**Update** I am no longer writing for myarcadeplanet b/c of school and work requirements. Thanks for all the supportive comments, I will still be writing game-related stuff for fun, and I look forward to reading your works too!

Something unexpected happened a couple weeks ago.

A certain *anonymous* :wink: GS poster (whom I'm very appreciative of) approached me about the possibility of freelance writing for a start-up game website.

I've always wondered what it'd be like to write about games and the game industry, but never gave it any serious thought. But this was an opportunity I didn't want to pass up.

The site is called myarcadeplanet.com, and the guys who set it up have done a really great job. I just hope my contributions can measure up to the quality of work they've put in so far. Who knows? Maybe one day when I'm sick of studying politics I'll do something game industry-related. Always good to keep an open door, right?

My first article,The Blu-ray Gamble, is about the Blu-ray/HD DVD format war and how it relates to the console war in terms of how Microsoft and Sony are engaging each other.

Let me know if you have any thoughts, comments, suggestions for improvement, etc. I could always use some pointers, especially since I'm fairly new at this :)