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GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: What's the perfect game to play on a plane?As we take our summer vacations, what games do the best job of turning the unpleasant now into a less-cramped future?ByWilliam HughesPublishedJuly 5, 2024Comments (14)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: There's beauty in a game that's just too damn hard to beatElden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree is ridiculously hard, especially in its endgame—and maybe that's okayByWilliam HughesPublishedJune 28, 2024Comments (20)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: 5 spoiler-free tips for surviving Elden Ring: Shadow Of The ErdtreeSpoiler-free ways to ease your transition into From Software's excellent new Elden Ring expansionByWilliam HughesPublishedJune 21, 2024Comments (6)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Oh god, there's too many demos!Steam's Next Fest has buried us in demos, so there's nothing for it but to jot down impressions of as many of them…ByWilliam HughesPublishedJune 14, 2024Comments (6)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Tactical Breach Wizards' demo is all about the joy of sending jerks through windowsThe demo for Tactical Breach Wizards—from the team behind Gunpoint and Heat Signature—is a stirring reminder of why…ByWilliam HughesPublishedJune 7, 2024Comments (5)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: You don't need to wait to play Hades II just because it's in "Early Access"Supergiant Games' sequel to its 2020 hit Hades puts the lie to the "Early Access" label with its level of content…ByWilliam HughesPublishedMay 31, 2024Comments (34)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: The video game where Jason Voorhees can murder Steven Universe is coming backWe checked back in on Warner Bros.' MultiVersus, the game where the Joker, Arya Stark, and Velma from Scooby-Doo can…ByWilliam HughesPublishedMay 24, 2024Comments (16)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: 5 fascinating games to sample from Steam's latest buffet of demosSteam's "Endlessly Replayable Fest" offers a lot of free games to sample right now; which ones are worth your time?ByWilliam HughesPublishedMay 17, 2024Comments (5)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Microsoft killed some damn fine game studios this weekThe teams behind last year's Hi-Fi Rush and 2017's Prey were both let go by the gaming giant this weekByWilliam HughesPublishedMay 10, 2024Comments (21)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: SpongeBob Squarepants meets Dark Souls, somehow kind of rocksAnother Crab's Treasure looks like a gimmick game—and feels that way for its first hour. But there's a great riff on …ByWilliam HughesPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (7)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Which Fallout game should you play, now that you've finished the show?We rate (nearly) every game in the Fallout series, based on which ones you should play once you've hit the credits…ByWilliam HughesPublishedApril 26, 2024Comments (47)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Hades II is already incredible, and it's barely getting startedAn early playtest of the sequel to one of 2020's best games is content to play the hits—but oh, what hits they areByWilliam HughesPublishedApril 19, 2024Comments (20)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: How much grossness are you willing to sit through to get to the actual game?AFK Journey and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League have an unlikely factor linking them: They're both good games…ByWilliam HughesPublishedApril 12, 2024Comments (31)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Which amazing games slipped through last year's cracks?With a brief gaming lull after Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Dragon's Dogma 2, we want to know: Which great games…ByWilliam HughesPublishedApril 5, 2024Comments (7)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Dragon's Dogma 2 pulls one of the meanest video game tricks we've ever seenDragon's Dogma 2 is perfectly content to spring a potentially game-ruining trick on its players—but why?ByWilliam HughesPublishedMarch 29, 2024Comments (32)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Let's talk about the wild ending of Final Fantasy VII RebirthThe Final Fantasy VII Remake project continues to launch ambitious attacks on the idea of gaming "canon"; let's talk…ByWilliam HughesPublishedMarch 22, 2024Comments (5)
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GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: This free demo is one of the best deals in gaming right nowUnicorn Overlord arrives on multiple systems this week—and its demo is one of the best video game sales pitches…ByWilliam HughesPublishedMarch 8, 2024Comments (3)
GamesGame TheoryGamesGame TheoryGame Theory: Thank god, someone finally fixed pokerBalatro, the new "poker roguelike" from LocalThunk, lets you cheat your way to fun by blowing apart the basic rules…ByWilliam HughesPublishedMarch 1, 2024Comments (15)