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  • 2005 kicked off the long, strange, and now-lost decade of the plastic instrument Movies 2005 kicked off the long, strange, and now-lost decade of the plastic instrument By William Hughes August 15, 2025 | 11:00am
  • In 2005, games started rewiring our brains Movies In 2005, games started rewiring our brains By William Hughes August 11, 2025 | 7:00am
  • An ode to Movies An ode to "Oh, Banana," the best video game noise of 2025 By William Hughes August 8, 2025 | 7:00am

Games Features

  • Ragebound performs a vital bullshit-ectomy on the Ninja Gaiden series Ragebound performs a vital bullshit-ectomy on the Ninja Gaiden seriesBy William HughesAugust 1, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • 2025 is still somehow The Year Of Balatro 2025 is still somehow The Year Of BalatroBy William HughesJuly 25, 2025 | 9:00am
  • Hey, should Donkey Kong be eating all these giant metal bananas? Hey, should Donkey Kong be eating all these giant metal bananas?By William HughesJuly 18, 2025 | 7:00am
  • Type Help is a perfect example of why mystery games are so damn good right now Type Help is a perfect example of why mystery games are so damn good right nowBy William HughesJuly 11, 2025 | 7:00am
  • When did video games become too lazy to actually teach you how to play them? When did video games become too lazy to actually teach you how to play them?By William HughesJuly 4, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • The best games of 2025 (so far) The best games of 2025 (so far)By A.V. Club StaffJune 27, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • Death Stranding 2 is the latest front in Hideo Kojima's war on subtlety Death Stranding 2 is the latest front in Hideo Kojima's war on subtletyBy William HughesJune 27, 2025 | 10:00am
  • Nioh 3's demo is a junk food addict's take on Elden Ring Nioh 3's demo is a junk food addict's take on Elden RingBy William HughesJune 20, 2025 | 10:00am
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Games Lists
  • Riddick Rises: 2004 was the year movie tie-in video games stopped sucking Riddick Rises: 2004 was the year movie tie-in video games stopped suckingBy William HughesAugust 14, 2024 | 9:00am
  • The best video games of 2024 (so far) The best video games of 2024 (so far)By William HughesJune 4, 2024 | 12:00pm
  • The best games of 2023 The best games of 2023By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Jen LennonDecember 20, 2023 | 1:00pm
  • The 12 best video games of 2023 (so far) The 12 best video games of 2023 (so far)By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Jen LennonJune 15, 2023 | 3:00pm
  • The 15 best games of 2022 The 15 best games of 2022By Alexander Chatziioannou, Sam Barsanti, Grace Benfell, Jen Lennon, Reid McCarter, William HughesDecember 19, 2022 | 1:00pm
  • The six best (and one worst) trailers from The Game Awards The six best (and one worst) trailers from The Game AwardsBy William HughesDecember 9, 2022 | 5:53am
  • Ranking Resident Evil: The lows and highs of gaming's greatest horror franchise Ranking Resident Evil: The lows and highs of gaming's greatest horror franchiseBy William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Grace Benfell, Reid McCarter, Alexander Chatziioannou, Mike RougeauOctober 28, 2022 | 2:00pm
  • The 10 best games of 2022 (so far) The 10 best games of 2022 (so far)By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Alexander Chatziioannou, Mike Rougeau, Grace BenfellJune 29, 2022 | 8:00am
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Games News
  • Roblox is getting sued, has its own Chris Hansen-backed predator investigators Roblox is getting sued, has its own Chris Hansen-backed predator investigatorsBy William HughesAugust 16, 2025 | 4:42pm
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts announces new American awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts announces new American awardsBy Emma KeatesAugust 11, 2025 | 4:06pm
  • Dropout's Brennan Lee Mulligan abandons American Girl dreams for Critical Role Dropout's Brennan Lee Mulligan abandons American Girl dreams for Critical RoleBy Matt SchimkowitzAugust 3, 2025 | 1:32pm
  • GOG.com gives away free horny games to protest credit card company censorship GOG.com gives away free horny games to protest credit card company censorshipBy William HughesAugust 2, 2025 | 3:49pm
  • Andrew Cuomo vies for re-election, communes with dark spirits in new interactive game Andrew Cuomo vies for re-election, communes with dark spirits in new interactive gameBy Matt SchimkowitzJuly 28, 2025 | 8:20pm
  • Nintendo denies Mario and Peach are hooking up, basically daring internet to prove otherwise Nintendo denies Mario and Peach are hooking up, basically daring internet to prove otherwiseBy William HughesJuly 26, 2025 | 8:18pm
  • Three Ubisoft execs found guilty of enabling a culture of sexual harassment in landmark #MeToo trial Three Ubisoft execs found guilty of enabling a culture of sexual harassment in landmark #MeToo trialBy Emma KeatesJuly 2, 2025 | 4:27pm
  • Xbox gears up for yet another round of layoffs  Xbox gears up for yet another round of layoffs By Matt SchimkowitzJune 24, 2025 | 2:00pm
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Games Reviews
  • Elden Ring Nightreign hollows out a masterpiece, then asks you to find the fun Elden Ring Nightreign hollows out a masterpiece, then asks you to find the fun
  • Doom: The Dark Ages nails the meditative, metal art of murder Doom: The Dark Ages nails the meditative, metal art of murder
  • Adventure game Old Skies is a must-play for time travel fans Adventure game Old Skies is a must-play for time travel fans
  • Split Fiction is a great co-op game—when it remembers to show, not tell Split Fiction is a great co-op game—when it remembers to show, not tell
  • Monster Hunter: Wilds is savage, swift—and hollow Monster Hunter: Wilds is savage, swift—and hollow
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio is a worthy, epic successor to the Persona legacy Metaphor: ReFantazio is a worthy, epic successor to the Persona legacy
  • Shadow Of The Erdtree review: 50 more hours of one of the decade's biggest, best, and weirdest games Shadow Of The Erdtree review: 50 more hours of one of the decade's biggest, best, and weirdest games
  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance review: A slick, smart way to grind away the hours of your life Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance review: A slick, smart way to grind away the hours of your life
  • Lorelei And The Laser Eyes review: One of the best new puzzle games in years Lorelei And The Laser Eyes review: One of the best new puzzle games in years
  • Dragon's Dogma 2 review: One of the strangest Dark Souls imitators of all time Dragon's Dogma 2 review: One of the strangest Dark Souls imitators of all time
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  • Editors' Picks
    • The best games of 2025 (so far) The best games of 2025 (so far) By A.V. Club Staff June 27, 2025 | 12:00pm
    • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has Charlie Cox and it knows how to use him Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has Charlie Cox and it knows how to use him By William Hughes May 16, 2025 | 11:00am
    • 12 fourth video games that blew up the franchise rules 12 fourth video games that blew up the franchise rules By William Hughes May 2, 2025 | 2:00pm

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