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The 20 songs that chart Beyoncé's evolution as a music superstar

From solo debut Dangerously In Love to Renaissance, Queen B's constantly been on the come-up

Gabrielle Sanchez,

Todd Gilchrist,

and Jack Smart

8/03/22 4:00AM

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The evolution of online gaming threatens extinction for the disconnected life

There’s something to be said about the sheer amount of effort it takes to get a crap ton of people together just to…

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The most important games of the 2010s

It’s been a weird 10 years for video games.

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Flaunt your dumb Destiny 2 username with this new Twitter account

While many waste time agonizing over the perfect username to assign their video game user profiles and in-game…

Reid McCarter

10/07/19 1:41PM

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Relive hours of misery with this list of the 100 hardest video game bosses

Boss battles are often the most memorable part of a video game. That’s usually because, when they’re good, they’re a…

Matt Gerardi

9/27/17 4:31PM

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Destiny 2 still awkwardly demands that you become a "gamer"

Welcome to the second installment of our Game In Progress review for Destiny 2. Over the next several weeks,…

Clayton Purdom

9/25/17 8:30AM

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Does Destiny 2 solve the original game’s storytelling woes?

This week, Clayton Purdom kicked off his multi-part review of Destiny 2. He covered a ton of ground in this first…

Matt Gerardi

9/15/17 3:00PM

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Destiny 2 is a small, cynical sequel—and better for it

Welcome to the first installment of our Game In Progress review for Destiny 2. Over the next several weeks, internet…

Clayton Purdom

9/13/17 11:26AM

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What’s your best PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds story?

This week, William Hughes stopped by to talk about the hottest phenomenon in games right now, PlayerUnknown’s…

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Destiny 2 launching in September, according to whistleblowing wall posters

A sequel to Destiny, Bungie and Activision’s hit online shooter, has never been formally announced, but its…

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20 years after Diablo, every game is Diablo

It took a single day for David Brevik, Diablo’s foremost creator, to realize he was wrong about the game that would…

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Destiny hasn’t earned the nostalgia in Rise Of Iron

There’s a quest in Destiny’s new Rise Of Iron expansion that feels like a date with Destiny—and yes, that’s meant…

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The Taken King is Destiny at its addictive best—and worst

Deep in the bowels of a massive spaceship lodged in Saturn’s rings, I’m on the hunt for a dark alien race. Well,…

Ryan Smith

10/13/15 9:00AM

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Is a month of training enough to turn a shooter zero into a head-shot hero?

Alex: It’s a strange feeling, playing these Crucible sessions in front of Ryan today. For the past month, he’s been…

Alex McLevy

and Ryan Smith

9/24/15 1:00AM

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Sometimes an obnoxious online rival is all you need to up your game

Alex: I’ve played multiplayer Destiny every night this week and have died so many times it’s starting to blur into a…

Alex McLevy

and Ryan Smith

9/10/15 1:00AM

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What’s it like to get your first taste of multiplayer glory?

Ryan: I am not a clutch player when it comes to sports. I still remember that night, over a decade ago, when I lost…

Alex McLevy

and Ryan Smith

9/03/15 1:00AM

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The Shooter Tutor’s student learns to jump, but can he learn to fight?

Alex: It’s nearly time for our second Shooter Tutor session to begin, and I’m looking forward to showing Ryan my…

Alex McLevy

and Ryan Smith

8/27/15 1:00AM

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An A.V. Club staffer embarks on a quest to not suck at shooters

Alex: I’ve set up the Xbox One here in a conference room at A.V. Club HQ, so that Ryan and I will have a large…

and Ryan Smith

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Bungie to remove all traces of Peter Dinklage from Destiny

Game Informer reports that Bungie plans to purge the voice work of Peter Dinklage from its popular shooter Destiny…

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With The Taken King, Destiny may finally add more steak to its sizzle

Preview events offer only brief glimpses at very big games. Who knows how any given game will pan out in its final…

Ryan Smith

6/17/15 3:30PM

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