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Jan 15

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?1/15/21

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

William Hughes

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Jan 8

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?1/8/21

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?1/8/21

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

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Dec 25

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/25/20

Let’s kill Santa!

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Dec 18

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/18/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/18/20

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

William Hughes

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Dec 11

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/11/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/11/20

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

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Dec 4

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/4/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?12/4/20

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

Samantha Nelson

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Nov 27

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/27/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/27/20

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

Shannon Miller

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Nov 20

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/20/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/20/20

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

William Hughes

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Nov 13

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/13/20

<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>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/13/20

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

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Nov 6

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?11/6/20

What’s your anxiety game?

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Oct 30

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/30/20

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

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Oct 23

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/23/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/23/20

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

William Hughes

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Oct 16

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/16/20

Boundary-breaking in video games is unholy and wrong

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Oct 9

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/9/20

The ocean is a wet hell that only wants us dead

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Oct 2

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/2/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?10/2/20

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

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Sep 25

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/25/20

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/25/20

Hades makes dying fun as Hell

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Sep 18

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/18/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/18/20

Spelunky 2 has the courage not to mess with perfection

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Sep 11

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/11/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/11/20

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

William Hughes

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Sep 4

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/4/20

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

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?9/4/20

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

Sam Barsanti

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Aug 28

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Recommends8/28/20

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

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