The Romeo is a Dead Man Night Thread (April 13th, 2026)
Romeo is a Dead Man is pretty rad. There are even comic panel-styled cutscenes à la Max Payne! Continue reading The Romeo is a Dead Man Night Thread (April 13th, 2026)
Author: Merve
AVoCADo GamesCast #118: Upgrading Your Jockstrap
Hey folks! This is a very special episode! We interviewed Avocado regular Ben Ward, writer and designer on the recently-released Earth Must Die, about the design and creative process behind the game. We also chatted a lot about Avatar. For … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #118: Upgrading Your Jockstrap
AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #119
Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, on Sunday, March 22nd. We’ll spend a bit of time covering the Nvidia DLSS5 debacle, but the main focus of this episode will be what we’ve been … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #119
AVoCADo GamesCast #117: The Capital of Antarctica
In this episode, The Kappa and I discuss what we did over the winter season. The Kappa and his family got really into D&D, while I jumped around in Big Hops. We also review our 2025 predictions and make predictions … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #117: The Capital of Antarctica
AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #118
Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, on Sunday, February 22nd. There’s no special topic planned for this episode, so we’ll be talking about what we’ve been playing lately. Since Skype has been decommissioned, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #118
AVoCADo GamesCast #116: One Cheek: The 2025 Year-End GamesCast
The GamesCast’s year-in-review episode is finally here! Tune in to hear me, The Kappa, and Quinley Thorne talking about our favourite, most disappointing, and most surprising games of 2025. Also featuring contributions from Little Mac, Frossty, Jarathen, 3rdstringhero, and Science. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #116: One Cheek: The 2025 Year-End GamesCast
AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #117
Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend! We can record either on Saturday or Sunday evening, Eastern time. This is our annual start-of-the-year episode, so we’ll be discussing: Since Skype has been decommissioned, we … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #117
2026 Australian Open Discussion Thread
The first Grand Slam of the year is here! Men’s singles defending champion Jannik Sinner is aiming for a three-peat, but rival Carlos Alcaraz is hungry for a first title here. Meanwhile, women’s singles defending champion Madison Keys is hoping … Continue reading 2026 Australian Open Discussion Thread
Awesome Games Done Quick 2026
Annual weeklong charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is back, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation from January 4th to January 11th. This year, the event is being held live in Pittsburgh, but as usual it is … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2026
The Pits 2025: Results!
You voted. We tallied. Here are The Avocado’s favourite media works and most memorable comments of 2025. Continue reading The Pits 2025: Results!
The Pits: 2025 Commenting Awards
It’s time for one of this site’s most beloved traditions: the annual commenting awards! Here’s how it works. I’ll make a subthread for each of the categories listed below. Submit your nominations for each category as a reply, and upvote … Continue reading The Pits: 2025 Commenting Awards
The Pits: Best in Video Games 2025
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Video Games 2025
Pits Central 2025
Here you’ll find links to vote in each of the topics in The Avocado’s annual awards show, The Pits. Voting for most topics is open until noon Eastern Standard Time on December 28th, 2025, but topic hosts may select an … Continue reading Pits Central 2025
AVoCADo GamesCast 2025 Year-End Community Extravaganza Submissions
Hey folks! It’s year-end time, and that means we’re putting together the final GamesCast episode of the year: the annual community extravaganza! And as usual, we’re looking for community members who want to record themselves running down their top 3 … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2025 Year-End Community Extravaganza Submissions
AVoCADo GamesCast #115: Motherflipper, Those Are Auks!
Apologies for the delay in getting this up. In this episode, Drinking with Skeletons, Colonel Mustard, our editor The Kappa, and I talk about Twitch scandals, the Saudi PIF buying EA, indie mystery picks, and what we were playing back … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #115: Motherflipper, Those Are Auks!
The Pits 2025: Kickoff
Hey everyone! Merve here, and I’m organizing this year’s Pits awards, The Avocado’s annual awards show for the best in media, as voted on by you. Yes, you. Here’s the proposed schedule: I’ll be leading the video games and commenting … Continue reading The Pits 2025: Kickoff
AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #115
Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend! This will be our annual Halloween episode, but we don’t have any particularly spooky topics planned. We’ll discuss Electronic Arts’s plan to go private, but aside from … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #115
AVoCADo GamesCast #114: A Tale of Two Egmonts
Heya Guacs! In this episode, The Kappa and I talk about a lot of things: Destiny 2‘s latest expansion; Donkey Kong Bananza; how payment processors handle adult content; fanfiction; tech industry layoffs; how the AI bubble is impacting the games … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #114: A Tale of Two Egmonts
2025 US Open Discussion Thread
The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, kicks off today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Use this thread to talk about the tournament, discuss players’ strategies, and live-chat matches. Stuff to watch: For … Continue reading 2025 US Open Discussion Thread
AVoCADo GamesCast #113: Goons Per Second
The gang gets together to talk about Summer Game Fest and the Nintendo Switch 2. Shout out to Rollin Bishop! [Recorded June 22nd, 2025] Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #113: Goons Per Second
The Worst Pop Culture of 2025 So Far
Now that we’re just past the halfway mark of 2025, it’s time to take stock of the creative works that came out in the first half of the year. Just like last year, I’ve made a space for the community … Continue reading The Worst Pop Culture of 2025 So Far