A list of games as varied in the ways they try to terrify players as there are ways to be terrified
Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.
Matt Gerardi
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A.V. Club games editor and pin-wearing member of the society since 2012.
1. Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes”
2. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, “Endless Love”
3. Kenny Roger, “Lady”
4. John Lennon,…
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1. Next, “Too Close”
2. Brandy and Monica, “The Boy Is Mine”
3. Shania Twain, “You’re Still The One”
4. Savage Garden,…
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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…
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How on earth has it taken seven years for a WarioWare game to end up on the 3DS? If anything, a sweeping, deranged…
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Underneath all the melodramatic cutscenes and ornamental belts, even today’s flashiest JRPGs are often built on a…
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With new games of all sizes filling real and digital shelves every week, it can be near impossible for anyone to…
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1. The Beatles, “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
2. The Beatles, “She Loves You”
3. Louis Armstrong, “Hello, Dolly!”
4. Roy…
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Bionic Commando was a game that flew in the face of its own era. When it reached Nintendo’s Famicom on this day in…
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Sony has been talking about developing a movie based on its Uncharted series of blockbuster action games for nearly…
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Playing the recently released remastered—excuse me—“re-mars-tered” edition of Red Faction: Guerrilla hammers home…
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1. Wings, “Silly Love Songs”
2. Elton John & Kiki Dee, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”
3. Johnnie Taylor, “Disco Lady”
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At this point, it’s safe to say the report of disco’s death was an exaggeration. The backlash against it,…
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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…
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With new games of all sizes filling real and digital shelves every week, it can be near impossible for anyone to…
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Earlier this week, Warner Bros. published a new mobile game based on Westworld that has players blatantly…
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Bad Witch is a thin, if rewarding, listen from Nine Inch Nails; while Kamasi Washington’s cinematic soul-jazz is…
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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…
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