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Mega Man’s less-loved adventures get their time to shine in a new anthology
By Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi August 11, 2017 | 5:00am
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Pyre and the Impermanence of Found Families
By Dante Douglas August 10, 2017 | 1:30pm
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ARMS, Esports and the Social Politics of Sports
By Niv M. Sultan August 10, 2017 | 10:30am
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The Long Dark, Early Access and the Drawbacks of Expectations
By Holly Green August 9, 2017 | 10:30am
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Final Fantasy XV Is a Fragmented Experience, and That's Terrible
By Aiden Strawhun August 8, 2017 | 10:30am
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The Long Dark Reminds Us That Existence Is An Accomplishment
By Holly Green August 7, 2017 | 3:00pm
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Hitman: The Accidental Agatha Christie Game
By Ian Boudreau August 7, 2017 | 10:30am
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For some of us, games never got better than GoldenEye 007
By Matt Gerardi, Kevin Pang August 7, 2017 | 5:00am
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Surely there’s a better name for games like Gone Home than “walking simulator”
By Matt Gerardi August 4, 2017 | 6:00pm
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Tacoma: In Capitalism, No One Can Hear You Scream
By Garrett Martin August 4, 2017 | 1:00pm
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Until Dawn is even more fun when you turn it into a murderous competition
By Sam Barsanti, Alex McLevy, Matt Gerardi August 4, 2017 | 5:00am
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Batman takes on Riddler in the trailer for Telltale’s Batman: The Enemy Within
By Alex McLevy August 3, 2017 | 9:48pm
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With the Switch, Portable Isn't Always Practical
By Garrett Martin August 3, 2017 | 3:30pm
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The Cultural and Personal Legacy of Gone Home
By Ed Smith August 3, 2017 | 10:00am
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Why I'm Happy I Found A Sex Toy in Tacoma
By Holly Green August 2, 2017 | 1:00pm
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The Long Dark Inspires a Short Film, With Christopher Plummer's Help
By Holly Green August 1, 2017 | 2:20pm
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Space Engagement: Tacoma's Steve Gaynor on Designing for Curiosity
By Cameron Kunzelman August 1, 2017 | 11:00am
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Virtual Meditation Soothed an Otherwise Vacant Indie Megashow
By Jason Rhode July 31, 2017 | 1:15pm
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What’s your best PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds story?
By Matt Gerardi July 28, 2017 | 6:00pm
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So Long, Mii: The Life and Probable Death of Nintendo’s Cartoon Avatar
By Jon Irwin July 28, 2017 | 1:30pm
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Sundered’s hand-drawn nightmare is as sadistic as it is stunning
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi July 28, 2017 | 5:00am
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Battlegrounds looks like a shooter, but it’s the scariest horror game in years
By William Hughes July 27, 2017 | 5:00am
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The Grind: How Free to Play Games Shatter Gaming's Illusion of Meritocracy
By Amr Al-Aaser July 26, 2017 | 1:00pm
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We got a taste of Destiny 2, but did it leave us wanting more?
By Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Matt Gerardi July 26, 2017 | 5:00am
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Dreamhack Atlanta Showed H1Z1 Could Be an E-Sport for the Masses
By Cameron Kunzelman July 25, 2017 | 10:30am
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Hey, Games, Stop the Violence—It's So Boring
By Jon Irwin July 24, 2017 | 1:00pm
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Super Mario Sunshine’s weirdness was right at home on the GameCube
By Matt Gerardi July 21, 2017 | 6:00pm
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Exclusive: Halo and Destiny Writer Jon Goff Joins the Crackdown 3 Team
By Aiden Strawhun July 21, 2017 | 12:15pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi July 21, 2017 | 5:00am
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Of course Call Of Duty: WWII has Nazi zombies in it
By Matt Gerardi July 20, 2017 | 9:41pm
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Inside the App That Will Revolutionize Dungeons & Dragons
By Cameron Kunzelman July 20, 2017 | 12:00pm
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15 years later, Super Mario Sunshine is messier and more audacious than ever
By Matt Gerardi July 19, 2017 | 5:00am
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With Mass Effect: Andromeda, Bioware Improved on Its Gay Relationships
By Kenneth Shepard July 18, 2017 | 10:00am
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The ridiculous quest to beat every Uncharted game using only headshots
By Matt Gerardi July 14, 2017 | 7:45pm
