 'em coming, Cody!

Rolling Start: NASCAR Knights and Blur Beta Impressions
By Patrick Bonk
Racing games don’t get enough positive coverage these days. Patrick addresses that issue with his impressions of Forza Motorsport 3’s highly customizable cars and multiplayer system, and look at Bizarre Creation’s crazy 20-player races in the Blur beta. I may have to give Forza's multiplayer a chance now. All I really do with that game is make or download skins so I can have Top Gear cars.

An Open Letter to Bad Company 2 Snipers
By Gabriel Shelnutt
The more I hear horror stories from online multiplayer games, the less encouraged I am to ever give them a try. Gabriel would like the snipers of Bad Company 2 to embrace the message in this letter, and not only be better at the game they insist on playing, but actually help their teams....

The Changing Face of RPGs According to Final Fantasy 13
By Carlos Macias
Final Fantasy 13 is definitely a departure from the standard Final Fantasy gameplay.  While every new edition to the franchise alters the combat system to some degree, FF13 comes off more like an action game than an RPG. Carlos explains.