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This weekend, we’re in for a double dose of samurai gaming action
By Matt Gerardi February 10, 2017 | 6:00am
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Pt. 3—Resident Evil 7’s ridiculous ending raises more questions than it answers
By Matt Gerardi February 9, 2017 | 6:00am
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Chasing Platinums: Why Are Trophies So Compelling?
By Matt Sayer February 8, 2017 | 9:00am
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The best, worst, and weirdest attempts to make an X-Men video game
By Anthony John Agnello February 8, 2017 | 6:00am
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When Game Jam Design Goes Wrong: The DLC of Fallout 4
By Holly Green February 7, 2017 | 9:00am
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Yoshi's Woolly World, Badges and a Forgotten History of Cheating
By Amr Al-Aaser February 6, 2017 | 9:00am
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Variety is the secret to Resident Evil 7’s success
By Matt Gerardi February 3, 2017 | 7:30pm
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In Yakuza 0, Cash Rules (Almost) Everything
By Reid McCarter February 3, 2017 | 10:30am
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Nintendo has gone full free-to-play for its next mobile game, Fire Emblem Heroes
By Matt Gerardi February 3, 2017 | 6:00am
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Pt. 3—Boy, the end of Gravity Rush 2 is weird, huh?
By Clayton Purdom February 2, 2017 | 5:50pm
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Gravity Rush 2 Draws Heroism out of Empathy, Not Tragedy
By Steven Strom February 1, 2017 | 9:00am
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Pt. 2—Resident Evil 7 calms down for a minute to deliver a brutal Saw homage
By Matt Gerardi February 1, 2017 | 6:00am
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On Resident Evil 7 and Creating a Series Identity
By Imran Khan January 31, 2017 | 7:00am
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20 years after its release, Final Fantasy VII’s Trumpian dystopia has arrived
By Patrick Lee January 31, 2017 | 6:00am
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Overwatch Continues to Diversify with Its Lunar New Year Event
By Jacob Oller January 30, 2017 | 7:00am
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How do you deal with horror games when things get too scary?
By Matt Gerardi January 27, 2017 | 7:00pm
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Maybe it’s finally time to play a Yakuza game
By Matt Gerardi January 27, 2017 | 2:48pm
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The Importance Of Marcus Holloway: How Watch Dogs 2 Disrupts Norms Of Black Characters In Games
By Jeremy Winslow January 26, 2017 | 10:00am
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Wolfenstein: The New Order dared to play games with the Holocaust
By William Hughes January 26, 2017 | 6:00am
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On Intimate Encounters and Degradation of Sanctuary in Resident Evil 7
By Zack Furniss January 24, 2017 | 12:00pm
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Pt. 1—Resident Evil 7 is the confident, crazed revival this series has been dying for
By Matt Gerardi January 23, 2017 | 7:21pm
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The trailer for Dark Souls III’s final expansion takes you down to The Ringed City
By Matt Gerardi January 23, 2017 | 5:44pm
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Why I'm Still Playing A Game I Don't Like, 700 Hours Later
By Holly Green January 23, 2017 | 2:00pm
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Readers share their hopes and fears for the Nintendo Switch
By Matt Gerardi January 20, 2017 | 7:00pm
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You Guys Are the Best: Friendship and Grieving in Final Fantasy XV
By Salvatore Pane January 20, 2017 | 10:30am
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A classic JRPG goes portable just in time for a lazy winter weekend
By Matt Gerardi January 20, 2017 | 6:00am
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Pt. 2—Gravity Rush 2 will test your stomach for anime bullshit
By Clayton Purdom January 19, 2017 | 6:00am
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Trampled Underfoot for Loot: How Diablo Fails Adria and Complex Women
By Nico Deyo January 18, 2017 | 9:30am
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Dracula might be dead, but life goes on after Castlevania III’s bittersweet ending
By Anthony John Agnello January 18, 2017 | 6:00am
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The superheroes have a new reason to fight in this trailer for Injustice 2
By Sam Barsanti January 17, 2017 | 9:16pm
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Nintendo’s new controllers make the Switch a versatile video game canvas
By Matt Gerardi January 17, 2017 | 7:19pm
