[GameSetLinks is GameSetWatch's daily link round-up post, culling from hundreds of weblogs and outlets to compile the most interesting longform writing, links, and criticism on the art and culture of video games.]

As the week continues, time to get back to GameSetLinks, and we start out with a chat with the Zeno Clash folks, who took their time and really made something special with their very unconventional first-person action game and IGF finalist.

Also in here - a good Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet interview, Appy Place sees some iPhone game success, a totally awesome wacky end sequence to XBLA's 'Splosion Man, and several other things besides.

Leave it all behind:

TVGB Post-release interview / Zeno Clash « Collect
Nice piece about those talented South American devs.

‘Splosion man – end credits, got a pocket full of ’sposion | Daily Rodent
Whoa, there's no spoilers, but if you want the reward at the end of the game, don't watch now. But it's awesome, so watch. But don't.

CoreGaming: dieubussy: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Interview with Joseph Olson (Fuelcell Games) and Michel Gagné
'We do wish to put this on as many platforms as makes sense, with the HD platforms (360 and PS3) being the main focus.'

A Day In The Life « Appy Place
Good info about, well, the power of Apple when they highlight you on the App Store. And it's handy to have a good game too!

Dave Grossman - Telltale Games - Interview - Adventure Classic Gaming
'One of the things I think is compelling about the Monkey Island series is that, while the moment-by-moment details are funny and often quite silly, the underlying stories tend to be more serious.'

The Horror of One’s Downfall – Interview with Remigiusz Michalski « a hardy developer's journal
Neat interview, indeed.