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and William Hughes

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[Note: This article contains spoilers for The Last Of Us Part II, up through the end of Seattle: Day 2.]

Jul 3

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

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Jul 1

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What happens when you panic during a firefight in The Last Of Us Part II?

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Note: This article contains spoilers for The Last Of Us Part II, up through the beginning of Seattle: Day 2.

Jun 26

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

Sam Barsanti

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Jun 24

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The Last Of Us Part II doesn’t make target practice easy

and William Hughes

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[Note: This article contains spoilers for the first several hours of The Last Of Us Part II.]

Jun 19

2

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

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Jun 17

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Can someone who couldn’t get past the first Last Of Us learn to beat the second?

and William Hughes

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It’s 12:30 a.m., and I am pulling at my hair in frustration, because I keep letting this teenager get eaten by a zombie. I’ve been stuck at the same load point for almost an hour, and have replayed roughly two minutes’ worth of gameplay at least twenty times. I can’t seem to reload my gun in time to take down this one…

Jun 16

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The Last Of Us Part II boldly reckons with its predecessor and its own violent design

A.A. Dowd

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Note: This article contains very minor plot details from The Last Of Us Part II and major details from the original Last Of Us (including discussion of its ending).

Jun 12

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

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Jun 10

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6/10/20

6/10/20

The <i>Katamari</i> games helped me roll with my clinical anxiety

The Katamari games helped me roll with my clinical anxiety

Shannon Miller

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My relationship with games is heavily marked by two starkly different experiences. The first took place in the modest college apartment that my then-fiancé and I shared just after graduation. I was saddled with a dead-end degree, a mildly abusive office job, and virtually no options to improve my circumstances.…

Jun 5

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

Sam Barsanti

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

May 29

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Hello, I am a shark

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

May 22

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

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

May 20

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Games over: The best endings in gaming

William Hughes,

A.A. Dowd,

Alex McLevy,

and 1 more

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Note: This article contains extensive spoilers. Obviously.

May 15

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

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

May 8

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What’s your ideal comfort game?

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

May 1

2

A quick and dirty guide to playing games—any games—online with your friends

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Apr 24

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Let your inner bad guy out of the box with our guide to Disney’s Villainous board game

Samantha Nelson

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Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Apr 23

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4/23/20

4/23/20