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The A.V. Club salutes Zelda II by reciting a few Hyrulian-themed sonnets
By Erik Adams January 17, 2017 | 12:19am
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The Nintendo Switch: Untangling The Mysteries of Nintendo's Newest Console
By Garrett Martin January 16, 2017 | 3:10pm
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Game Developers Discuss 2016 and the Future of Games
By Ed Smith January 13, 2017 | 9:00am
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This weekend, pour one out for Scalebound and revisit some Platinum classics
By Matt Gerardi January 13, 2017 | 6:00am
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Press start to continue: Our most anticipated games of 2017
By Nick Wanserski, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Clayton Purdom January 13, 2017 | 6:00am
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Horizon Zero Dawn’s new trailer reminds you there’s more to it than robot dinosaurs
By Matt Gerardi January 12, 2017 | 5:00pm
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Pt. 1—There has never been a video game city like the one in Gravity Rush 2
By Clayton Purdom January 12, 2017 | 6:00am
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The Greatest Foe Videogames Have Ever Known
By Matt Sayer January 11, 2017 | 9:30am
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The Persona Games Teach Us to Be Better People
By Katriel Paige January 9, 2017 | 11:00am
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2016 Honorable Mentions: Marvel Battlegrounds
By Garrett Martin January 7, 2017 | 5:25pm
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This weekend, it’s time to get a taste of Nier: Automata
By Matt Gerardi January 6, 2017 | 6:00am
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Cities: Skylines Is a Gentrifier's Dream
By Dante Douglas January 5, 2017 | 4:26pm
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Finding Beauty in the Weirdest Fighting Game Glitches
By Ian Walker January 3, 2017 | 10:00am
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2016 Honorable Mentions: Paragon
By Nicole Carpenter December 30, 2016 | 10:30am
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Gameological readers declare their favorite games of 2016
By Matt Gerardi December 30, 2016 | 6:00am
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2016 Honorable Mentions: Far Cry Primal
By Holly Green December 29, 2016 | 3:41pm
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2016 Honorable Mentions: Blood and Wine and Dragon Quest Builders
By Cameron Kunzelman December 29, 2016 | 1:00pm
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The NES Classic and the History of Nintendo's Product Scarcity
By Max Covill December 28, 2016 | 4:30pm
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20 years after Diablo, every game is Diablo
By Matt Gerardi December 28, 2016 | 6:00am
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2016's Hitman Game Is a Master Class in Character Design
By Ed Smith December 23, 2016 | 9:30am
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Now’s our chance to catch up on the games we missed in 2016
By Matt Gerardi December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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Living in the Shadows: Virginia's Critique of Society's Power Systems
By Reid McCarter December 22, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Our favorite games of 2016, part 2
By Nick Wanserski, Drew Toal, Samantha Nelson, Alex McLevy, Derrick Sanskrit, Clayton Purdom, Patrick Lee December 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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Building a World with Dishonored 2's Harvey Smith
By Cameron Kunzelman December 21, 2016 | 10:00am
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Our favorite games of 2016, part 1
By Alexander Chatziioannou, Zack Handlen, Anthony John Agnello, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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Pelt Like a Pro In Overwatch’s New Snowbrawl
By Jacob Oller December 20, 2016 | 10:09am
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Hey, Overwatch, There are More Winter Holidays Than Christmas
By Delilah Sinclair December 19, 2016 | 9:45am
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Sun and Moon’s story is the very best, like no Pokémon game ever was
By Matt Gerardi December 16, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Skyrim's Rigid Racial Divide Doesn't Reflect Real Life
By Hirun Cryer December 16, 2016 | 10:45am
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Super Mario Run is a completionist’s nightmare
By Matt Gerardi December 16, 2016 | 6:00am
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Hyper Light Drifter blended past and present to become 2016’s most beautiful game
By Nick Wanserski December 16, 2016 | 6:00am
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Super Mario Run Impressions: Is This How Mario Should Have Always Been?
