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Top Releases: While I’m sure that Dragon Quest and Mario Tennis have their fans, the 2026 video game release slate has felt pretty light, so far. That changes this week, folks, with the arrival of our first must-play game of … Continue reading New Game Releases 02/24/26 – 03/02/26
Astro’s Playroom: really cool. Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread Is in an Ancient-Slash-Futuristic World
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
Will the real Identify This GIF! please stand up? If you’d like to claim your identity, here’s how: Remember Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t Make It Weird! This is a light-hearted game so please do not post sexualised or objectifying images. Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Happy Thursday friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s talk about mashups of properties, characters, or even genres that we want to see! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Mashed Up
Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual … Continue reading The Tabletop Games Thread Does Magic (2/18/26)
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
Top Releases: It’s a big week for AA releases, giving fans of mid-tier budget games a large number of titles to sink their teeth into. If you’re not into these types of games, well, I’ve got nothing for you. Our … Continue reading New Game Releases 02/17/26 – 02/23/26
Okay, to be clear, this is about electricity floors. Which is not in the header image because I did not take picture of the floor when it was electrified. Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread Is Unduly Enamored with Lex Luthor’s Deathtrap in The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Welcome to the world’s premier showcase for best-on-best international Identify This GIF action! Continue reading Identify This GIF!
A new State of Play presentation is scheduled today, February 12th, for 5 PM EST/2 PM PST. According to the PlayStation blog, it will be more than SIXTY MINUTES long, covering “eye-catching third-party and indie games headed to PS5, along with … Continue reading February 2026 Sony State of Play Live Chat
Happy Thursday, y’all! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s talk about our favorite video game heists. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Plans a Heist
Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual … Continue reading The Tabletop Games Thread Gets Romantic (2/11/26)
It’s once again time to choose our community representatives for the Mafia Championship, hosted by Mafia Universe! The official invitation is here. We need to select a representative and an alternate (in case our rep needs to bow out for … Continue reading 2026 Mafia Championship Nominations!
Top Releases: I am back from vacation and ready to rock and, well, it seems that all of the game publishers are, too, because we have SO MANY games coming out this week! Our top release is Nintendo’s Mario Tennis … Continue reading New Game Releases 02/10/26 – 02/16/26
Happy Monday, folks, and welcome to the Weekly Video Games Thread! Last week I started the latest game I got for free as a member of the unpaid games journalism intelligentsia, Escape from Ever After. I think I’m… halfway through? … Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread Clones It Up
Welcome back to your monthly report of game news, where I do my best to compile everything into one convenient ad-free place, so you don’t have to worry about the pesky cracks that info can fall through at other publications. … Continue reading Game News Roundup: January 2026
Happy Thursday, y’all! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s discuss our favorite (or least favorite) portrayals of real people in video games. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Historically Accurate
Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual … Continue reading The Tabletop Games Thread Explores Other Media (2/4/26)
Top Releases: Hey gang! As I mentioned previously, I was at Disney World all last week, soaring on the back of banshees, breaking the land speed record on the Tomorrowland Speedway, and soiling myself on the Tower of Terror. As … Continue reading New Game Releases 02/03/26 – 02/09/26
If you haven’t played this game, it plays basically that one song from Twin Peaks. It’s great. Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread Is Hip and Trendy, to Quote a Modern Phrase
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