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Our reviewer talks sacrifice, snake people, and silly soldier names in XCOM 2
By William Hughes, Matt Gerardi February 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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Street Fighter II led the way for games as a medium of self-expression
By Anthony John Agnello February 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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Marketing and Mortality at the Avengers Academy Launch Party
By Garrett Martin February 10, 2016 | 6:30pm
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Play around this Valentine’s Day with these relationship-themed board games
By Samantha Nelson February 10, 2016 | 6:00am
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The simplicity of Final Fantasy IV and its cast made for a timeless game
By Matt Gerardi February 5, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Girl Out of Games: The Cloying Dominance of the Fragile Woman Archetype
By Olivia White February 5, 2016 | 8:00am
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When even Cam Newton can’t save you from a Madden disaster
By Drew Toal February 5, 2016 | 6:00am
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The return of FMV reflects gaming’s growing interest in humanity
By William Hughes February 4, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Bringing Habitat Back to Life
By Blake Hester February 3, 2016 | 2:45pm
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In Final Fantasy IV, the brutality inside a sealed cave sets the stage for loss
By Zack Handlen February 3, 2016 | 6:00am
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Stuck in Adolescence: Oxenfree, Degrassi and the Importance of YA Games
By Reid McCarter February 2, 2016 | 11:02am
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Readers dissect The Witness and its puzzling lineage
By Matt Gerardi January 29, 2016 | 8:00pm
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Gamestop’s Vanishing Act: How Videogame Retail in Puerto Rico is Dying
By Imran Khan January 29, 2016 | 9:00am
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Nuclear Throne will make you powerful but never truly safe
By William Hughes January 29, 2016 | 6:00am
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2015 Was the Year Nintendo Really Went Online
By Suriel Vazquez January 27, 2016 | 9:00am
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Seven circles of hell: Gameological’s guide to PlayStation 4 dynamic themes
By Patrick Lee January 27, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Unsubtle Subtlety of The Witness
By Garrett Martin January 26, 2016 | 5:16pm
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The First Rule of Satire is: You Do Not Talk About Satire
By Omar Elaasar January 25, 2016 | 11:30am
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Why do so many video games have unreliable narrators?
By Matt Gerardi January 22, 2016 | 7:00pm
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The Modest Fantasy of the PICO-8
By Nathan Altice January 22, 2016 | 12:00pm
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This weekend, we’re catching up on last year’s games while we still can
By Matt Gerardi January 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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Monaco steals the crime thriller “twist” and shows the masters how it’s done
By William Hughes January 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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This Sunday's NYTimes Crossword Puzzle Had One of the Greatest, Smartest Themes Ever
By Shane Ryan January 19, 2016 | 9:40am
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The tricky business of critiquing a work as personal as That Dragon, Cancer
By Matt Gerardi January 15, 2016 | 7:00pm
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A Magic Developer Talks Oath of the Gatewatch and More
By Cameron Kunzelman January 15, 2016 | 1:15pm
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Gotta go fast: Highlights from the Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon
By Patrick Lee January 15, 2016 | 6:00am
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How H.G. Wells Helped Pioneer Tabletop Gaming in 1913
By Brian Taylor January 13, 2016 | 10:15am
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Pulling Noby Noby Boy apart only brought people together
By Derrick Sanskrit January 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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Inside the Smite World Championships
By Cameron Kunzelman January 12, 2016 | 12:27pm
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What is your New Year’s gaming resolution?
