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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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Aug 28

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Recommends8/28/20

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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Aug 21

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/21/20

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

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Aug 7

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/7/20

Despite the name, <i>Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On </i>is disappointingly simple

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?8/7/20

Despite the name, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On is disappointingly simple

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jul 31

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/31/20

In <i>Carrion</i>, it’s good to be <i>The Thing</i>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/31/20

In Carrion, it’s good to be The Thing

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jul 24

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/24/20

The comforts of a truly stupid mystery solved

“Comfort gaming” is a regular refrain these days; even as other industries slow down, gaming continues to plug…

Jul 17

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/17/20

All aboard the <i>Monster Train</i>, toot toot

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/17/20

All aboard the Monster Train, toot toot

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jul 10

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/10/20

This probably goes without saying, but it’s incredibly fun to be Iron Man

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jul 3

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/3/20

<i>Floor Is Lava </i>is a live-action video game, and that’s awesome

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?7/3/20

Floor Is Lava is a live-action video game, and that’s awesome

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jun 26

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/26/20

The <i>Foundation </i>expansion is a nice reminder of what made <i>Control </i>so great

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/26/20

The Foundation expansion is a nice reminder of what made Control so great

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jun 19

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Recommends6/19/20

<i>The Room </i>games are a love letter to beautiful, haunted things

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The Room games are a love letter to beautiful, haunted things

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jun 12

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/12/20

A lone survivor recounts what it’s like to be the last person to play <i>The Last Of Us</i>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/12/20

A lone survivor recounts what it’s like to be the last person to play The Last Of Us

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

Jun 5

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/5/20

Why stop at RoboCop? 6 more characters who should join the <i>Mortal Kombat </i>

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?6/5/20

Why stop at RoboCop? 6 more characters who should join the Mortal Kombat

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

May 29

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/29/20

Hello, I am a shark

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

May 22

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/22/20

It’s surprisingly easy to turn <i>House Flipper </i>into a horror game

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/22/20

It’s surprisingly easy to turn House Flipper into a horror game

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

May 15

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/15/20

The <i>Tony Hawk </i>revival has us asking: Where have all the great skating games gone?

RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/15/20

The Tony Hawk revival has us asking: Where have all the great skating games gone?

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…

May 8

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RecommendsWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?5/8/20

What’s your ideal comfort game?

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent…