Mario may be the world's hero, but without Bowser, does he have a purpose?

Borderlands 2 will feature insect-like creatures similar to the ones you saw in the first first-person shooter/RPG hybrid from Gearbox. But Borderlands 2 enemies will grow right in front of your eyes if you don't take them out quickly.

In the latest behind-the-scenes video for Rage, the folks at id Software explain how they created hordes of lifelike, realistic, thinking and feeling enemies for you to tear into little pieces. That's why they build them up, buttercup.

Commenter Fuzzymail wonders why the villains we face in video games can't be just as scared and uncertain as the heroes in today's episode of Speak-Up on kotaku.

Cracked, when I was a kid, was an extremely poor knock-off of MAD, but I really have to applaud what that brand is doing online. Totally different from the editorial mission of the old magazine, but much better. And not just because it provides me lists for the weekend.