In December issue, the review of Clive Barker’s Jericho starts with a “spoiler alert” Huh? I had wanted to play the game, but the review just ruined the ending. Thats like the people behind you at the movie saying, “Oh, I saw this movie; he doesn’t know he’s dead,” Then Shawn Elliott writes what looks like a great set of articles (Beyond the Box) which I can’t read either because it’s prefaced with “WARNING: SPOILERS.” I haven’t played The Orange Box yet, and I suspect that not everyone in the gamingsphere has either. So thanks, Shawn, for all the time and effort you put into this article, which you’vejust told me not to read.

I’m sick of game magazines and podcasts justifying spoilers just because they preface it with some warning. We need to promote the experience, not ruin the surprises and endings.