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Get your bad on: 10 video games that let you play as the worst villains imaginable

From Star Wars to Dungeon Keeper, these games give players a chance to indulge their villainous sides

William Hughes

PublishedSeptember 29, 2023

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<i>Armored Core VI</i>'s brutal first boss is all about the horrors and pleasures of climbing The Wall

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Armored Core VI's brutal first boss is all about the horrors and pleasures of climbing The Wall

Armored Core VI, from the minds behind Dark Souls, isn't afraid to hit its players with some tough love

William Hughes

PublishedSeptember 1, 2023

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Ranking the 10 best, and 5 worst, comedy games of all time

Comedy in video games is hard—and these 15 titles prove it, for good and ill

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 28, 2023

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<i>Immortals Of Aveum</i>: A surprisingly fun shooter cursed with one of gaming's all-time obnoxious heroes

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Immortals Of Aveum: A surprisingly fun shooter cursed with one of gaming's all-time obnoxious heroes

If you want to get to the fun hiding at the core of Immortals Of Aveum, you're going to have to get through a whole…

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 25, 2023

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<i>Pseudoregalia </i>is an indie gaming winner that's absolutely gorgeous—in its own way

GamesWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?

Pseudoregalia is an indie gaming winner that's absolutely gorgeous—in its own way

With a throwback visual aesthetic dating back to the mid-'90s, and shockingly solid running and jumping gameplay, Pse…

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 18, 2023

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<i>Stray Gods</i>: <i>The Roleplaying Musical </i>is charming—but skimps on the "roleplaying"

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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is charming—but skimps on the "roleplaying"

Top-notch video game voice talent sing their hearts out in this "Roleplaying Musical"—but they're playing a familiar…

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 11, 2023

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On second look, <i>Remnant 2 </i>is one of the great games of 2023

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On second look, Remnant 2 is one of the great games of 2023

Get past those initial irritations, and Remnant 2 is a top-tier shooter

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 4, 2023

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Now you can actually play those annoying fake Facebook ad games

You can Pull The Pin to your heart's desire in the new collection YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU…

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 28, 2023

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<i>Remnant 2 </i>would be a fun, brutal shooter—if it ever shut up

GamesWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?

Remnant 2 would be a fun, brutal shooter—if it ever shut up

The new sequel to 2019's Remnant: From The Ashes does a lot of things right—and one minor, but extremely irritating,…

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 21, 2023

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<i>Final Fantasy XVI</i>'s pivot to action is surprisingly boring

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Final Fantasy XVI's pivot to action is surprisingly boring

While the action gameplay is initially bracing, Final Fantasy XVI fails to evolve in the manner of past games in the…

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 14, 2023

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<i>Lies Of P</i>'s demo promises the "sexy Pinocchio fights evil puppets" game of your dreams

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Lies Of P's demo promises the "sexy Pinocchio fights evil puppets" game of your dreams

In its attempts to imitate From Software's classic Bloodborne, the Lies Of P demo offers a crude imitation about…

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 7, 2023

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Summer was made for games like the bizarre <i>Wanted: Dead</i>

GamesWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?

Summer was made for games like the bizarre Wanted: Dead

This summer's hottest game is several months old, got negative reviews, and is totally awesome

Sam Barsanti

PublishedJune 30, 2023

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Lies Of P is far better than a "dark, violent Pinocchio game" has any right to be

Mortal Kombat takes itself seriously now, and we're missing the "so bad it's good" days

10 great Dungeons & Dragons games for when you (finally) finish Baldur's Gate III

Skyrim follow-up Starfield is more small step than giant leap

Starfield's futuristic "NASA-punk" setting carries some surprisingly real morality baggage

GeoGuessr adaptation provides brand new way to get frustrated with Elden Ring

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F-Zero 99 is a waste of one of Nintendo's best ideas

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty goes a long way toward fixing a flawed masterpiece

Help, my Baldur's Gate 3 party needs an HR rep

Starfield's futuristic "NASA-punk" setting carries some surprisingly real morality baggage

Lies Of P is far better than a "dark, violent Pinocchio game" has any right to be

Skyrim follow-up Starfield is more small step than giant leap

Final Fantasy XVI trades strategy for spectacle—and fun

Diablo IV is a somewhat smarter way to kill a whole bunch of demons—and time

Can Resident Evil Village still be scary when it's not right up in your face?

Eight years later, living a life of crime in Grand Theft Auto Online sure looks a lot different

100 hours in, Elden Ring is a beautiful, ugly masterpiece

5 things the Uncharted games deliver that the film series needs to add

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

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

The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

Far Cry 5’s nihilistic ending tries to take the rest of the game down with it

Get your bad on: 10 video games that let you play as the worst villains imaginable

Armored Core VI's brutal first boss is all about the horrors and pleasures of climbing The Wall

Ranking the 10 best, and 5 worst, comedy games of all time

Immortals Of Aveum: A surprisingly fun shooter cursed with one of gaming's all-time obnoxious heroes

Pseudoregalia is an indie gaming winner that's absolutely gorgeous—in its own way

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is charming—but skimps on the "roleplaying"

On second look, Remnant 2 is one of the great games of 2023

Now you can actually play those annoying fake Facebook ad games

Remnant 2 would be a fun, brutal shooter—if it ever shut up

Final Fantasy XVI's pivot to action is surprisingly boring

Lies Of P's demo promises the "sexy Pinocchio fights evil puppets" game of your dreams

Summer was made for games like the bizarre Wanted: Dead