I think this is partly true, if maybe overly harsh, but it's worth remembering that big flashy late November/early December home console releases often target parents as much as or even more than consumers buying consoles for themselves. A lot a foul-mouthed little Timmies and Tinas are going to throw tantrums this…

I'm glad you mentioned having no interest in the social end of it, since that's my biggest bugbear with modern gaming. I have a real social life, I see flesh and blood human beings socially with some regularity, but I also like to be by myself to recharge, and I resent systems being put in place that keep me from…

You can use the Xbox One can play games, watch TV, Skype your friends, or evolve into a purely energy-based consciousness.

Indeed, it's one of the best Doctor Who Christmas Specials, and I can definitely see myself returning to it annually. The Eighth has another Christmas special somewhere down the line that features the return of Carole Ann Ford as Susan and introduces Paul McGann's son Jake as the Doctor's great-grandson Alex, so it'll…

Thanks bud, that means a lot to me!

Yeah, Eight's adventures can be a bit difficult to follow because he has stories in two separate ranges. The main "Monthly Range" features stories from Five through Eight all sort of jumbled up with each other, which is what I've been covering for the past few weeks, but Eight also has his own range of "Eighth Doctor…

Man, so much of Bilbo's strength as a character and Martin Freeman's strength as an actor comes from conversation, it's almost a shame The Hobbit has so much action. Desolation of Smaug had a very similar climax to An Unexpected Journey, in that half of it was Bilbo having a high stakes dialogue with an adversary he…

Hey! I was beginning to wonder where you'd gotten off to. No worries about keeping up, feel free to post your thoughts on any old comment whenever you like, I'll get an update and I'll make sure to read what you've written.

It's the return of the Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas Jubilee! Let's get down to it then eh?

Looks like there's going to be a lot of Audio Dramaing at the AV Club for the next little while. I was actually considering moving my weekly love letters to Paul McGann to the comments of these articles, but for the time being I'll probably stick to posting them in TUAYPCW. We don't very well need two competing Audio…

*licks finger, places finger on hip, makes sizzling noise*

Holy shit, what a nutcase.

My all time favourite anime is probably FLCL, so I guess I should check this out.

I've always liked the Assassin's Creed series in theory, even if I've only ever actually played ACII, but I have a massive soft spot in my heart for piratey stuff, so I might scoop this one when it's slightly discounted in a couple of months' time.

Condolences, Ghal. And for what it's worth, I've actually enjoyed pretty much all of the recent Castlevanias, rote or not.

Yeah, the massive graphical overhaul could be construed as superficial, but it had a massive effect on how willing I was to participate in the game's countless battles. It wasn't just a matter of the game using 3D models now, although that helped- the 'mons in X/Y have distinct animations that imbue each of them with…

I hope nobody's been waiting with bated breath for my second of two entries to the Favourite Games of 2013 conversation, because its been 24 hours since I made that promise and I believe the world record for breath-holding remains 22 minutes. So if you've gone without breathing in anticipation, by now you are either…

Eff, if you're reading this, come back to us! We miss you!

One reason my appetite for 60+ hour JRPGs remains ravenous: unemployment! It's like summer vacation, but forever.

Good call on 400 Days, I had forgotten about that. A good way to tell their experimental formula worked is that I wanted more of every single story. I wonder if it's true that the outcome of 400 Days will have an impact on who is present in Season 2.