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Nov 27

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<i>Bugsnax</i>’s resident mean girl<i> </i>doesn’t deserve her bad rap

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/27/20

Bugsnax’s resident mean girl doesn’t deserve her bad rap

Shannon Miller

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Nov 20

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/20/20

I would like to play a full-length <i>Yakuza </i>business simulator, please

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/20/20

I would like to play a full-length Yakuza business simulator, please

William Hughes

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Nov 13

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/13/20

<i>FUSER</i> should be called <i>Ruin A Song With Smash Mouth</i><em>’</em><i>s </i><em>“</em><i>All Star</i><em>”</em><i> Simulator 2020</i>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/13/20

FUSER should be called Ruin A Song With Smash Mouth’s “All Star” Simulator 2020

William Hughes

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Nov 6

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/6/20

What’s your anxiety game?

William Hughes

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Oct 30

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/30/20

These clever mobile horror games seek to emulate the real world's nastiness—misogyny and all

Shannon Miller

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Oct 23

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/23/20

<i>Phasmophobia</i> taught me (and my friends) that I’m a rat-bastard coward who would leave them all to die

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/23/20

Phasmophobia taught me (and my friends) that I’m a rat-bastard coward who would leave them all to die

William Hughes

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Oct 16

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/16/20

Boundary-breaking in video games is unholy and wrong

Sam Barsanti

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Oct 9

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/9/20

The ocean is a wet hell that only wants us dead

William Hughes

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Oct 2

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/2/20

The <i>Blair Witch</i> game is as fun as getting lost in the woods

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/2/20

The Blair Witch game is as fun as getting lost in the woods

A.A. Dowd

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Sep 25

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/25/20

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/25/20

Hades makes dying fun as Hell

William Hughes

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Sep 18

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/18/20

<i>Spelunky 2 </i>has the courage not to mess with perfection

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/18/20

Spelunky 2 has the courage not to mess with perfection

William Hughes

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Sep 11

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/11/20

Sid Meier’s <i>Memoir! </i>debunks the myth of “Nuclear Gandhi”—but not the assumptions that created him

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/11/20

Sid Meier’s Memoir! debunks the myth of “Nuclear Gandhi”—but not the assumptions that created him

William Hughes

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Sep 4

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/4/20

<i>Control</i>’s <i>AWE </i>expansion isn’t <i>Alan Wake 2</i>, but it is a cool setup for it

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/4/20

Control’s AWE expansion isn’t Alan Wake 2, but it is a cool setup for it

Sam Barsanti

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Aug 21

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/21/20

Why don’t more games let you call the Wormfish?

William Hughes

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Aug 14

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/14/20

The original <i>Crazy Taxi </i>is a lost time capsule of the year 2000

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/14/20

The original Crazy Taxi is a lost time capsule of the year 2000

Sam Barsanti

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Aug 7

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/7/20

Despite the name, <i>Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On </i>is disappointingly simple

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/7/20

Despite the name, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On is disappointingly simple

Sam Barsanti

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Jul 31

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/31/20

In <i>Carrion</i>, it’s good to be <i>The Thing</i>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/31/20

In Carrion, it’s good to be The Thing

William Hughes

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Jul 24

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/24/20

The comforts of a truly stupid mystery solved

William Hughes

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“Comfort gaming” is a regular refrain these days; even as other industries slow down, gaming continues to plug…

Jul 17

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/17/20

All aboard the <i>Monster Train</i>, toot toot

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/17/20

All aboard the Monster Train, toot toot

William Hughes

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jul 10

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/10/20

This probably goes without saying, but it’s incredibly fun to be Iron Man

Alex McLevy

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