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Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Dear Video Game Expert—Marsh Naylor’s column that answers your burning questions in most humorous fashion—takes on swimming and Red Dead Redemption. JJtheTexan’s lost-games-of-Nintendo survey dives deep into the pool of Game Boy one-offs that very few people remember. NotGoodForYou offers up an opinion piece about…

This Punch-Out Homage Makes It Seem like Superman Had It Easy

The case has been made that, without his freeze breath, super-speed or invulnerability, Superman really ain’t that tough. In the famous 1978 Superman vs. Muhammad Ali comic, a de-powered Kal-El had to face up against The Greatest of All Time and got smacked around by the champion. But, when you compare Ali to Little Mac’s…

Watch VXG 2013 Streamed Live, Right Here

The biggest event in the fighting game genre has come and gone but that doesn’t mean that first-class competition in Street Fighter, Tekken or King of Fighters is done for the year. This weekend marks the start of the Video X Games, a tournament that takes place on the island of St. Maartens. There’s $30,000…

Spider-Man Has the Best Superhero Instagram Picture. Of Course.

Tony Stark may have the technological know-how and Bruce Wayne is probably better with nocturnal photography but really Peter Parker would probably them have them both beat if superhero Instagram actually existed. These mock-ups are the work of Sierra Katow over at the Comediva website. There are a few more on the site. What other…

Super Mario Recreations of Famous Surrealist Paintings Are Magnifique

Three years ago, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto told me that he had the work of Surrealist painter Rene Magritte floating around his head when he was crafting the few first Super Mario games. It makes sense when you think about it. There’s a certain mind/eye trickery in the Mario games that definitely has its roots…

Here’s a Quick Glimpse at Neil Gaiman’s First Video Game

Yesterday morning saw the news of Wayward Manor—the video game debut of beloved writer Neil Gaiman—breaking all over the internet. The site for the game has launched after word got out and it’s got a message from the Sandman creator and info on rewards available for various crowdfunding tiers. Of note is the fact that…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—has another classic—Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee—joining its ranks. AstroKid248 writes the second I Know Mortal Kombat post in her series about physical skills she’s learned from video games. This one’s about Tomb Raider and archery And InvadingDuck offers…

Chasing Aliens Leads to Something Disturbing in Live-Action XCOM Video

If you’ve been watching the YouTube series attached to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, you know that agent Ennis Cole is obsessed with hunting down the aliens among us for very personal reasons. Well, in this latest episode, he finally tracks one down. Then he probably wishes he hadn’t. You can watch the rest of Ennis…

Watch Top Speed-Runners Take on Tough Games for Charity

You want to help a worthy cause like Doctors Without Borders, don’t you? And you love seeing great games like Okami HD, Metal Gear Solid and Dark Souls being finished in record-beating time, right? Then you should watch the Summer Games Done Quick streaming marathon from Speed Demos Archive in the stream above. Some of…

Video Games’ Best Superhero Isn’t Coming Back

Spoilers follow for the ending of Infamous 2. Cole McGrath is dead. And he’s staying that way. The developers who created him say that the high-voltage superhero who starred in the first two Infamous games won’t be back in any way, shape or form in the series’ next installment. Goodbye, Electric Jesus. You were the…

Sandman Creator Neil Gaiman Is Finally Putting Out a Video Game

It’s been one of those questions that every game enthusiast has asked himself after reading American Gods, Neverwhere or the beloved Sandman comics: when the hell is Neil Gaiman going to be involved in a video game? Well, faithful ones, that day is coming soon. As in this fall. Mashable reports that Gaiman has been…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—adds another must-experience title with Sonic the Hedgehog. Nach and other snap-happy TAYfolk share their nature pictures in a new PhO-TAYgraphy Club And Zarnyx does a SnackTAYku review of a Shake Shack bacon burger. Don’t read it…

The original Kid Icarus flies onto the Wii U’s Virtual Console in the latest Nintendo Download. There’s also Picross e2 and Chain Blaster, too. Check out the full list of games that will be digitally available in the coming week right here

You Must Watch This Supercut of Hugh Jackman Screaming as Wolverine

Being a damn-near immortal killing machine comes with a lot of angst. Friends die, people stab you and those claws hurt every single time they pop out of your forearms. So it’s understandable that Wolverine screams a lot. Want to see every time actor Hugh Jackman screams in the movies featuring the iconic, Canadian X-Man?…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—grows by one more title with the addition of Chrono Trigger. InvadingDuck shares some insights as to what makes for great character design And DamsonRhee talks up another thing—bad vehicle sequences—that will make just her straight-up stop…

You Might Pee Yourself Laughing at This ‘Urine-Soaked Comic-Con’ Story

Some hard truths about the state of men’s restrooms get revealed in this clip from actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani’s appearance on Conan last night. The funnyman—who discusses video games and other geeky stuff on The Indoor Kids podcast—talks about what happens when one of the most sacred dudes’ lavatory rules—about where your eyes shouldn’t go—gets broken.…

I Just Figured Out What’s Bothering Me About Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Everything that I know so far about Splinter Cell: Blacklist tells me that I should like it: it’s a beautiful, globe-trotting third-person adventure that gives you a ton of freedom to play the way you want. But, each moment I’ve laid eyes on it, I’ve been bothered by this nagging feeling in the back of…

Niko Bellic Reacts Really Badly To His First Look at GTA V Gameplay

It’s a hard thing to realize your career is over before you’re ready for it to end. When you’re the lead character of Grand Theft Auto IV, though, it’s also freaking hilarious. One day, you’re Niko Bellic and the game you’re headlining is the most amazing thing to hit game consoles. The next, you can’t…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—gets another candidate in Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. LightningLouie asks everyone to look back at this fading console era And Faux Bravo wants to know about music videos where games show up And you can always go…

Angry, Grieving Spider-Man Is My Favorite Comics Panel from Last Week

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #25: Spider-Man doesn’t really show up in this issue. And that’s a great thing. It continues to be impressive how Brian Michael Bendis makes it feel like superpowers are zapping across the page when the only thing happening is a bunch of people talking. The writer on many of Marvel’s biggest books…