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South Park: The Stick Of Truth breaks the curse of the tie-in video game By John Teti April 29, 2014 | 5:00am
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InFamous: Second Son hides glimmers of new ideas amid its pretty visuals By John Teti April 30, 2014 | 5:00am
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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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Nintendo invited us to a Switch play party and we said “uh, yeah” By Kevin Pang, Domenic Del Carmine February 24, 2017 | 4:43pm
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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
- Mario Kart 8 is the best Mario Kart ever By John Teti May 30, 2014 | 5:00am
- Watch Dogs takes a great idea and bludgeons it with normality By John Teti May 28, 2014 | 5:00am
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The ubiquitous glitching in Axiom Verge is a feature, not a bug By John Teti March 31, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Godzilla is the game of the year for masochists By Drew Toal July 22, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Super Mario Maker wisely takes its time to coax players’ creative spirits By Derrick Sanskrit September 9, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Until Dawn leaves the fate of its unlikable slasher-film cast up to you By Julie Muncy September 3, 2015 | 5:00am
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Volume’s hacktivist hero is a Robin Hood for the livestreaming era By Patrick Lee September 2, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Stasis manages to horrify despite its adventure-game limitations By William Hughes September 8, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is intense, audacious, and very sorry By Joe Keiser September 22, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture explores new depths of tedium By John Teti August 11, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Soma’s scares are momentary, but its sense of dread persists By Matt Gerardi September 24, 2015 | 5:00am
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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer won’t judge your decorating quirks By Patrick Lee October 1, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Mushroom 11’s clever goo-based puzzles triumph over its stiff challenges By William Hughes October 15, 2015 | 2:00pm
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The Beginner’s Guide wants intimacy, but then again, we’re all so alone By Julie Muncy October 1, 2015 | 7:33pm
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Rock Band 4 gives fake guitar-shredding a personal touch By Derrick Sanskrit October 6, 2015 | 5:00am
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The Mad Max video game has a lot to say, but it’s best when silent By Nick Wanserski September 29, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Lego Dimensions is a great way to force your childhood on your kids By Nick Wanserski October 15, 2015 | 5:00am
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Yoshi’s Woolly World is tougher than it looks, but only if you want it to be By Matt Gerardi October 21, 2015 | 3:00pm
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Transformers: Devastation is the best Transformers game ever By Drew Toal October 14, 2015 | 4:00pm
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The Taken King is Destiny at its addictive best—and worst By Ryan Smith October 13, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash tries to clean up the series but just makes a mess By Derrick Sanskrit October 20, 2015 | 2:00pm
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Constant dread saves the clumsy Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water By Zack Handlen October 22, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Cibele showcases the expressive power of autobiographical games By Julie Muncy November 5, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Life Is Strange can’t make up its mind about fate and consequence, and that’s okay By Derrick Sanskrit November 3, 2015 | 5:00pm
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A foot in the past is the only thing holding back Assassin’s Creed Syndicate By Patrick Lee November 4, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Try as it might, Black Ops III can’t transcend Call Of Duty’s limits By Ryan Smith November 19, 2015 | 6:00am
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The world of Fallout 4 might be a dump, but it’s your dump, dammit By Matt Gerardi November 9, 2015 | 1:00pm
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Sword Coast Legends has Dungeons & Dragons’ flavor but not its creativity By Samantha Nelson November 10, 2015 | 4:00pm
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Rise Of The Tomb Raider understands why it’s fun to be Lara Croft By Alex McLevy November 9, 2015 | 8:01am
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Star Wars Battlefront finally gives expendable grunts their due By Drew Toal November 24, 2015 | 6:00am
- Ghostbusters: The Board Game channels the camaraderie and frenzy of the films By Steve Heisler December 15, 2015 | 6:00am
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In Just Cause 3, bringing a jet to a gunfight isn’t cheating—it’s expected By Patrick Lee December 10, 2015 | 6:00am
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The Old Hunters doubles down on all the best parts of Bloodborne By Julie Muncy December 2, 2015 | 6:00am
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Legacy Of The Void is a satisfying conclusion to 17 years of StarCraft By Samantha Nelson December 8, 2015 | 3:00pm
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You’ll have to fight Xenoblade Chronicles X to get to the fun it’s hiding By William Hughes December 3, 2015 | 6:00am
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Amplitude presents music not just as a reason to live but as life itself By Patrick Lee January 7, 2016 | 4:00pm
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That Dragon, Cancer asks players to share the burden of a parent’s grief By Nick Wanserski January 11, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Oxenfree tells a great horror story by taking its teenage heroes seriously By William Hughes January 19, 2016 | 6:00am
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Devil’s Third is a video game ghost town from a bygone age By Joe Keiser January 6, 2016 | 6:00am
- The Deadly Tower Of Monsters has all the manic glee of a B-movie marathon By Samantha Nelson January 21, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam introduces the series’ most horrible villain yet By Matt Gerardi January 26, 2016 | 5:00pm
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The Witness makes a game of epiphany By John Teti January 28, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Darkest Dungeon considers the psychological toll of adventuring By Drew Toal February 2, 2016 | 6:00am
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Superhot emulates Hollywood fight scenes by letting you make your own By Matt Gerardi March 3, 2016 | 6:00am
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The real war in Fire Emblem Fates is between nature and nurture By Samantha Nelson February 22, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Beasts are the beauty of the frantic, overstuffed Far Cry Primal By Zack Handlen February 25, 2016 | 6:00am
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XCOM 2’s mean streak makes victory all the sweeter By William Hughes February 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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The Division might be the glossiest Skinner box ever created By William Hughes March 24, 2016 | 1:00pm
