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  • The Catch-Up Six Feet Under, season one 

    A newbie and a veteran debate what Alan Ball’s “show about death” is really about. 

    May 25, 2012 | 12:00am -

  • The Great Performances: AquaNox

    The Gameological Society The horrific effects of underwater voice acting

    In the 2001 game AquaNox, subaquatic seduction sounds a lot like a cat being strangled.

    May 22, 2012 | 5:00pm -

  • British Game Shows: Countdown

    The Gameological Society Why the 30-year-old Countdown is the most British game show ever

    Our series on British game shows continues with a look at the venerable 30-second clock that keeps on ticking.

    May 21, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Mario goes to the Kremlin: 14 games that stoke Cold War fears

    The Gameological Society Mario goes to the Kremlin: 14 games that stoke Cold War fears

    In Soviet Russia, game reinforces binary geopolitical worldview of you.

    May 15, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • The Chase

    The Gameological Society The U.K.’s David-and-Goliath game show The Chase thrives on the speed round

    Our series on British game shows continues with a look at the brilliant execution of a tricky schmoes-vs.-pros format.

    May 14, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Inventory “We stuck your girlfriend on an island”: 22 main characters casually dismissed in sequels 

     The A.V. Club's weekly list.

    May 14, 2012 | 12:00am -

  • TV Club : Sherlock “The Hounds Of Baskerville”

    A disappointing episode sees Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Holmes story adapted as a dull exercise in psychological horror.

    May 13, 2012 | 9:30pm -

  • What Are You Playing This Weekend?: The Gameological Moms

    The Gameological Society Moms play games, too—most of them do, anyway

    The Gameological moms tell us what they’ve been playing.

    May 11, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • 15 overbearing mother figures in video games

    The Gameological Society “Now you are less of a disappointment”: 15 overbearing mother figures in video games

    These games have mommy issues.

    May 9, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Pointless

    The Gameological Society Here’s why British game-show fans have it so much better than Americans

    A new series kicks off with a Pointless review

    May 8, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • The Digest: Fez

    The Gameological Society One critic loves Fez, the other not so much. They have it out.

    Diverging impressions of a highly anticipated indie release.

    May 7, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Inventory One bad apple… we can live with that: 31 rotten parts of otherwise fantastic wholes 

    The A.V. Club's weekly list.

    May 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

  • Hey, Sherlock, eyes up here.

    TV Club : Sherlock “A Scandal In Belgravia”

    The show adds new depth to its consulting detective while failing to do justice to The Woman that intrigues him

    May 6, 2012 | 10:20pm -

  • Nick Pavis

    The Gameological Society A mobile-game creator tells us why iPhone, not Android, gets all the best games first  

    Also: How to simulate a horse on a phone

    May 2, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Best Of Sawbuck Gamer April

    The Gameological Society April’s Best Of Sawbuck Gamer has 13 free or cheap games you can play right now

    Angry bees, twisted Pong, and more 

    May 1, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Jason Reich

    The Gameological Society Daily Show and Robot Chicken writer Jason Reich on dumpster diving and Grand Theft Auto

    Also: Why L.A. might be a better board-gaming city than New York.

    April 27, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • You so ugly.

    TV Club : Other Shows Ugly Americans - "Fools For Love"

    After losing its way, this under-appreciated show has refocused on its characters with often-hilarious results.

    April 25, 2012 | 11:45pm -

  • The Great Performances: Oblivion

    The Gameological Society Voice-acting perfectionism goes awry in Oblivion

    A performance that causes a double-take, literally 

    April 24, 2012 | 1:20pm -

  • In a blaze of glory: 14 games that reward creative self-destruction

    The Gameological Society In a blaze of glory: 14 games that reward creative self-destruction 

    Studies in video game slapstick.

    April 24, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Dick Clark

    The Gameological Society A tribute to Pyramid host Dick Clark

    Dick Clark found rhythm where others heard noise. 

    April 23, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Pete Strackmeier

    The Gameological Society For this videogame professor, the VHS era never ended 

    How to plug your PlayStation 3 into the other thing there.

    April 17, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Xenoblade Chronicles

    The Gameological Society Xenoblade Chronicles tries to be bold but can’t escape its Japanese RPG past 

    Sometimes even a giant leap forward is not enough.

    April 16, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • The Great Performances: Last Alert

    The Gameological Society The pork-obsessed voice acting of Last Alert

    “You can’t hire my feelings,” but can you hire decent actors? Apparently not. 

    April 9, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham

    The Gameological Society Pro gaming’s top play-by-play man talks about finding the human story in a deathmatch

    Weaving a human story from the threads of an online deathmatch.

    April 5, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • Journey

    The Gameological Society Journey gets a lot of mileage out of a one-word premise

    An elemental game that transforms its experience with every player and every playthrough. 

    April 4, 2012 | 2:30pm -

  • The Digest: SSX

    The Gameological Society The SSX snowboarding series tries to regain its PlayStation 2-era glory

    SSX players find a kindred spirit in Charles Foster Kane.

    April 3, 2012 | 2:30pm -

  • First-person shooters: 21 games that cast players as photographers

    The Gameological Society First-person shooters: 21 games that cast players as photographers 

    The framing of gaming.

    April 3, 2012 | 9:30am -

  • The Digest: Mass Effect 3

    The Gameological Society Two critics argue over the soul of the Mass Effect series

    Where does the heart of BioWare’s sci-fi series lie—conversation or annihilation?

    April 2, 2012 | 11:15am -

  • Katawa Shoujo

    Sawbuck Gamer March 5, 2012

    Our periodic roundup of new cheap or free videogames looks at young love at a school for the disabled, a zombie corporation, and chain reactions in the sky.

    March 5, 2012 | 12:00am -

  • Tim Conway stars in: "Dolf on Gorf"

    Newswire The A.V. Club is looking for interns who like videogames in New York 

    The A.V. Club is partnering with a new site dedicated to video games, and it needs interns.

    February 23, 2012 | 10:00am -

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