Steve Heisler

PublishedMay 26, 2016

12/15/15

Ghostbusters: The Board Game channels the camaraderie and frenzy of the films

Pretend for a minute that Ghostbusters was a real operation and that ghosts actually existed. How would the events…

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PublishedDecember 15, 2015

8/25/15

22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been

A shouting match has broken out on the early morning streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn between two 9-year-old boys.

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PublishedAugust 25, 2015

1/8/15

Tommy Wiseau ends a lengthy chat about his new sitcom by calling our interviewer a prick

Note: This interview originally ran in 2015, ahead of Tommy Wiseau’s TV series, The Neighbors.

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PublishedJanuary 8, 2015

12/23/14

What are your favorite games to play over the holidays?

Welcome back to AVQ&A (Gameological edition), where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and…

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Nick Wanserski,

Ryan Smith,

John Teti,

Samantha Nelson,

and Patrick Lee

PublishedDecember 23, 2014

11/11/14

The kindness of strangers is more vital than ever in Dark Souls II’s expansions

There is an unwritten code of multiplayer etiquette in Dark Souls II. Alongside an elaborate selection of weapons…

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PublishedNovember 11, 2014

10/23/14

The Pre-Sequel! puts Borderlands in space, but it should have stayed grounded

In 2001: A Space Odyssey (but more importantly, on an episode of The Simpsons), “The Blue Danube” waltz scores the…

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PublishedOctober 23, 2014

7/24/14

What’s your favorite game of the year so far?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

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Nick Wanserski,

Ryan Smith,

Kyle Fowle,

and John Teti

PublishedJuly 24, 2014

5/19/14

There’s an app for that?: 6 fictional apps from TV and their real-world equivalents

1. MeowMeowBeenz, Community
In one fifth-season episode of Community, an app that seems like a strange cross between…

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Mike Vago,

and John Teti

PublishedMay 19, 2014

5/6/14

Child Of Light’s coming-of-age tale finds triumph in tragedy

Child Of Light begins when an adorable firecracker named Aurora, daughter of an Austrian duke who loves her dearly,…

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PublishedMay 6, 2014

4/10/14

Which games don’t need a sequel?

Today’s question is something of a follow-up to our last Q&A about in-game pop culture, and it comes from our…

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Sam Barsanti,

Matt Kodner,

and John Teti

PublishedApril 10, 2014

3/19/14

The Bachelor video game simulates the most miserable parts of dating

“Love is a battlefield.” —a very confused military tactician

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PublishedMarch 19, 2014

3/14/14

Dark Souls II adds a hint of kindness to the series’ sadism

At the beginning of the original Dark Souls, your character escapes from the Undead Asylum—a place where the most…

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PublishedMarch 14, 2014

2/11/14

The adventure-game spoof Jazzpunk has some laughs but little substance

Given Saturday Night Live’s unique place as TV’s sketch-comedy standard-bearer, it’s in the show’s best interest to…

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PublishedFebruary 11, 2014

1/30/14

What piece of in-game pop culture do you want to see in the real world?

Today’s question comes from Gameological contributor Danny Gallagher: What piece of in-game pop culture—movie, TV…

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Danny Gallagher,

Matt Gerardi,

Matt Kodner,

and John Teti

PublishedJanuary 30, 2014

1/29/14

No, You Shut Up!: "Shut Up, America!"

Before the State of the Union address begins, Hot Dog is asked a question by Paul F. Tompkins, but he isn’t…

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2014

1/23/14

Our cheap-game roundup ponders the afterlife of video game characters

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Creator: Jason Oda
Platforms: iPad/iPhone (Universal), Mac, PC, Linux
Reviewed on: Mac
Price: iPad/iP…

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Matt Kodner,

John Teti,

and Matthew Crowley

PublishedJanuary 23, 2014

1/6/14

Serene, I fold my hands and wait: 69 of our most anticipated pop culture of 2014

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel (March 7)
A new Wes Anderson film is always an event, particularly around the A.V. Club…

PublishedJanuary 6, 2014

12/20/13

25 other shows that made 2013 one of the best years in TV history

For 2013’s best-of-TV list, The A.V. Club’s TV writers got together to discuss the shows that got us talking the…

PublishedDecember 20, 2013

12/11/13

Our favorite games of 2013, part one

One of the disadvantages of doing year-end staff selections for the “best” games of the year is that because video…

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Matt Gerardi,