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No matter what character you play, in Street Fighter V, we’re all Ryu By Matt Gerardi February 24, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Layers Of Fear aims for arty horror, but its strength is simple scares By Patrick Lee March 1, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Bravely Second piles complexity onto a simple concept By Samantha Nelson April 13, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Intentionally or not, the new Hitman is hilarious By Patrick Lee March 23, 2016 | 5:00am
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Adr1ft trembles on the line between poetry and tedium By Nick Wanserski April 7, 2016 | 5:00am
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Quantum Break looks to the future by mining the past By Drew Toal April 1, 2016 | 12:00pm
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Familiarity breeds disappointment and delight in Dark Souls III By Matt Gerardi April 12, 2016 | 5:00pm
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The Banner Saga 2 picks up the pace and loses focus in the process By Alexander Chatziioannou May 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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The majesty of Hyper Light Drifter’s lonely pilgrimage is worth fighting for By Alexander Chatziioannou April 19, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Star Fox Zero has many parts and little time for any of them By Zack Handlen April 20, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End gives us heroes who hurt By Zack Handlen May 5, 2016 | 7:00am
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The Shadow Of The Beast remake is too attached to an overrated original By Alexander Chatziioannou May 19, 2016 | 5:00am
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Battleborn is too flashy for its own good By William Hughes May 24, 2016 | 5:00am
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Fallout 4 gets personal in Far Harbor By Matt Gerardi May 31, 2016 | 5:00am
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The hellacious new Doom tears the original to shreds By Patrick Lee May 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Homefront: The Revolution is a red yawn By Drew Toal June 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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Overwatch embraces the power of positivity By Matt Gerardi June 9, 2016 | 5:00am
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Blood And Wine delivers a poignant swan song for The Witcher 3 By Alexander Chatziioannou June 21, 2016 | 5:00am
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Furi’s merciless boss-fight gauntlet is as brilliant as it is infuriating By Alexander Chatziioannou July 13, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Necropolis combines two great tastes that taste awful together By Alexander Chatziioannou July 21, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mighty No. 9 melds the old with the new, ends up with the worst of both By Patrick Lee June 30, 2016 | 5:00am
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With Inside, Limbo’s creators deliver a disturbing triumph of restraint By Matt Gerardi June 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Unravel stays tied to a single thread By Zack Handlen February 9, 2016 | 6:00am
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Quadrilateral Cowboy’s celebration of youthful revolt hides in plain sight By Alexander Chatziioannou August 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Telltale’s Batman slowly transforms its routine story into a promising mystery By Alex McLevy August 3, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Bound’s two left feet get in the way of its stunning ballet By Zack Handlen August 16, 2016 | 5:00am
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I Am Setsuna is the perfect antidote for our hot and angry summer By Samantha Nelson August 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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No Man’s Sky is as much a hobby as it is a game By Patrick Lee August 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Obduction is the perfect reminder of what made Myst so great By William Hughes August 24, 2016 | 2:00pm
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The violence of Mother Russia Bleeds provides neither joy nor insight By Alexander Chatziioannou September 6, 2016 | 2:50pm
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World Of Warcraft kills its darlings in the dark, dramatic Legion By Samantha Nelson September 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 doesn’t understand the series’ timeless appeal By Alexander Chatziioannou September 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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For better and worse, they just don’t make them like ReCore anymore By Matt Gerardi September 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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Destiny hasn’t earned the nostalgia in Rise Of Iron By Ryan Smith October 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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Forza Horizon 3 trades the rush of competition for the thrill of discovery By Alexander Chatziioannou September 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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Virginia’s intimacy makes it more than a Twin Peaks wannabe By William Hughes September 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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Paper Mario: Color Splash has vibrancy but little depth By Zack Handlen October 5, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Gears Of War 4 doesn’t reinvent the chainsaw, and it doesn’t need to By William Hughes October 11, 2016 | 5:00am
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The road to world domination isn’t so simple in Civilization VI By Alexander Chatziioannou November 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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Racial injustice is the real villain of Mafia III By Matt Gerardi October 20, 2016 | 5:00am
- 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 Last Guardian demands patience, but even it seems tired of waiting By Matt Gerardi December 5, 2016 | 4:50pm
- Pt. 2 —After a strong start, Final Fantasy XV begins to wither and die By Patrick Lee December 8, 2016 | 6:00am
- 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
- Pt. 3—Final Fantasy XV doesn’t get better, but at least it gets weirder By Patrick Lee December 15, 2016 | 6:00am
- 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
- Pt. 2—Gravity Rush 2 will test your stomach for anime bullshit By Clayton Purdom January 19, 2017 | 6:00am
- Pt. 2—Resident Evil 7 calms down for a minute to deliver a brutal Saw homage By Matt Gerardi February 1, 2017 | 6:00am
- 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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Pt. 1—Breath Of The Wild is the most alive Zelda has felt in 30 years By Matt Gerardi February 24, 2017 | 2:00pm
- Pt. 2—Exploration is its own reward in The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild By Matt Gerardi March 2, 2017 | 10:17pm
- Pt. 1—Torment: Tides Of Numenera is living up to Planescape’s lofty legacy By William Hughes February 28, 2017 | 10:29pm
- Pt. 3—Even Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’s simplest puzzles make you feel smart as hell By Matt Gerardi March 9, 2017 | 4:54pm
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Nioh’s brutal swordplay is exhilarating, when it isn’t stabbing itself in the foot By William Hughes February 14, 2017 | 6:00am
- NieR: Automata is so crazy, it might just work By Nick Wanserski March 21, 2017 | 5:00am