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Heya AvoGamers! I apologize for the late notice, but we’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for recording in the … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #43
Welcome to Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite game soundtrack? Please join us for Franchise Festival tomorrow as we go over the history of Final … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Live and In Person
This is the fourth in a series of video game tournaments to determine the best video game of all time (according to the Avocado)! Because this is such a broad category, and because of the difficulty in comparing, say, arcade … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 3D Years – Nominations
Annual charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is back, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. You can watch the marathon here. Some upcoming schedule highlights (all times PST and subject to change): N++ 2-player co-op at 8:22 … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2019
New year, new games; welcome to Tuesday New Games 2019 Edition! While we got a few new titles (ports really) over the last three weeks like Sundered: Eldritch Edition, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition, Donut County, Vermintide 2 … Continue reading New Game Releases 01/08/19 – 01/14/19
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s your favorite depiction of a post-apocalyptic setting? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is How the World Ends
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will set off on an epic journey to uncover the history … Continue reading Franchise Festival #44: Final Fantasy
Welcome to 2019! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your least favorite sidequest or minigame included in an otherwise engaging game? I think we did favorite sidequests before, so … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Dreading the Reviews
Thanks for your patience! The AVoCADo GamesCast 2018 Year-End Extravaganza is finally here, featuring yours truly, Otakunomike, Science is Bad, The Kappa, Gougagna, Gilles De Raisin Bran, PT, and a whole lotta butts. We run down the year’s gaming news, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #42: Attacking Butts: The 2018 Year-End GamesCast Extravaganza
Happy New Year! 2018 is in the rear view mirror, gone, done, finito; it’s time to look ahead at what’s come. Okay, so what can we expect in 2019? Well, for starters, the vast majority of games don’t have release … Continue reading New Game Releases: 2019 Preview
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s the most memorable in-game celebration you’ve seen. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is Gonna Celebrate!
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be revving our engines and taking down the history of Burnout, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #43: Burnout
Welcome to Thursday, friends. The last Thursday of 2018, in fact! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your personal Game of the Year and why? I’m working hard to get … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Calling It
I’ve noticed some folks around here use personal computers (or “PC’s”, as the kids call them these days) but sometimes they buy them pre-built or send them off to a store to get parts upgraded. Well, you can save yourself … Continue reading How to Build a Personal Computer
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday’s everyone! The 2018 video game season is pretty much over at this point, with another year of notable releases and events going by and entering the history books, but what about video games of years … Continue reading New Game Releases: Notable Events – ’88/’98/’08
Want me to make you into a Sims 4 Sim? Um, obviously yes! What do you need from me? A selfie and a general description of the clothes you wear every day is ideal. I’ll probably try to put you … Continue reading I Will Sim You
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s your favorite chase sequence in a game? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread needs to GTFO
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be unlocking the story of Zero Escape, a trilogy of visual … Continue reading Franchise Festival #42: Zero Escape
Welcome to Thursday, my Avocado comrades! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt (inspired by the series I’ve been writing about for Franchise Festival), what is your favorite narrative twist in a … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Twisting Again, Like It Did Last Year
With 2018 coming to a close and Christmas just around the corner, most game companies have taken the next few weeks off, well, except people releasing games for the Switch. There are something like 40 games coming out in the … Continue reading New Game Releases: 2018 Buyer’s Guide – Part 2
With 2018 coming to a close and Christmas just around the corner, most game companies have taken the next few weeks off, well, except people releasing games for the Switch. There are something like 40 games coming out in the … Continue reading New Game Releases: 2018 Buyer’s Guide – Part 1
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