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What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s the best/most memorable/most frightening transformation scene in a game? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread hasn’t revealed its final form
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be building a relationship with Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons. Note that all … Continue reading Franchise Festival #13 Harvest Moon
Heya AvoGamers! I apologize for the short notice, but we want to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Sunday, the 27th of May, and we’d love to have you contribute. The time at which we record will … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #36
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite desert world in a game? Please also join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival, where we’ll be discussing … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Parched
Welcome to Monday, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite poetic/hilarious video game one-liner? Note: I’m filling in for @Blargg because WordPress went bonkers and disabled … Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread #2 Does A Barrel Roll
Background In 1979, the I.R.M. Corporation was founded. It would later change its name to Capcom. Throughout the 80s Capcom published games for arcades and home console systems with hits like Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Mega Man 2, and 1942. In … Continue reading Franchise Festival #12: Street Fighter
Mostly the video games, but also some other stuff. What is the name of this iconic mascot? The unit known as the curie is equal to the radioactivity of one gram of what substance? The soundtrack for Fallout: New Vegas … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Fallout
Hey folks, What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what multiplayer-oriented game has the best single-player mode? Also, join us tomorrow as the esteemed @Blargg contributes a Franchise Festival article on … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Solo
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: How do you prefer to play games that offer morality choices? (hat tip to Demyx) Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Has Some Tough Choices to Make
Happy Friday Avocadoans! Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be dispelling the fog of war surrounding Warcraft. Noah … Continue reading Franchise Festival #11: Warcraft
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing this week and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite depiction of internal conflict or turmoil in a game? Also, please join us tomorrow in … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Taking A Long Hard Look In The Mirror
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What games have you (or would you) introduce to young people get them into gaming? Also what games were introduced to you by adults as … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread Passes on its Legacy
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be sinking our teeth into Dino Crisis. Background Survival horror was hitting … Continue reading Franchise Festival #10: Dino Crisis
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what are you favorite early computer games? I think of these as those weird late ’80s, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Skiing Free
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s your favorite credit sequence in a game? (courtesy of Demyx) Continue reading Weekly Games Thread wants you to know we’ll meet again
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be choosing to learn about Mass Effect. Background Bioware was founded in … Continue reading Franchise Festival #9: Mass Effect
Merry Thursday, Avocadoans! What are you playing this week and what do you think of it? As a bonus prompt, what are your favorite mobile/app games? Also, don’t forget to join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival as we discuss the … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Stuck Inside of Mobile
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: If you could make one game into a movie, what would be your dream director, cast, and scenario? Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread Is Ready for Its Closeup
Hey folks! Here’s the 35th episode of our community’s gaming podcast. Join me, DL, and The Kappa (also our editor) as we discuss auto racing, gaming with kids and significant others, online toxicity, gaming habits, and much more. You can … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #35: An Invitation to Cheat
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be racing to keep up with the history of Nintendo’s Mario … Continue reading Franchise Festival #8: Mario Kart
Good morning Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? Also, what is your favorite puzzle in a game? How about your least favorite puzzle? As a bonus plug for this website’s game content, I’d … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Solving a Puzzle
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