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Have you heard the good news about PowerWash Simulator?

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The best games of 2021 so far

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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

So, the Witcher Pokémon Go game is pretty weird

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Netflix is making video games, so let's baselessly speculate about what they'll be

Back on Sunday, we reported on a rather weird wrinkle in Netflix’s ongoing efforts to make the most of its relationship with TV mega-creator Shonda Rhimes: The news that the streaming service/content creator would also be developing video games and virtual reality experiences based around Rhimes’ projects. (“Now you, too, can thrill to the challenge of trying to…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

<i>The Great Ace Attorney </i>finally offers a version of Sherlock Holmes who isn’t a massive pain in the ass

The Great Ace Attorney finally offers a version of Sherlock Holmes who isn’t a massive pain in the ass

So, the <i>Witcher Pokémon Go </i>game is pretty weird

So, the Witcher Pokémon Go game is pretty weird

Have you heard the good news about <i>PowerWash Simulator</i>?

Have you heard the good news about PowerWash Simulator?

Great Job Internet

You may now buy an ugly, slow, Mario-themed TAG Heuer smartwatch for $2,150

You may now buy an ugly, slow, Mario-themed TAG Heuer smartwatch for $2,150

Meet Alex Moukala, the bassist on a heroic quest to make <i>Final Fantasy</i> funky

Meet Alex Moukala, the bassist on a heroic quest to make Final Fantasy funky

Let's check in on the people speedrunning <i>Super Mario</i> while blindfolded

Let's check in on the people speedrunning Super Mario while blindfolded

Newswire

Video game company Activision Blizzard sued for discrimination and fostering a "frat boy culture"

Video game company Activision Blizzard sued for discrimination and fostering a "frat boy culture"

Neill Blomkamp is making video games now

Neill Blomkamp is making video games now

Netflix is making video games, so let's baselessly speculate about what they'll be

Netflix is making video games, so let's baselessly speculate about what they'll be

Best Of

The best games of 2021 so far

The best games of 2021 so far

Reviews

New console, new dimension—same old <i>Ratchet And Clank</i>

New console, new dimension—same old Ratchet And Clank

<i>Village</i> brings kooky new energy and some very old monsters to <i>Resident Evil</i>

Village brings kooky new energy and some very old monsters to Resident Evil

<i>Spider-Man: Miles Morales </i>doesn’t always wield its great power responsibly

Spider-Man: Miles Morales doesn’t always wield its great power responsibly

To The Bitter End

With its final ending, <i>The Binding Of Isaac</i> <i></i>crawls out of the poop at last

With its final ending, The Binding Of Isaac crawls out of the poop at last

<i>A Way Out</i> saved its best idea for the last 20 minutes

A Way Out saved its best idea for the last 20 minutes

With one final death, <i>Nier: Automata</i>'s ending redefines the meaning of life

With one final death, Nier: Automata's ending redefines the meaning of life

For Our Consideration

<i>Outriders </i>hates everybody—including the people playing it

Outriders hates everybody—including the people playing it

Keyboard Geniuses

Hey, Keyboard Geniuses: Here are the games <i>you </i>liked in 2020

Hey, Keyboard Geniuses: Here are the games you liked in 2020

<i>A.V. Club </i>readers name their favorite games of 2018

A.V. Club readers name their favorite games of 2018

The story behind <i>Metal Gear Survive </i>is way more interesting than the game itself

The story behind Metal Gear Survive is way more interesting than the game itself

Game In Progress

<i>Marvel’s Avengers</i> Pt. 2: Earth’s mightiest heroes battle Earth’s crappiest matchmaking

Marvel’s Avengers Pt. 2: Earth’s mightiest heroes battle Earth’s crappiest matchmaking

<i>Marvel’s Avengers</i> has a story so good, it’s almost worth playing <i>Marvel’s Avengers </i>to see it

Marvel’s Avengers has a story so good, it’s almost worth playing Marvel’s Avengers to see it

The deliciously nasty <i>Vampyr</i> feels like a game from another era

The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

Features

In Y2K, <i>Deus Ex </i>taught gaming the true meaning of Liberty

In Y2K, Deus Ex taught gaming the true meaning of Liberty

<i>Mega Man X</i>'s groundbreaking evolution sent it soaring into the skies

Mega Man X's groundbreaking evolution sent it soaring into the skies

<i>Fallout</i>’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Fallout’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Feaures

The best, worst, and weirdest games in the 30-year-history of the <i>Final Fantasy</i> franchise

The best, worst, and weirdest games in the 30-year-history of the Final Fantasy franchise

The best, worst, and weirdest entries from nearly 40 years of <i>Star Wars </i>video games

The best, worst, and weirdest entries from nearly 40 years of Star Wars video games

The best, worst, and weirdest games from <i>Castlevania</i>’s 30-year history

The best, worst, and weirdest games from Castlevania’s 30-year history

Special Topics In Gameology

<i>Hyper Light Drifter </i>blended past and present to become 2016’s most beautiful game

Hyper Light Drifter blended past and present to become 2016’s most beautiful game

The year’s best video game puzzle reminds us no world is an island

The year’s best video game puzzle reminds us no world is an island

A floating diner was the year’s most memorable video game location

A floating diner was the year’s most memorable video game location

Let's Playlist

30 years of night: A musical history of <i>Castlevania</i>

30 years of night: A musical history of Castlevania

3-D dreams and 2-D extremes: 1996 in video game music

3-D dreams and 2-D extremes: 1996 in video game music

Beat the heat: 10 totally chill video game summer jams

Beat the heat: 10 totally chill video game summer jams

Gameological At Large

Goblin feasts and Lovecraft’s beasts: The new board games of Gen Con 2016

Goblin feasts and Lovecraft’s beasts: The new board games of Gen Con 2016

The most promising games from E3 2016, part two

The most promising games from E3 2016, part two

The most promising games from E3 2016, part one

The most promising games from E3 2016, part one

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