While she makes a lot of good points, and I agree with the general premise, she does seem to miss a rather big point with Spelunky here. True, there isn't a long history of presenting male characters as helpless because of their gender, but there is a long history of presenting homosexual characters in this kind of…

Is it wrong that the internal soundtrack in my head wants to finish that up with:

Apropos of nothing... I wish this was a real thing.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, more games need to have split-screen multiplayer and ignore online play.

You want a longer image? Click and drag. XKCD has a history of breaking down perceptions.

I love these infographics, but it is driving the continuity-freak in me nuts that they keep using the wrong costumes (and some incomplete information). For example, Wolverine did not wear the costume in the infographic until 1980. In 1974 he wore the garish number I posted above.

It's not a comic, but this seems like the best place for it... listen to these gamer-inspired poems... especially the first one.

If your personality, feelings, attitude or gripes ever become part of how you present yourself professionally, you are not a journalist.

Taiko drum! I love that game!

Say wha- ?

The greatest words I ever heard: "none of which can be played online."

That was the first thing I thought of too. Thanks for posting it!

I hate the idea of quotas, but dang it, there needs to be more diversity in pop culture, and especially in geek culture. On that note, I'm looking forward to this:

If he added "II" afterwards, he might have technically been right.

As a teacher, here is the issue I see: most class discussions are lead by women, most school elections are dominated by women, and yet after high school - and this is just from my own perception - there seems to be a lot fewer women in positions of power.

I had the same thought (and on the flipside, I had no idea Grave of the Fireflies was Ghibli).

The live-action version came out around the time I was in Japan, but I didn't get to see it.

As much as I love that movie, I can't help but think of the logical extension of this invention.

Great interview! Sad to here about the lack of interconnectivity... but I have an unrelated Kotaku-style question:

I remember really respecting Stossel growing up. I watched shows like Primetime and 20/20 religiously, and his investigations always showed a bit of knowing investigation that went beyond what a lot of today's pundits show.