By Drew Toal, Zack Handlen, Ryan Smith, Anthony John Agnello, Alex McLevy, Derrick Sanskrit, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, 5876237249237204994, Patrick Lee January 12, 2016 | 6:00am
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Time May Change Me: David Bowie and Omikron: The Nomad Soul
By Joe Bernardi January 11, 2016 | 10:47am
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This reader’s Fallout 4 backstory is even more tragic than the original
By Matt Gerardi January 8, 2016 | 7:00pm
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Magic: The Gathering—Puzzle Quest isn’t as addictive as its component parts
By Samantha Nelson January 8, 2016 | 6:00am
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Why Evie Frye Makes Me Love Assassin's Creed Again
By Richard Wakeling January 5, 2016 | 10:30am
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Gameological readers share their favorite games of 2015
By Matt Gerardi December 30, 2015 | 6:00am
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Why Until Dawn is the Multiplayer Game of the Year
By Ashley Barry December 28, 2015 | 11:32am
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Our favorite games of 2015, part two
By Patrick Lee, Nick Wanserski, Drew Toal, Ryan Smith, Samantha Nelson, Derrick Sanskrit, John Teti December 22, 2015 | 6:00am
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William Gibson's Game MEG 9 has Giant Robots, Sci-fi Philosophy
By Jason D'Aprile December 21, 2015 | 11:27am
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Our favorite games of 2015, part one
By Joe Keiser, Zack Handlen, Anthony John Agnello, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi December 21, 2015 | 6:00am
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Readers debate the pleasures and perils of extra lives
By Matt Gerardi December 18, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Halo 5 is a step backward, but it’s a step in the right direction
By Matt Gerardi December 18, 2015 | 6:00am
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Parasite Eve bottles the eerie feeling of not celebrating Christmas
By Anthony John Agnello December 18, 2015 | 6:00am
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Wintry mix: 12 video game songs in the spirit of the season
By Nick Wanserski, Zack Handlen, Anthony John Agnello, Derrick Sanskrit, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Patrick Lee December 17, 2015 | 3:00pm
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It’s time for the extra life to die
By Anthony John Agnello December 16, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Should I Stay or Should I Go: How to Stay Afloat in the Games Media
By Luke Winkie December 16, 2015 | 1:30pm
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The only “true ending” to a game like Undertale is the one you choose
By Matt Gerardi December 11, 2015 | 7:00pm
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The Game 2048 is Maddening and Should Be Illegal
By Shane Ryan December 11, 2015 | 8:45am
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XCOM 2 is full of nasty, thrilling surprises
By Ryan Smith December 11, 2015 | 6:00am
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Watch Out for Overwatch, the Beta of the Year
By Eric Van Allen December 10, 2015 | 10:16am
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Undertale dares players to make a mistake they can never take back
By William Hughes December 9, 2015 | 2:00pm
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The Failed Follow-up to Minecraft: Behind the End of Scrolls
By Joseph Leray December 9, 2015 | 10:15am
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Street Fighter, E-sports and Totino’s: A Recap of the Capcom Cup Tournament
By Suriel Vazquez December 7, 2015 | 4:00pm
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New Final Fantasy VII trailer suggests the remake might be ready for action
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 11:09pm
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Readers share tips for tackling the hurdles of board gaming with friends
By Matt Gerardi December 4, 2015 | 8:30pm
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Pokémon Picross muddies its simple pleasures with free-to-play frustrations
By Derrick Sanskrit December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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What’s it like to run a real-life escape room?
By Samantha Nelson December 1, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Failure is the Only Way to Communicate in Super Mario Maker
By Eric Van Allen December 1, 2015 | 12:14pm
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Before Mobile Gaming Exploded, There Was the Nokia N-Gage
By Jonathan Keane December 1, 2015 | 12:11pm
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Fallout 4 Doesn’t Feel Like Fallout (And That’s Okay)
By Javy Gwaltney December 1, 2015 | 9:00am
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Gameological at Essen: Highlights from the world’s biggest board game fair
By Chris Field December 1, 2015 | 6:00am
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Rewriting the Past with NCAA Football 2004
By Tom Keiser November 30, 2015 | 11:22am
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What are you playing this Thanksgiving weekend?
By Matt Gerardi November 25, 2015 | 6:00am
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Nostalgia Factory: Grappling With Star Wars: Battlefront
By Javy Gwaltney November 24, 2015 | 1:08pm
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The Good and the Bad of the Dota 2 Frankfurt Major
By Suriel Vazquez November 23, 2015 | 4:04pm
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What was it like to be a Nintendo game play counselor?
By Annie Zaleski November 21, 2015 | 6:00am
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How Black Ops III paves the way for a Call Of Duty-Law & Order crossover
By Matt Gerardi November 20, 2015 | 8:00pm
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Sportsman of the Year: FIFA 16
By Cameron Kunzelman November 20, 2015 | 10:30am
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Day of the Devs Belonged to the Players
By Bryce Duzan November 20, 2015 | 9:00am
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash should’ve just stuck to tennis
By Matt Gerardi November 20, 2015 | 6:00am
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Knights Of The Old Republic’s endings provide more proof that good is dumb
By Anthony John Agnello November 18, 2015 | 6:00am
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What scene from a Star Wars game best captures the spirit of the films?
By Nick Wanserski, Anthony John Agnello, Derrick Sanskrit, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Patrick Lee November 17, 2015 | 6:00am
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Readers recall the short lives and goofy deaths of Dungeons & Dragons heroes
By Matt Gerardi November 13, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Football Manager 2016: A Search for Perfection
By Ian Williams November 13, 2015 | 11:00am
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What’s your favorite Fallout 4 experience so far?
