Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.
ShopSubscribe
Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.
Mes
The A.V. Club logo
What Are You Playing This Weekend?Games ReviewsTo The Bitter End
Illustration for Microsoft brings Pirates Of The Caribbean to Sea Of Thieves and Top Gun to Flight Simulator
Microsoft brings Pirates Of The Caribbean to Sea Of Thieves and Top Gun to Flight Simulator

After a partially COVID-necessitated hiatus last year, it’s E3 time again, making this the most wonderful time of the year for video game fans… or at least video game fans who like to know what’s coming out in the future more than they like actually playing video games, because E3 is more about trailers and release dates than it is about playing anything now that…

Sam Barsanti

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Oh god, what if I don’t like <i>Breath Of The Wild 2</i>, either?

Oh god, what if I don’t like Breath Of The Wild 2, either?

In <i>Strangeland</i>, hell might just be in your head

In Strangeland, hell might just be in your head

Take us down to <i>Knockout City</i>, where the dodgeballs fly and—oh god, the dodgeballs!

Take us down to Knockout City, where the dodgeballs fly and—oh god, the dodgeballs!

Newswire

Link needs a parachute in <i>the Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild</i> 2 trailer

Link needs a parachute in the Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 trailer

There's still no new Switch, but Nintendo did announce a new <i>Metroid </i>game today

There's still no new Switch, but Nintendo did announce a new Metroid game today

Square Enix announces new <i>Guardians Of The Galaxy </i>game

Square Enix announces new Guardians Of The Galaxy game

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

Advertisement