Games

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  The Gameological Society Author Dennis Cooper loves ’90s CD games and Epic Mickey’s trippy claustrophobia 

  The writer of God Jr. tells us what he’s playing this weekend. Share your weekend playlist in the comments. 

  May 25, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society The Guinness Records games editor on freefall Wii and measuring the world’s loudest burp

  Gareth Deaves talks about life behind the curtain at the world's most superlative publication.

  May 24, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society Two classic games of war and royal politics to play instead of the new Game Of Thrones RPG

  Defender Of The Crown (1986) and Lords Of The Realm II (1996) both cast you as the man who would be king.

  May 23, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 is a booze-soaked fable of the anti-hero

  The makers of the Grand Theft Auto series play it straight in an honest, if predictable, sequel to another developer's game.

  May 22, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society Colbert Report writer Meredith Scardino on the lameness of exercise “games”

  The Emmy award winner doesn’t let a writer’s meeting get in the way of some Scramble With Friends.

  May 18, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society A new feature pairs games with music, starting with Professor Layton and Yann Tiersen

  The gentleman professor gets the orchestration he deserves in the debut of Alternate Soundtrack.

  May 17, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society John Hodgman strips and Peter Dinklage fumes in a tournament for Scrabble cheaters

  A friendly word game transforms when the rich get to buy their way out of the rules—for charity, of course.

  May 16, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society The PlayStation cult classic Klonoa ends like a bad breakup

  To The Bitter End looks at the conclusion of Klonoa: Door To Phantomile

  May 10, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society A secret level in Super Mario World turns the sky into a high-altitude hell

  A short but trying journey through the air can leave players yearning for terra firma. 

  May 3, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society Comparing Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Dark Souls, two games played inch by inch

  Are you winning yet?

  April 30, 2012 | 9:30am -

• Great Job, Internet! This oddly moving montage of videogame characters running will give you nostalgic fits

  April 27, 2012 | 2:55pm -

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  Newswire Yes, Reasonable Discussions is coming back

  The A.V. Club podcast returns next week with three episodes!

  April 27, 2012 | 1:25pm -

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  The Gameological Society The Tony Hawk 3 airport was a wonderful place for failure

  Gaming's school of hard knocks

  April 26, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society Three games, three different approaches to building the perfectly unlivable videogame city

  Building a playable town is more about doing than living

  April 25, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  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 -

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  The Gameological Society A tribute to Pyramid host Dick Clark

  Dick Clark found rhythm where others heard noise. 

  April 23, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society Party Down’s Martin Starr on the upside of a broken TV set

  “When our TV broke, it was awesome.”

  April 20, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society We debut a feature on game endings with the H.R. Giger-influenced Abadox 

  Abadox: The Deadly Inner War chews players up until Stage 7 spits them back out again 

  April 19, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  The Gameological Society Megatouch dominates the games-for-drunks industry

  The market for drunken gaming is dominated by one big player. 

  April 18, 2012 | 9:30am -