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Opinion

Fighting Games Need to Evolve if They’re Going to Survive

Street Fighter II wasn’t the first fighting game, but it’s remained the standard, setting up a formula where a collection of fighters with ...
By Max CovillJanuary 4, 2019
Holmes and Watson
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Holmes and Watson

It’s easy to see why Holmes & Watson must have looked like a great idea on paper. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly ...
By Bob ChipmanJanuary 4, 2019
Column

The Terminator Will Always Be Back

The 1984 film The Terminator kicked off a franchise that stamped its booted footprint across the decades — and that’s  been both a ...
By Noah BerlatskyJanuary 4, 2019
Column

Keeping the Law of Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the most successful trading card game ever invented, maintaining its popularity during the last 25 years through a mix ...
By Adam AdlerJanuary 3, 2019
Game OverThinker

Pandora’s Lootbox

Do gamers hate lootboxes enough to love government regulations?
By Bob ChipmanJanuary 3, 2019
Video Games

2018’s Best Worst and Blandest

This week Yahtzee reviews the most notable games of 2018.
By Yahtzee CroshawJanuary 2, 2019
Opinion

How Bethesda Killed Fallout

This is not a eulogy for Black Isle Studios, the creators of the original Fallout games. Nor is it a paean for the ...
By Russ PittsJanuary 1, 2019
Movies & TV

The Road Goes Ever On

The Big Picture looks ahead to 2019.
By Bob ChipmanDecember 31, 2018
Column

Resolve to Build a Better Life with Black Mirror: Nosedive

New Year’s is a time when many people resolve to improve their lives. But do you really want to get in shape, put ...
By Samantha NelsonDecember 31, 2018
Opinion

Street Fighter’s Future is Super Smash Bros.

Street Fighter fans can rest easy. Capcom has found the perfect way of ensuring the premiere fighting series’ legacy for the next decade: ...
By John LearnedDecember 28, 2018
Welcome to Marwen
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Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen is loose biopic of artist and photographer Mark Hogancamp, a former Navy veteran and illustrator who was brutally beaten in ...
By Bob ChipmanDecember 28, 2018
Column

Avatar’s Iroh Is a Rare Masculine Role Model

The image of an old man drinking tea is one as old as the drink itself. There’s a serenity to it: someone alone ...
By Henry WerhaneDecember 28, 2018

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