By Matt Gerardi November 13, 2015 | 6:00am
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Win a Rise Of The Tomb Raider digital download and limited-edition artwork
By Cameron Scheetz November 11, 2015 | 10:19pm
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All Mod Consoles: What Console Mods Means for the Fallout Modding Community
By Jon Gregory November 11, 2015 | 1:45pm
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Home sweet wasteland: 7 perfectly livable post-apocalyptic communities
By Patrick Lee, Nick Wanserski, Drew Toal, Anthony John Agnello, Matt Gerardi, John Teti November 11, 2015 | 6:00am
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A pair of glasses hides Metal Gear Solid V’s commentary on its development drama
By Sam Barsanti November 11, 2015 | 6:00am
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Anna Kendrick is more powerful than you could possibly imagine in new Star Wars: Battlefront ad
By Sam Barsanti November 9, 2015 | 9:18pm
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Readers mourn the loss of split-screen Halo
By Sam Barsanti November 6, 2015 | 7:00pm
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Franchise Opportunity: Why I Always Answer the Call of Duty
By Eric Van Allen November 6, 2015 | 10:00am
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The Witness is Jonathan Blow’s rebellion against the tyranny of adventure games
By Matt Gerardi November 6, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Third Annual Queerness and Games Conference
By Riley MacLeod November 5, 2015 | 11:30am
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Readers recommend horrific board games for Halloween hangouts
By Matt Gerardi October 30, 2015 | 7:35pm
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On Nintendo’s New Smartphone App Miitomo
By Jon Irwin October 30, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Tacoma's Ordinary World: The Blessedly Banal Future of the Future in Gaming
By Katherine Cross October 30, 2015 | 2:00pm
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The creators of Borderlands trade volume for variety in Battleborn
By Ryan Smith October 30, 2015 | 5:00am
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Tabletop terror: 5 board games that capture distinct flavors of horror
By Samantha Nelson October 29, 2015 | 5:00am
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Heather Mason is the only Silent Hill hero worthy of the town’s ghastly talents
By Patrick Lee October 28, 2015 | 5:00am
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Dota 2, Accept That You’re a Silly Game
By Suriel Vazquez October 27, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Bloodborne knows that nothing is scarier than change
By Anthony John Agnello October 27, 2015 | 5:00am
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Never judge a game by its jumpsuit: Friday The 13th on NES was ahead of its time
By Zack Handlen October 26, 2015 | 5:00am
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It’s the crafty details that make Yoshi’s Woolly World a knitter’s delight
By Matt Gerardi October 23, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Bloodporne: Why Bloodletting Ought to Mean More in Pop Videogames
By Jed Pressgrove October 23, 2015 | 10:00am
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Downwell is a nonstop struggle against gravity and greed
By Matt Gerardi October 23, 2015 | 5:00am
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Katamari Damacy’s whimsical cosmology is built on a father-son relationship
By Nick Wanserski October 22, 2015 | 4:00pm
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The Making of The Oregon Trail: An Interview with Don Rawitsch
By Jack Yarwood October 22, 2015 | 1:00pm
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PlayStation’s Star Wars: Battlefront holiday commercial is absolutely shameless
By Katie Rife October 19, 2015 | 6:47pm
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What video game would you turn into a Broadway musical?
By Matt Gerardi October 16, 2015 | 6:00pm
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Balancing Act: Fixing Hearthstone's Patron Warrior Problem
By Eric Van Allen October 16, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Tabletop Portal and a Japanese craze led the gaming charge at New York Comic Con
By Derrick Sanskrit October 16, 2015 | 5:00am
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Family Ties and Bad UI: The Utter Inscrutability of Crusader Kings 2
By Gita Jackson October 15, 2015 | 11:30am
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A Deus Ex: Mankind Divided designer dreams up a violent opera adaptation
By Derrick Sanskrit October 14, 2015 | 2:00pm
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The Colonialist Undertones of Metal Gear Solid V
By Omar Elaasar October 12, 2015 | 12:15pm
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How Yoshi’s role in the Super Mario World games is a metaphor for parenthood
By Matt Gerardi October 9, 2015 | 6:30pm
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RymdResa finds poetry in cripplingly lonely space exploration
By Julie Muncy October 9, 2015 | 5:00am
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Traveling tunes: 10 methods of gaming transport and their moving themes
By Drew Toal, Anthony John Agnello, Alex McLevy, Derrick Sanskrit, William Hughes, Patrick Lee October 8, 2015 | 5:00am
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The Future of Halo Multiplayer
By Ahmed Mohamed October 7, 2015 | 5:00pm
