video games The most influential RPG of the 2000s is getting a surprise remake Grant St. Clair

offworld Try your hand at the hilariously bleak job market in this Earthbound-like game Leigh Alexander

offworld Nintendo's Iwata aimed to 'satisfy people's need to be happy' Leigh Alexander

vivian kubrick A scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey that stands out from the rest (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Plans to make cutting-edge cancer drugs in space Carolyn Townsend

Comics Why do the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book still struggle to catch on? Thom Dunn

video games The trailer for Kirby's Dream Buffet is entirely too cute Devin Nealy

tabloids What lies lay in wait in this week's tabloids? Peter Sheridan

trash A satellite designed to get rid of space junk Clive Thompson

dupe Nintendo's SNES Classic will cost $80, comes with 21 games Mark Frauenfelder

Mars Inside a Martian house on Earth David Pescovitz

happy mutants Kickstarting "Knights and Bikes," gorgeous, brilliant game, part Goonies, part Earthbound Cory Doctorow

offworld In Undertale, you can choose to kill monsters — or understand them Laura Hudson

History The vast, unplayable history of video games Gita Jackson

The Autobiography of Pac-Man Trevor Hill