It's devastating to hear that you had all the text ready to go, and it STILL fell through the cracks.

That's a really narrow definition of philsophical thought, and a rather close-minded view of the point of academia in general. Popular culture topics are extremely relevant from both a cultural and sociological perspective. Topics like video games, comic books, film, and television possess tremendous impact as…

First of all Jessica, I want to thank you for all the great work you guys do bringing great Japanese games over to the West. I'm particularly grateful for Xseed's work with the tail-end of the Wild Arms series . . . as I'm sure folk in the US would not have gotten those final entries without you.

It's acceptable to write academic papers on anything you want, provided it's evaluated by your peers, and has something worthwhile to say about your given field of study. My MA thesis was on superhero movies, and I've lectured on topics like Silent Hill and The Watchmen.

I'm looking forward to Missingno's scene.

Oh me too. There was one at the McDonalds right down the street for my house, before the brightly colored "playplace" became the norm. Both as a child and an adult, I have no idea what the hell I was actually supposed to DO to play in it.

I do not. It is, however, currently giving me nightmares as an adult.

Hmmm. You're making this hard on me. How about this Grimace themed prison for children?

My god what is that abomination?

How about this terrifying image of the Grimace with 4 arms, from the early days wherein he was a villain who stole milkshakes.

Nothing can kill the Grimace.

Sometimes the internet is a generous mistress, although I was surprised at how difficult it was to find a decent image of Constable Big Mac.

Hahah I'm happy to oblige. Constable Big Mac's impeccable police work is almost completely thanks to excellent law enforcement funding from the Mayor McCheese administration.

I'm on the case!

I just attempted to log onto the PSN website to change my password, and "the server is down for maintenance." I'm sure we'll be hearing from Sony soon.

Amen. I'm tired of getting inconvenienced because these folks have a vendetta against corporations x, y, and z.

Valkyrie Skylander eh? I love how fun and creative these are lil' guys are.

Exactly. I'll fiddle with the first LBP from time to time. Doodle stuff in the creator, etc. And my wife loves the Day of the Dead themed levels. But simply get more frustration than joy out of the game proper.

I do remember seeing that a while back. I'll definitely check it out. I'm a huge Grasshopper fan. Obviously I'm a big shmup nerd too, though I actually have yet to play Sine Mora. I'm holding out for the PS3 version.

It always makes me happy to hear from others who were turned off by LBP's physics. I tried so hard to enjoy the series, for its' spirit and stylish visuals, but I just couldn't be past how poorly I thought it played. All four of the franchises you mentioned are longtime favorites of mine, and I'm definitely catching…