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Doomfist Is a Disappointing and Frustrating Jumble of Stereotypes
By Jeremy Winslow July 14, 2017 | 12:00pm
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Enter to win a $250 GameStop gift card—and revisit some modern classics
By GameStop July 14, 2017 | 5:00am
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This overlooked Game Boy game is the missing link in Mario’s evolution
By William Hughes, Matt Gerardi July 14, 2017 | 5:00am
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How Magikarp Jump Got Me Back into Videogames
By Colette Arrand July 13, 2017 | 3:00pm
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Crash Bandicoot is gaming’s ultimate nostalgia act, and that’s okay
By Matt Gerardi July 13, 2017 | 5:00am
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The Birth of Indie Megashow: From PAX to the ATL
By Aiden Strawhun July 12, 2017 | 4:30pm
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David Cage's Message Is That David Cage Is a Bad Writer
By Terence Wiggins July 11, 2017 | 10:45am
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It's Time For Me to Let Final Fantasy Go
By Lewis Beard July 10, 2017 | 3:00pm
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Readers head back to Hyrule and find it’s as thrilling as ever
By Matt Gerardi July 7, 2017 | 6:00pm
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Games Done Quick Is a Modern Day Olympics
By Jacob Oller July 7, 2017 | 11:30am
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Enter to win a $250 GameStop gift card—and get lost in some open-world games
By GameStop July 7, 2017 | 5:00am
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Just when you thought you were out, Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’s first DLC pulls you back in
By Sam Barsanti, Matt Gerardi July 7, 2017 | 5:00am
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Prey Lets Me Be Asian
By Steven Scaife July 5, 2017 | 12:30pm
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Telltale’s Guardians Of The Galaxy takes an emotional trip into Rocket Raccoon’s past
By Nick Wanserski July 5, 2017 | 5:00am
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Everything Changes in Injustice 2—Except Boring Old Batman
By Kenneth Shepard July 3, 2017 | 2:00pm
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You could win a $250 GameStop gift card—and play some first-person shooters
By GameStop July 3, 2017 | 5:00am
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How to Find the New Items in Zelda: Breath of the Wild's New DLC
By Andy Moore June 30, 2017 | 3:29pm
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Charting the Folkways of America in Videogame Form
By Holly Green June 30, 2017 | 10:00am
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Games don’t get much more American than sloshball, a.k.a. kickball with beer
By Alex McLevy, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi June 30, 2017 | 5:00am
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Why Ditching Procedurally Generated Dungeons Makes Persona Better
By Davis Cox June 29, 2017 | 10:00am
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Alan Wake's Closed Off Open World Enhances Its Twin Peaks-Style Weirdness
By Brian Taylor June 28, 2017 | 5:00pm
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John Teti asks E3: Are you raising the bar or pushing the envelope?
By Josh Modell June 26, 2017 | 8:45pm
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Discussing the Future of Handheld With Nintendo's Doug Bowser
By Holly Green June 26, 2017 | 3:45pm
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The A.V. Club’s favorite games of 2017 so far
By Sam Barsanti, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi June 26, 2017 | 5:00am
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Friday The 13th: The Game wouldn’t be the same without bumbling Jasons
By Matt Gerardi June 23, 2017 | 6:30pm
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Outlast 2 Garishly Exploits Your Sexual Hangups For Horror
By Reid McCarter June 23, 2017 | 3:05pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi June 23, 2017 | 5:00am
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Fighting games are finally teaching people to do more than mash buttons
By Matt Gerardi June 22, 2017 | 5:00am
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Videogames Need to Stop Breaking the Fourth Wall
By Lewis Beard June 21, 2017 | 10:30am
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When everything comes together, the new Friday The 13th game is a bloody good time
By Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, A.A. Dowd June 21, 2017 | 5:00am
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How Rivalries Drive E-Sports
By Eric Van Allen June 20, 2017 | 5:00pm
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What do you want from Metroid Prime 4?
By Matt Gerardi June 16, 2017 | 7:00pm
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E3 2017: Nintendo, IndieCade and the Finish Line
By Holly Green June 16, 2017 | 11:00am
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Matt Gerardi June 16, 2017 | 5:00am
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E3 2017: Roof Rats, Mosquito Bites and Bethesda
By Holly Green June 15, 2017 | 6:10pm
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Just who plays Dungeons & Dragons these days?
