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<i>Escape Simulator </i>is a near-perfect substitute for the real thing

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Escape Simulator is a near-perfect substitute for the real thing

Pine Studio's new escape rooms are the closest we've come to replicating the feeling of yelling at your friends…

William Hughes

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Idle games keep getting better, as our pandemic brains get worse

Long periods of time at home turn out to be great for a genre of game that's all about planning, clicking, and…

William Hughes

1/21/22 12:00AM

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<i>Dying Light 2 </i>re-raises the “Are video games too damn long?” question

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Dying Light 2 re-raises the “Are video games too damn long?” question

Techland's announcement that its new zombie parkour game takes "500 hours" to complete has re-ignited The Discourse

William Hughes

1/14/22 12:00AM

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<i>Wordle </i>isn't actually about the words

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Wordle isn't actually about the words

Viral word game Wordle is a triumph of pretty much everything except testing vocabulary skills

William Hughes

1/07/22 12:00AM

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This big, dumb year in big, dumb shooter games

Far Cry, Halo, Battlefield, and Call Of Duty all got new entries this year, but were any of them good?

Sam Barsanti

12/24/21 12:00AM

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Let’s kill Santa!

This Christmas, let’s explore games that let you kill Santa Claus

William Hughes

12/17/21 12:00PM

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<i>Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator </i>wants to piss you off

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Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator wants to piss you off

Strange Scaffold's gorgeous organ trading game employs friction to help you vent your spleen—and then sell it at a…

William Hughes

12/17/21 12:00AM

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What game are you desperate to beat before the end of 2021?

As the year comes to a close, what new game are you dying to get off your backlog?

William Hughes

12/10/21 12:01AM

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The gorgeous <i>Solar Ash </i>plays a bit like <i>Tony Hawk’s Pro Colossus Killer</i>

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The gorgeous Solar Ash plays a bit like Tony Hawk’s Pro Colossus Killer

Heart Machine’s follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter is a gorgeous game about skating your way through the end of the…

William Hughes

12/03/21 12:00AM

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The <i>Elden Ring </i>network test was wondrous and worrying in equal ways

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The Elden Ring network test was wondrous and worrying in equal ways

George R.R. Martin and From Software's new game takes the Dark Souls formula and adds in a little Zelda: Breath Of…

William Hughes

11/26/21 12:00AM

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Radiohead's digital <i>Kid A Mnesia Exhibition</i> is no game—it's an experience

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Radiohead's digital Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is no game—it's an experience

This immersive, enthralling adventure in modern art sends you hurtling through Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke's…

Alex McLevy

11/19/21 12:00AM

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The <i>Call Of Duty </i>machine is grinding the series into dust

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The Call Of Duty machine is grinding the series into dust

It doesn't matter if each year's new Call Of Duty is good, all that matters is that there is a new Call Of Duty

Sam Barsanti

11/12/21 12:00AM

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<i>Darkest Dungeon II </i>sends you on the <i>Oregon Trail </i>to hell

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Darkest Dungeon II sends you on the Oregon Trail to hell

Red Hook Studio’s sequel feels more like a conventional video game than its eldritch, obtuse predecessor—for both…

William Hughes

11/05/21 12:00AM

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<i>House Of Ashes </i>treats post-9/11 Iraq like just another B-movie haunted house

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House Of Ashes treats post-9/11 Iraq like just another B-movie haunted house

The latest installment in Supermassive Games’ The Dark Pictures Anthology gets points for being audaciously weird,…

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10/29/21 12:00AM

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<i>Back 4 Blood </i>is a nostalgic reminder of how fun it is to leave your friends for dead

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Back 4 Blood is a nostalgic reminder of how fun it is to leave your friends for dead

Turtle Rock Studio’s new game is a retread of its classic Left 4 Dead—and what’s wrong with that?

William Hughes

10/22/21 12:00AM

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With <i>Metroid Dread</i>, Nintendo finally gets the action hero it deserves

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With Metroid Dread, Nintendo finally gets the action hero it deserves

MercurySteam’s brilliant animation work has made Samus Aran cooler than ever, but it came at a price

Sam Barsanti

10/15/21 12:00AM

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Dear video games: Knock it off with the dog murder, huh?

Far Cry 6 has a lot of problems, but making you a frequent dog murderer, by necessity, is definitely up there

William Hughes

10/08/21 12:00AM

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<i>ActRaiser Renaissance </i>remasters all the charm out of an SNES classic

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ActRaiser Renaissance remasters all the charm out of an SNES classic

The glossy re-build of the 1990 classic loses touch with the melancholy heart of the original game

William Hughes

10/01/21 12:00AM

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Ten years later, few games have ever matched <i>Dark Souls’</i> delicious obscurity

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Ten years later, few games have ever matched Dark Souls’ delicious obscurity

From Software's masterpiece has the same obscure vibes as an enigmatic indie game

William Hughes

9/24/21 12:00AM

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

GamesWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?

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

Sega's latest Yakuza spin-off is frustrating and fun and boring and ridiculously over-the-top, just like life

Sam Barsanti

9/17/21 12:00AM

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