Don’t get your Ju Ju Bes in a melty mound, but one of the most frustrating things a gamer like me can do is help a company beta-test a new, in-development game.

I do that on occasion; in fact, I’m doing it currently. But I can’t really discuss it because of NDAs and the like. Why is it so hard to keep one’s mouth shut at times like this?

Easy: you’re getting to see something before anyone else, and if it excites you… you can’t share your excitement with anyone. That’s kind of what bloggers do, right? We share what fires us up.

Still, it’s not that frustrating; one pay-off is that once the game does hit the streets and the NDA expires, I’ll be more ready than most reviewers to offer up a solid opinion on the final product.