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Here’s hoping that new <i>Indiana Jones </i>game remembers to make Indy a big ol’ doofus

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Here’s hoping that new Indiana Jones game remembers to make Indy a big ol’ doofus

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William Hughes

1/15/21 12:00AM

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Hey, did <i>Cyberpunk 2077 </i>get kind of fun while we weren't looking?

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Hey, did Cyberpunk 2077 get kind of fun while we weren't looking?

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William Hughes

1/08/21 12:00AM

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The dwarf mining mayhem of <i>Deep Rock Galactic </i>is one of 2020’s best co-op experiences

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The dwarf mining mayhem of Deep Rock Galactic is one of 2020’s best co-op experiences

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William Hughes

12/18/20 12:00AM

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<i>Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War</i>’s best moments come from other, better games

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s best moments come from other, better games

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Sam Barsanti

12/11/20 12:00AM

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25 years ago, <i>Catan</i> became an American hit by beating <i>Monopoly </i>at its own cruel game

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25 years ago, Catan became an American hit by beating Monopoly at its own cruel game

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Samantha Nelson

12/04/20 12:00AM

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<i>Bugsnax</i>’s resident mean girl<i> </i>doesn’t deserve her bad rap

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Bugsnax’s resident mean girl doesn’t deserve her bad rap

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Shannon Miller

11/27/20 12:00AM

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I would like to play a full-length <i>Yakuza </i>business simulator, please

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I would like to play a full-length Yakuza business simulator, please

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William Hughes

11/20/20 12:00AM

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<i>FUSER</i> should be called <i>Ruin A Song With Smash Mouth</i><em>’</em><i>s </i><em>“</em><i>All Star</i><em>”</em><i> Simulator 2020</i>

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FUSER should be called Ruin A Song With Smash Mouth’s “All Star” Simulator 2020

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William Hughes

11/13/20 12:00AM

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What’s your anxiety game?

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William Hughes

11/06/20 12:00AM

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These clever mobile horror games seek to emulate the real world's nastiness—misogyny and all

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Shannon Miller

10/30/20 12:00AM

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<i>Phasmophobia</i> taught me (and my friends) that I’m a rat-bastard coward who would leave them all to die

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Phasmophobia taught me (and my friends) that I’m a rat-bastard coward who would leave them all to die

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William Hughes

10/23/20 12:00AM

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Boundary-breaking in video games is unholy and wrong

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Sam Barsanti

10/16/20 12:00AM

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The ocean is a wet hell that only wants us dead

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William Hughes

10/09/20 12:00AM

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The <i>Blair Witch</i> game is as fun as getting lost in the woods

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The Blair Witch game is as fun as getting lost in the woods

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10/02/20 12:00AM

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Hades makes dying fun as Hell

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William Hughes

9/25/20 12:00AM

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<i>Spelunky 2 </i>has the courage not to mess with perfection

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Spelunky 2 has the courage not to mess with perfection

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William Hughes

9/18/20 12:00AM

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Sid Meier’s <i>Memoir! </i>debunks the myth of “Nuclear Gandhi”—but not the assumptions that created him

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Sid Meier’s Memoir! debunks the myth of “Nuclear Gandhi”—but not the assumptions that created him

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William Hughes

9/11/20 12:00AM

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<i>Control</i>’s <i>AWE </i>expansion isn’t <i>Alan Wake 2</i>, but it is a cool setup for it

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Control’s AWE expansion isn’t Alan Wake 2, but it is a cool setup for it

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Why Hulk feel so puny in the Marvel’s Avengers beta?

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William Hughes

8/28/20 12:00AM

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Why don’t more games let you call the Wormfish?

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William Hughes

8/21/20 12:00AM

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