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We’re not mad at Deathloop—just a little disappointed

Image for Life Is Strange: True Colors blends a playable indie movie with a stunning treatise on empathy

Life Is Strange: True Colors blends a playable indie movie with a stunning treatise on empathy

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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Lost Judgment is a faithful recreation of living a completely absurd life

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Nobody really won in the battle royale between Apple and Fortnite

A ruling has been made in the contentious legal battle between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic Games, but until the appeals start rolling in, nobody can really declare a “victory royale” on this one. (That’s a Fortnite reference.) Epic failed in its plot to tear down the walls of iOS and Apple failed in its bid to make Epic apologize for being a bad friend, but there…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

<i>Lost Judgment </i>is a faithful recreation of living a completely absurd life

Lost Judgment is a faithful recreation of living a completely absurd life

<i>Life Is Strange: True Colors </i>blends a playable indie movie with a stunning treatise on empathy

Life Is Strange: True Colors blends a playable indie movie with a stunning treatise on empathy

<i>Psychonauts 2 </i>cooks up a beautiful spin on its brilliant, busted, brain-blasting mechanics

Psychonauts 2 cooks up a beautiful spin on its brilliant, busted, brain-blasting mechanics

Great Job Internet

Dutch thieves execute daring <i>Pokémon </i>card heist

Dutch thieves execute daring Pokémon card heist

Here, for your consideration, is a Nintendo 64 that plays metal music and breathes fire

Here, for your consideration, is a Nintendo 64 that plays metal music and breathes fire

<em>Breath Of The Wild</em> "street view" lets you explore Zelda maps without worrying about Lynels

Breath Of The Wild "street view" lets you explore Zelda maps without worrying about Lynels

Reviews

We’re not mad at <i>Deathloop</i>—just a little disappointed

We’re not mad at Deathloop—just a little disappointed

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

Newswire

Nobody really won in the battle royale between Apple and <i>Fortnite</i>

Nobody really won in the battle royale between Apple and Fortnite

Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down following discrimination lawsuit and employee walkout

Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down following discrimination lawsuit and employee walkout

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"

Best Of

The best games of 2021 so far

The best games of 2021 so far

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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