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Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx talks about how her gaming habits have changed over the last console generation. Looking at the last Tomb Raider game, PigBristles has a sharp post about how overusing dramatic devices in a game robs them of their power writes up a playthrough of the…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss shoots Red Dead Redemption full of holes, calling Rockstar’s Western game a Last-gen Zero. GiantBoyDetective wants to know what your top five games of all time are. And KODA89 offres up the Katawa Shoujo game as a Last-Gen Hero, saying it has “the most…

New Wii U Bundle Includes Mario and Luigi Pack-In, Not Nintendo Land

When the Wii U launched, Nintendo Land was the game that came with the system’s Deluxe Set configuration. The collection of themed games seemed like the best bet to recapture the masses who latched onto Wii Sports with Nintendo’s last-gen Wii system. But now Nintendo’s hoping that Mario & Luigi will do the trick in…

The Great New Comic You Should Buy Tomorrow Is ‘Pretty Deadly’

Time was, there were loads of rootin’, tootin’ cowboy comics on spinner racks everywhere. But none of those books were narrated by a dead bunny. That’s only the tiniest piece of the macabre brilliance inside the first issue of Pretty Deadly, an acid-trip twisted fairy tale western which comes out tomorrow. Along with romance and…

New Graphic Novel Re-Invents Superman as Clueless 12-Year-Old Kid

Think about it: a Superman-style superhero built for today. The whole savior-from-the-sky bit is crucial but everything else about the character would have to be almost completely different, no? More vulnerable. Less omniscient. More fashionable. Yet, for him to act with all that outsize brashness and altruism, he couldn’t be an adult. He’d have to…

The Guy Behind Zelda Says He Sucks At Mario Games

You might know peppy Nintendo game designer Eiji Aonuma as the man in charge of all things Zelda. You might also know that he came up underneath the tutelage of Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Mario. But did you know that Aonuma isn’t that good at games featuring the company’s most iconic character? Aonuma’s…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: YourMotherIsAClassyLady pours some Last-Gen Zeroes hate on Square Enix. Kbabz writes up a playthrough of the entire Mass Effect trilogy. And DamsonRhee enshrines the Borderlands games as Last-Gen Heroes And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY…

Damn, First-Person Pokémon Is Brutal

“Super-effective?” Well, that doesn’t sound like it hurts very much. Overall, the attacks in the Pokémon games haven’t ever really felt dangerous. You’ll re-think that after watching this video. This Pikachu vs. Bulbasaur video comes via Filipe Costa, who’s given Mario the same treatment. Watching Pikachu dodge attacks adds a tension to that the typical…

GTA Online, Log #3: In Search of a Big Score

Getting into the game? Finally, no longer a problem. Hooking up with friends for jobs and random open-world hijinks? Happening on a regular basis. But, now that the yearning for GTA Online to fulfill a basic set of expectations has been met, I find myself craving something else. Something bigger, made up of unpredictable randomness…

Need for Speed Rivals Looks Amazing Whether You Play It on PC or PS4

For one moment, the gap between playing a game on PC and on console seemed razor-thin. I played Need for Speed Rivals on both PC and PS4 and the two versions of EA’s upcoming racing game were virtually indistinguishable. What I saw was impressive no matter what machine it was running on. There are caveats,…

New GTA V Patch Claims to Fix Missing Vehicles, Many Other Problems

The latest title update for Grand Theft Auto V goes up today and it’s supposed to do away with one of the game’s most annoying bugs. Hopefully, players won’t have to worry about cars and other vehicles disappearing from garages. Here’s the list of issues that Rockstar says should be resolved with the new update:…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The great Last-Gen Heroes/Zeroes postsjust keep coming. Zarnyx talks about the odd love triangle between Catherine and the conflicting aspects of human nature. YourMotherIsAClassyLady rejoices in the return of the side-scrolling platformer. Also, DocSeuss offers his opinions on what goes into making a good video…

Fans of Cole McGrath will be able to find out what happened after Infamous 2. Yay! But the only way to get the Cole’s Legacy DLC is to pre-order the Infamous: Second Son limited or collector’s editions. Boo!

Calvin & Hobbes Creator Pretty Much Dashes All Hope of Animated Movie

Bill Watterson is cartooning’s J.D.Salinger: creator of a genius-level touchstone work who’s practically disappeared from the public eye. But, somehow, Mental Floss scored an interview with him. Watterson sounds just dandy overall but crushes the dreams of anybody hoping that Pixar or any other animation house would ever get the chance to adapt Calvin &…

This might be the weirdest —or at least the most surreal—gun in video games. The freak-science invention in Scale lets you shrink and grow just about anything the game’s world. The indie title looked awesome every time we’ve seen it and now dev team CubeHeart has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help get the game…

Blizzard’s Diablo/Starcraft/WoW Crossover Has a New Name

The game once known as Blizzard DOTA changed its name to Blizzard All-Stars after a dispute between heavyweight publishers Valve and Blizzard. Now, the Warcraft company has settled on a new name for the competitive online game. It’s going to be called Heroes of the Storm The trailer above debuts the MOBA game’s new name…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Even more excellent Last-Gen Heroes/Zeroes posts have sprouted up in TAYland. Aikage sings the praises of Operation Rainfall. Voltaire Crescent lavishes love all over Pokemon Red & Blue. Viexi asks what happened to Cube World. And reader Aldo shares progress on Transcenders, a sci-fi puzzle…

Watch and remember how cool Superman used to be. Yes, yes, we know: Superman seems like he’s always been corny, to some folks anyway. And, if you’re reading the current iteration of the character in DC Comics, Kal-El definitely feels like he’s had better days. But this Zach Snyder-directed video done for the character’s 75…

Comic-Book Writer Gives Amazing Heartfelt Reply to Suicidal Fan

Matt Fraction is one of the most respected writers working in mainstream comics today. He’s written great runs on Iron Man, Thor and, yeah, The Defenders. But, as good as The Five Nightmares arc in Iron Man is or, say, his Casanova stuff is, Fraction’s lifetime-best writing is a poignant response to a question from…

Modern-Day Superhero Comics Done Up as Your Favorite Retro Games

As tired as 8-bit homages can feel sometimes, it’s great when really clever nods to old-school video games make you chuckle. Take these recent covers from various Valiant Entertainment comic books. They’re great. Let’s give Valiant some props. Not only have they done this sort of thing before, they also release an actual retro-styled game…