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This is the quarterfinals for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Quarterfinals
Happy Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, how would you improve one of your favorite games? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Almost There But Not Quite
This is the round of 16 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 16
I had a lot of trouble picking the top game this week between MK11 and Days Gone. I ultimately settled on Mortal Kombat 11 because of its history and multi-platform release, but Days Gone, a game that initially held zero … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/23/19 – 04/29/19
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What difficulty do you select when you play games that allow it? Do you ever adjust the difficulty higher/lower after playing awhile? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is Adjusting
This is the round of 64 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 32
Heya Guacs! It’s episode #47 of the AVoCADo GamesCast. In this episode, we chat about GTA V roleplaying, talk about how to train for a speedrun, throw shade on some memes, debate the validity of the “gamer” label, and have … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #47: It Turns Out We Don’t Live in a Society
In the mid-90’s Capcom’s arcade division developed many popular fighting games and brawlers. Super Street Fighter II was the flagship title for the powerful CPSII hardware. Darkstalkers, Dungeons & Dragons and Street Fighter Alpha were among the games that utilized … Continue reading Franchise Festival #51: Marvel vs. Capcom
This is the round of 64 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 64
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a game that you would like to see from an alternate character’s perspective, or an instance of this that … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has New Eyes
This is part two of the round of 128 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Note that this is only half of the games. Please vote … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 128, Part Two
The spring time doldrums continue with a slate of games that, while probably pretty interesting, don’t quite inspire much in the way of hype. We are also continuing to see the deep pockets of the Epic Games Store and its … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/16/19 – 04/22/19
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Most games feature protagonists in their late teens to middle age. Have you played any good games focused around pre-teen or elderly heroes? If not … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Endures Across Generations
This is part one of the round of 128 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Note that this is only half of the games. Please … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 128, Part One
In April of 1987, Commodore International released the Amiga 500 home computer. A cut price version of their earlier Amiga 1000 model, it was marketed as a computer that everyone could enjoy, rather than as a high-end business machine. This … Continue reading Mi amigo, la Amiga: A Reflection on the Commodore Amiga 500
This is part two of the elimination round for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Note that this is only half of the nominated games. In this … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Elimination Groups, Part Two
Welcome to Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is the most ‘addicting’ game you have played? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Gonna Have to Face it, it’s Addicted to Love
This is part one of the elimination round for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Note that this is only half of the nominated games. … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Elimination Groups, Part One
Heya Guacs! In this episode of the GamesCast, I chat about Google’s new Stadia platform, Microsoft’s and Nintendo’s business strategies, and EA Game Changers with Lovely Bones, Ben, Wolfman Jew, and our faithful editor, The Kappa. Enjoy! You can listen … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #46: Ludic Combinatorics
Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 13th or 14 of April), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. (For those of you who are wondering, Episode … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #47
There aren’t a ton of really great games coming out, but there are a couple of really interesting ones, so keep an open mind and you might find something that you’ll pick up in two years when it drops to … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/09/19 – 04/15/19
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