By Jon Irwin December 15, 2016 | 3:42pm
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Ancients and Autocracy: The Politics of Dota 2’s 7.00 Update
By Niv M. Sultan December 15, 2016 | 9:45am
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Pt. 3—Final Fantasy XV doesn’t get better, but at least it gets weirder
By Patrick Lee December 15, 2016 | 6:00am
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The year’s best video game puzzle reminds us no world is an island
By William Hughes December 15, 2016 | 6:00am
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A floating diner was the year’s most memorable video game location
By Clayton Purdom December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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Yo-Kai Watch and the Perils of Launching a Multimedia Franchise
By Jon Irwin December 13, 2016 | 1:30pm
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Pt. 4—Pokémon battles turn out to be the least interesting part of Sun and Moon
By William Hughes, Nick Wanserski December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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Somehow this fascist take on Werewolf was created before Trump won
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Unexpected Drama of Amazon's Casual E-Sports Tournament
By Leif Johnson December 12, 2016 | 2:36pm
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The Purity of Revenge: Mafia III's Writer on Racism, History and Vengeance
By Garrett Martin December 12, 2016 | 11:00am
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PlayStation Experience is the Most Relaxing Game Convention of the Year
By Eric Van Allen December 12, 2016 | 9:42am
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2016’s best-sounding game gave a voice to nature’s small wonders
By Matt Gerardi December 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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This weekend, Dead Rising 4 is coming to town for some merry zombicide
By Matt Gerardi December 9, 2016 | 6:00am
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Mass Effect, Arrival and Social Responsibility in Sci-Fi
By Yussef Cole December 8, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Pt. 2 —After a strong start, Final Fantasy XV begins to wither and die
By Patrick Lee December 8, 2016 | 6:00am
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South Park’s Avengers assemble in the latest trailer for The Fractured But Whole
By Matt Gerardi December 7, 2016 | 6:01pm
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How Hating Faker Made Me Love League of Legends
By Justin Groot December 7, 2016 | 9:50am
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Video games bring out the best and worst of pop culture’s hacker obsession
By Clayton Purdom December 7, 2016 | 6:00am
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Naughty Dog announces The Last Of Us Part II
By William Hughes December 3, 2016 | 9:07pm
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What if the dudes of Final Fantasy XV were a traveling boy band?
By Matt Gerardi December 2, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Enter to win Volo’s Guide To Monsters and bring the bestiary home
By Danette Chavez December 2, 2016 | 6:00pm
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Pt. 3—Not even Sun and Moon’s best island can stave off Pokémon fatigue
By William Hughes, Nick Wanserski December 2, 2016 | 5:19pm
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Final Fantasy XV is ready for a bromantic weekend road trip
By Matt Gerardi December 2, 2016 | 6:00am
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Mads Mikkelsen stars in ridiculous new trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding
By Sam Barsanti December 2, 2016 | 3:02am
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Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada on E-Sports, Western Sensibilities and Fan Backlash
By Imran Khan December 1, 2016 | 12:00pm
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Pt. 1—Final Fantasy XV remembers the past, but it belongs to the present
By Patrick Lee December 1, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Next Marvel vs. Capcom Game Might Not Have Mutants, and That's Good
By Garrett Martin November 29, 2016 | 12:30pm
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Out Run Proves That Style Matters
By Jack Yarwood November 29, 2016 | 10:30am
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Your guide to Volo’s Guide To Monsters
By Nick Wanserski, Danette Chavez November 29, 2016 | 6:00am
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The latest Pokémon adventure is a perfect game for your Thanksgiving break
By Matt Gerardi November 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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Pt. 2—On Akala Island, Pokémon Sun and Moon’s small changes make a big difference
By William Hughes, Nick Wanserski November 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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Rainbow Six: Vegas Played an Invaluable Role in the History of the First-Person Shooter
By Jake Tucker November 22, 2016 | 3:11pm
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Pt. 3—Dishonored 2’s final missions draw out its biggest strengths and weaknesses
By Matt Gerardi November 22, 2016 | 2:57pm
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Virtual Reality and the Future of Sports: Watching E-Sports in VR
By Garrett Martin November 22, 2016 | 1:30pm
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Mechs vs Minions: A Brand New League
By Matt Thrower November 22, 2016 | 12:00pm
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25 years ago, A Link To The Past sent Zelda players dashing into the future
By William Hughes November 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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Sometimes it’s more fun to play games the “wrong” way
By Matt Gerardi November 18, 2016 | 7:00pm
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This weekend, we’re flying high in the wondrous world of Owlboy
By Matt Gerardi November 18, 2016 | 6:00am
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Fashion Designer Maya Hansen Talks Her Dishonored 2 Designs
By Garrett Martin November 18, 2016 | 3:30am
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Pt. 1—Pokémon Sun and Moon are the series’ most spirited evolution yet
By William Hughes, Nick Wanserski November 17, 2016 | 5:10pm
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Pt. 2—Dishonored 2 comes to life inside a mechanical mansion
By Matt Gerardi November 16, 2016 | 4:29pm
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Why Everybody Loves Overwatch's Sombra
By Nico Deyo November 16, 2016 | 10:00am
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Killing Lara Croft isn’t as fun as it used to be
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog November 15, 2016 | 4:45pm
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When Play Embraces the Nihilist: The Power of Console Commands
By Dante Douglas November 14, 2016 | 1:00pm
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Dishonored 2 director Harvey Smith on how to make video games feel alive
By Matt Gerardi November 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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What games do you play when you want to escape from reality?
By Matt Gerardi November 11, 2016 | 8:45pm
