Mind Over Mushroom

By balancing scarcity and value, Mario’s newest platforming hit finally brings second-tier collectibles into the…

Every game on this list served as a balm for the depression cave that I lived inside throughout 2017. I’m pretty…

Aberration, the paid DLC expansion for Ark: Survival Evolved that arrived this week on PC and consoles, includes a…

If something is special to you, you want to be able to experience it in the purest way possible, momentarily free…

For Mario, 3D used to mean freedom. In 1996, Super Mario 64 broke Nintendo’s mascot from the shackles of having to…

Mario’s power as an icon is defined by his versatility. The plumber doesn’t just jump: he fights, he drives, he…

I have an overactive imagination. When I read books, I imagine myself as being in the book’s world, as sharing the…

The fastest anybody has ever beaten the original Super Mario Bros. is with a time of 4:57.427. The man who currently…

For the 10th year in a row (!), I’ve tallied the games I played in the past 12 months and have counted the ones I’ve…

The infuriating explosive-trap laying Dota 2 hero Techies were hit particularly hard with the game’s most recent…