The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox - CollegeHumor video. This is hilariously spot-on. Props to College Humor’s voice actors for nailing the caricatures of George Clooney, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Owen Wilson. (via drawnblog)

Good reads: "Nomen Ludi," by Rob Beschizza →

Fantastic short story about nostalgia, old video games, and not always getting what you want out of your memories. The presentation — simple reading format, great images, and no visual distractions — is awesome as well.

(via Robin Sloan)

"I wouldn’t be surprised if, in 10 or 20 years, video games are creating fictional universes which are every bit as complex as the world of fiction of Dickens or Dostoevsky."

Jay Parini, a writer who teaches English at Middlebury College, from this NYT article about books publishers creating video games to tie into their books.

I doubt that video games will ever replace books, but Parini is right — there’s untapped potential in games, and one day someone will figure out how to exploit them.