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The Gameological Society In the new God Of War game, Kratos is like a boxer past his prime

It might be time for the old guy to hang up the chain-blades of death.

March 11, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance can’t shake the series’ bad habits

It's not so great on the spelling front, either.

February 18, 2013 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society The masterful assassin game Dishonored uses silence to heighten the senses

Finally, an assassin game that appreciates the value of a good long wait.

October 8, 2012 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society Resident Evil 6 is the game players have been clamoring for: a claustrophobic mess

Resident Evil fans are a notoriously unhappy lot. They seem to find something to bellyache about with each successive installment in the series.

October 1, 2012 | 11:59pm -
The Gameological Society The coin-gasm of New Super Mario Bros. 2 could be the thinnest Mario premise yet

Greed is good in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

August 20, 2012 | 12:00am -
The Gameological Society We prepare for E3 2012 by revisiting some of the gaming expo’s biggest mysteries

The world’s largest gaming expo is not only a place for news—it’s also a hotbed of unexplained phenomena.

June 4, 2012 | 9:30am -
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 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 -
The Gameological Society The Killing star Billy Campbell tells us what a videogame version of The Killing might look like

Plus: Where Rockstar went wrong with Grand Theft Auto IV

May 4, 2012 | 9:30am -
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 -
Game Review Ninja Gaiden 3

A once-imaginative series succumbs to fatigue.

March 26, 2012 | 12:01am -
Podmass Week of March 8-14

An A.V. Club article ruffles some podcasters’ feathers, The Bugle goes face-to-face, and Joan Holloway reveals her goth past.

March 16, 2012 | 12:00am -
Game Review SSX

A classic snowboarding game gets a worthy, if not always better, update.

March 5, 2012 | 12:02am -
Sawbuck Gamer February 13, 2012

Tetris takes over Boggle, and cats take over everything else.

February 13, 2012 | 12:00pm -
Best of The best games of 2011

The A.V. Club’s games writers offer their consensus picks and some personal favorites.

December 27, 2011 | 12:01pm -
Game Review Need For Speed: The Run

A coast-to-coast racing game takes too many shortcuts.

November 28, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword

The latest Zelda installment combines excitement and heart.

November 21, 2011 | 12:03am -
Sawbuck Gamer October 31, 2011

The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

October 31, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

The latest installment in the Uncharted series still hasn’t updated its mechanics, and it feels mighty creaky as a result.

October 30, 2011 | 12:02am -
Game Review Rage

A long-in-the-making title is big, but too derivative to matter.

October 10, 2011 | 12:02am -
Game Review Burnout CRASH!

Mayhem and destruction are the name of the game in this Burnout spin-off.

October 3, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

A previously tacked-on Resident Evil mini-game doesn’t stand up well on its own.

July 11, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Child Of Eden

Rez redux.

June 20, 2011 | 12:00am -
Sawbuck Gamer June 6, 2011

The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

June 6, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review MotorStorm: Apocalypse

A post-cataclysm San Francisco provides the backdrop for a so-so racing game.

May 9, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Shift 2: Unleashed

An immersive driving game rewards patience.

April 4, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Fight Night Champion

A boxing series adds a storyline, to great effect.

March 7, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Dead Space 2

Another mundane Necromorph massacre.

January 31, 2011 | 12:00am -
Sawbuck Gamer January 31, 2011

The A.V. Club’s regular roundup of bargain-bin videogames.

January 31, 2011 | 12:00am -
Game Review Quake Arena Arcade

Brawling it out the old-fashioned way.

January 3, 2011 | 12:00am -

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