Yay, totally the weekend, and the weather in Northern California seems to be hotting up as we approach the cataclysmic summer period. Still, the GameSetLinks are doing similarly, even if we do say so ourselves!

Particularly notable this time round - some snickering over Super Smash Bros Brawl's nonsensical-ish story, as well as GameTap Read on indie games and a Game Career Guide MMO competition. Go go gadget links:

Smash Bros. DOJO!! on the Subspace Emissary Mode in SSBB.
"Mr. Game & Watch does not have any concept of good and evil" This could have been better, oh dear. Via ErrorMacro.

Kotaku: 'Announcement: A Call to Ban'
Crecente is just mopping up the inevitable nuclear fallout, but it's good that he cares.

IndieGames.com - The Weblog - GameTap: The State of Indie Games
Great weeklong series by GameTap Read on indie, I get interviewed at some point too.

Butchering Pathologic - Part 1: The Body | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Yay for creepy weird Russian games.

Worldwide Releases of This Week | Game on game
Ah yes, more 'Gem Pour: Casks'.

Wired: 'Trying to Design a Truly Entertaining Game Can Defeat Even a Certified Genius'
Or Multiverse => Neverwinter Nights forced conversion, mebbe. Think I rode that horse before.

Gametrailers.com - Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Debut Trailer
Completely awesome alert.

James Portnow's Design Challenge - GameCareerGuide.com
Nice idea, more of a verbal challenge than a coding one.

[op3n]029 - SIMON CARLESS - h0l @ Monotonik's Oddly Retro 'Age Of Netlabel IDM' Mix
I made a little Creative Commons-licensed legal mix of my music label and other neat net.labels' electronic headphone listening music. Off topic, but please enjoy fer, like, free.

GameTap Read - All Recent Articles
Mentioning them twice in this round-up, but yay, finally a working RSS for GameTap Read.