By Danette Chavez June 15, 2017 | 3:44pm
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See and wait: The 10 best video game trailers of E3 2017
By Matt Gerardi June 15, 2017 | 5:00am
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E3 2017: Frustration and Fatigue Both Before and At the Show
By Holly Green June 14, 2017 | 4:35pm
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E3 Is Too Crowded Now (And That Sucks)
By Holly Green June 14, 2017 | 10:06am
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Why yes, that is Mario possessing a T. rex in the new Super Mario Odyssey trailer
By Matt Gerardi June 13, 2017 | 6:59pm
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The Nazis hit close to home in the debut trailer for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
By Matt Gerardi June 12, 2017 | 5:21pm
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E3: Bethesda Reveals More Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls, Dishonored, Doom and Fallout
By Holly Green June 12, 2017 | 12:20pm
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E3 Press Conferences Are a Waste of Time
By Garrett Martin June 12, 2017 | 11:00am
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The many ways we use video games as therapy
By Matt Gerardi June 9, 2017 | 6:15pm
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Reservoir Dogs Shows Why It's So Hard to Translate Movies into Games
By Cameron Kunzelman June 9, 2017 | 10:45am
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Sam Barsanti, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi June 9, 2017 | 5:00am
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Twintelle's Hair Is an Act of Resistance
By Shonte Daniels June 7, 2017 | 2:10pm
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BitSummit 2017: Three Days and Dozens of Games
By Daniel Feit June 6, 2017 | 10:33am
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The clever trick that defines both Prey and Planescape: Torment
By Matt Gerardi June 2, 2017 | 6:00pm
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Why I Spent My Summer Vacation Dressed Like Hermione Granger
By Stephanie Grossman June 2, 2017 | 2:10pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Clayton Purdom, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi June 2, 2017 | 5:00am
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ARK: Survival Evolved and the Problem with Open World Games
By Holly Green June 1, 2017 | 1:30pm
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Flinthook is Infuriating. Here's Why I Can't Stop Playing It
By Jack Yarwood May 31, 2017 | 1:30pm
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Pt. 3—Prey earns its total mindfuck of an ending
By Matt Gerardi May 30, 2017 | 5:00am
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Resist Jam: The Role of Games Under Authoritarianism
By Kyle McKenney May 29, 2017 | 1:30pm
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Why does Superman keep getting turned into a dictator?
By Matt Gerardi May 26, 2017 | 7:30pm
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An Interview with Composer Jeff Russo of What Remains of Edith Finch
By Matt Kim May 26, 2017 | 1:30pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Clayton Purdom, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi May 26, 2017 | 5:00am
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Horizon Zero Dawn and the Morality of Playing God
By Blake Hester May 25, 2017 | 11:30am
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Overwatch's First Year: Many Successes, but a Few Stumbles
By Nico Deyo May 24, 2017 | 4:00pm
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Fantasy Capitalism—Paste Goes to EVE: Fanfest
By Laura Hudson May 23, 2017 | 4:45pm
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Persona 5 is too damn long
By Clayton Purdom May 23, 2017 | 5:00am
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"Banging On Weird Shit In The Desert": Exploring Game Audio with Cory Davis
By Holly Green May 22, 2017 | 2:56pm
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Awesome Possum is the smarmy, environmentalist video game hero we need
By Matt Gerardi May 19, 2017 | 6:00pm
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Night in the Woods and the Lies of Nostalgia
By Dante Douglas May 19, 2017 | 3:10pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Matt Gerardi May 19, 2017 | 5:00am
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Twin Peaks, Link’s Awakening, Trump and the Politics of Dreaming
By Niv M. Sultan May 18, 2017 | 1:00pm
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Pt. 2—Prey won’t let you forget the cost of leaving your humanity behind
By Matt Gerardi May 18, 2017 | 5:00am
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Rise from your grave: 6 classic Sega games that deserve a revival
By William Hughes, Clayton Purdom, Sam Barsanti, Matt Gerardi, Alex McLevy, Nick Wanserski May 16, 2017 | 6:30pm
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Dreadnought's Scale of Progression Aims to Match the Scale of Its Ships
By Peter Amato May 16, 2017 | 12:37pm
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DanTDM Keeps It Clean on YouTube—And on the Stage
By Michael Dunaway May 15, 2017 | 4:02pm
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Horizon: Zero Dawn’s case for compassion in the post-apocalypse
By Matt Gerardi May 12, 2017 | 7:15pm
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What are you playing this weekend?
By Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi May 12, 2017 | 5:00am
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Transcending Souls: Nioh Is More than a "Souls-like"
By Adam Cook May 10, 2017 | 3:33pm
