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  • The A.V. Club's most anticipated games of 2025 Movies The A.V. Club's most anticipated games of 2025 By William Hughes January 18, 2025 | 11:00am
  • One of our favorite games of 2023 just got a gorgeous new version Movies One of our favorite games of 2023 just got a gorgeous new version By William Hughes January 17, 2025 | 10:00am
  • How are you getting through the January gaming dead zone? Movies How are you getting through the January gaming dead zone? By William Hughes January 10, 2025 | 10:00am

Games Features

  • Not every Not every "gambling but better" game is going to turn out like BalatroBy William HughesJanuary 3, 2025 | 10:00am
  • Crosstalk: Is petting the dog bad, actually? Crosstalk: Is petting the dog bad, actually?By A.V. Club StaffDecember 31, 2024 | 11:00am
  • Make Rise Of The Golden Idol your murderous holiday treat Make Rise Of The Golden Idol your murderous holiday treatBy William HughesDecember 27, 2024 | 10:00am
  • What was missing from our best games of 2024? What was missing from our best games of 2024?By William HughesDecember 20, 2024 | 10:00am
  • The best games of 2024 The best games of 2024By A.V. Club StaffDecember 19, 2024 | 11:00am
  • For a comic book mash-up, Marvel Rivals is hard as hell to read For a comic book mash-up, Marvel Rivals is hard as hell to readBy William HughesDecember 13, 2024 | 9:00am
  • 8 games, 8 years: How the weird lil' Nintendo DS took over the gaming world 8 games, 8 years: How the weird lil' Nintendo DS took over the gaming worldBy William HughesDecember 9, 2024 | 6:00am
  • Free dress-up game Infinity Nikki is addictively weird Free dress-up game Infinity Nikki is addictively weirdBy William HughesDecember 6, 2024 | 10:00am
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Games Lists
  • Riddick Rises: 2004 was the year movie tie-in video games stopped sucking Riddick Rises: 2004 was the year movie tie-in video games stopped suckingBy William HughesAugust 14, 2024 | 9:00am
  • The best video games of 2024 (so far) The best video games of 2024 (so far)By William HughesJune 4, 2024 | 12:00pm
  • The best games of 2023 The best games of 2023By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Jen LennonDecember 20, 2023 | 1:00pm
  • The 12 best video games of 2023 (so far) The 12 best video games of 2023 (so far)By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Jen LennonJune 15, 2023 | 3:00pm
  • The 15 best games of 2022 The 15 best games of 2022By Alexander Chatziioannou, Sam Barsanti, Grace Benfell, Jen Lennon, Reid McCarter, William HughesDecember 19, 2022 | 1:00pm
  • The six best (and one worst) trailers from The Game Awards The six best (and one worst) trailers from The Game AwardsBy William HughesDecember 9, 2022 | 5:53am
  • Ranking Resident Evil: The lows and highs of gaming's greatest horror franchise Ranking Resident Evil: The lows and highs of gaming's greatest horror franchiseBy William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Grace Benfell, Reid McCarter, Alexander Chatziioannou, Mike RougeauOctober 28, 2022 | 2:00pm
  • The 10 best games of 2022 (so far) The 10 best games of 2022 (so far)By William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Alexander Chatziioannou, Mike Rougeau, Grace BenfellJune 29, 2022 | 8:00am
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Games News
  • Nintendo introduces the bigger, more powerful Switch 2 Nintendo introduces the bigger, more powerful Switch 2By Emma KeatesJanuary 16, 2025 | 9:38am
  • Fortnite has allegedly frozen Mariah Carey in a giant block of ice Fortnite has allegedly frozen Mariah Carey in a giant block of iceBy William HughesDecember 18, 2024 | 5:52pm
  • Here are the biggest trailers from the 2024 Game Awards Here are the biggest trailers from the 2024 Game AwardsBy William HughesDecember 12, 2024 | 8:48pm
  • Aw, whoops, Pokémon Go users have been training robots to navigate the world Aw, whoops, Pokémon Go users have been training robots to navigate the worldBy William HughesNovember 22, 2024 | 12:04am
  • Netflix replaces its AAA game studio with more AI junk Netflix replaces its AAA game studio with more AI junkBy Matt SchimkowitzNovember 4, 2024 | 8:03pm
  • Hey, hey, come on over and have some fun watching Tim Walz play Crazy Taxi Hey, hey, come on over and have some fun watching Tim Walz play Crazy TaxiBy Matt SchimkowitzOctober 27, 2024 | 7:01pm
  • New indie game studio NEARstudios announces debut cozy fantasy game Hawthorn New indie game studio NEARstudios announces debut cozy fantasy game HawthornBy Mary Kate CarrOctober 8, 2024 | 11:37am
  • Particularly existential Sims 4 expansion pack to let you intern under the Grim Reaper Particularly existential Sims 4 expansion pack to let you intern under the Grim ReaperBy Mary Kate CarrOctober 3, 2024 | 12:36pm
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Games Reviews
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio is a worthy, epic successor to the Persona legacy Metaphor: ReFantazio is a worthy, epic successor to the Persona legacy
  • Shadow Of The Erdtree review: 50 more hours of one of the decade's biggest, best, and weirdest games Shadow Of The Erdtree review: 50 more hours of one of the decade's biggest, best, and weirdest games
  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance review: A slick, smart way to grind away the hours of your life Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance review: A slick, smart way to grind away the hours of your life
  • Lorelei And The Laser Eyes review: One of the best new puzzle games in years Lorelei And The Laser Eyes review: One of the best new puzzle games in years
  • Dragon's Dogma 2 review: One of the strangest Dark Souls imitators of all time Dragon's Dogma 2 review: One of the strangest Dark Souls imitators of all time
  • Alone In The Dark review: David Harbour is the worst part of this horror game remake Alone In The Dark review: David Harbour is the worst part of this horror game remake
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review: Excessive, exhausting…and exhilarating Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review: Excessive, exhausting…and exhilarating
  • Persona 3: Reload review: A re-energized revival of a grim gaming classic Persona 3: Reload review: A re-energized revival of a grim gaming classic
  • Spider-Man 2 review: Dual Spideys play the hits in a deeply satisfying sequel Spider-Man 2 review: Dual Spideys play the hits in a deeply satisfying sequel
  • Lies Of P is far better than a Lies Of P is far better than a "dark, violent Pinocchio game" has any right to be
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