Oops, a couple of these got delayed for a couple of days, and then my Delicious exporter has decided to have a bit of a screaming hissy fit - these things come in twos, of course.

But fortunately there's still some goodness in here - particularly a reminder of the classic, classic original N-Gage launch and some thought-provoking editorials from the gaming blogosphere. Avast:

MTV Multiplayer » Game Of The Year - ‘Desktop Tower Defense’ (Or, Why Michael Pachter Is Talking Trash About My Wife)
Indeed, a really, really fun game. Uh, not talking trash about someone's wife!

OgreCave » Something of WotC’s probably headed for Xbox Live Arcade, who knows what
Interesting - a Stainless/WoTC hookup on something or other.

PlayStation.Blog » Monster Madness
Dylan Cuthbert talks about his next PSN PixelJunk title (concept art pictured).

The Plush Apocalypse - Super sized? I just want a f*cking small!
'But there’s two problems: one is just trying to make games that aim to be more mentally nutritious. The other is actually communicating why they’re of value to people eating the equivalent of tasty, tasty cheeseburgers.'

Reliving N-Gage Mk 1’s launch: E3 2003 tummy pricing at The Pocket Gamer Blog
We STILL talk about this in the office.

What's New in Indie [November Edition] by Game Tunnel
A mixed bag this month, I think.

Functional Autonomy » Blog Archive » Never Mind The Polygons
Video at Archive.org, with "...a panel made up of Andrew Oliver from Blitz, Louise Ridgeway from Rare, Iain Simons from the GameCity Festival, Tom Scutt From Gusto Games", among others.

Article - The Story Behind: Hacker // None /// Eurogamer
Eurogamer's Retro section is well played.

COPE: James Wallis levels with you » Beat It
'Tetris has sold 60 million copies... So why isn’t it as feted as Thriller is?'