There is something about the way women are stereotypically socialized—to be meek, to be reserved, to be safe—that can feel limiting, sometimes frustrating. Don’t go out at night. Don’t wear something tha...

When the team at Insomniac Games looks back on Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, they’ll probably think, “Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.” Because on paper, it does seem like a good idea: The platforming,...

Nintendo’s got up a great Iwata Asks interview with the folks behind Paper Mario: Sticker Star that’s worth a read. Perhaps the most interesting part: Mario creator and legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto actually c...

The White House’s bullshit feel-good “We the People” initiative is, like all Internet petitions, worth the paper it is printed on.* Most of the petitions lodged there demand things the executive branch cannot ...

Sometimes, school hurts. As important as your education is, we have no qualms admitting that early classes, homework, papers, and immense social awkwardness tend to make schooling a real challenge — even for a confident y...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Nintendo last made a Mario movie. If they ever decided to make another one, and for whatever reason didn’t go the Paper Mario route, this might work. I mean, it’s barely Mario a...

I thought she was just a comic book character. Or, at best, there was that one lady who played her in a movie. But no, here, before my eyes, is Ramona Flowers, in the flesh, taking her hammer out for a walk, perhaps to buy some...

Julius Perdana has built a replica model of a Crysis nanosuit that manages to look better than a professional, factory-made action figure. Which is remarkable, given Perdana’s is made out of paper. Yes, believe it or not,...

Lovers of Halo (or of art in the most traditional sense) should dig these images from artist Eddie Smith, who over the years has worked on several games in the epic sci-fi saga. The more recent the games are, the more modern th...