The Escapist has an interview with Bioshock creator Ken Levine.

Very interesting! I wish there were more interviews like this on the web, like just chatting with game makers without all the bells and whistles of a new release. Like Inside the Actor’s Studio but wiith game makers…Hmm…

Also, in a silly misake while typing I ended up not at The Escapist, but The Escapist, a page dedicated to rpgs and larping. Once there I found The Square One Podcast which is a wee talk show for would-be gamers to learn the tricks of the trade as well as the traditions. I just thought the idea was darling. Teaching people to play role playing games via podcast, like isn’t that the sweetest thing? Trying to encourage others to use their imaginations. I’m not sure of the execution of the idea, but the heartfelt effort is pleasing to my inner eye.

Also check out this interview all about Lego and gaming! Two of my favourite things!

As a followup to the post about King of Kong, there’s an interview with ‘villain’ Billy Mitchell at the AV Club. I gotta say, I definitely have an impression that he’s a way nicer person than the film makes him out to be. And I totally want to try his hot sauce now.

Gamasutra has an excellent interview with Yoshiaki Koizumi. It touches on the development of various Mario and Zelda games, and even includes consideration of motion sickness. He’s clearly a very thoughtful designer.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun interviews the writer of Portal (who also worked on Psychonauts):

In defense of games, I want to point out that the writing in plays, including everything by August Strindberg and The Lion King, is 100% pure crap. So we’re doing better than they are even though they have the benefit of mostly not being about space marines.