Back after a three year gap, this is issue 12 of HBGames.org the eZine, and was the first of Ellie's final format of the eZine - back to PDFs after all these years and finally settling on a larger page size and experimenting with some proper styling for the 'zine. Some crazy graphics aside, this was when the format was finally settled upon, and when the eZines became a semi-regular affair.

In this short but sweet issue, Ellie looks at the problem of adding too much darkness to a game. Also, somewhat hilarously considering the timing, El looks at the death of RPG Maker on Google and what it means for the engine (very shortly after RPG Maker Web was founded and RPG Maker entered a new golden era).