One of the best things about being a part of a fandom like Alien and Predator is how often we are able to see our fellow fans express their passion and creativity through the plethora of fan produced ...

Announced in 2012, Routine is a disturbingly detailed and creepy experience marred by some annoying puzzles The FX show ...

LEGO has been putting out a lot of cool new sets for adults this year, but the latest offering is more than just a build. Set #11374 is a working pinball machine, complete with dual flippers and a ...

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Quarter UP launched the details of the day 1 patch for Invincible VS in a post on the game’s website, just ahead of its launch at the end of this week. There are mechanics to beat team ToD combos, but ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Welcome to The Playfield, a weekly column about the games we’re currently playing here at The A.V. Club. Every Saturday our games writers Garrett Martin and Elijah Gonzalez will look at whatever ...

Defender is one of the most important arcade games of all time, but in 2026, you’ll have a hard time playing it legally. Released in February 1981 by pinball company Williams Electronics, it was a big ...

Remember when the highlight of your week was convincing your parents to give you a handful of quarters for the arcade? The Asheville Pinball Museum brings back that feeling, minus the part where you ...

Marley Hughes owns a library of games through many digital platforms, including Steam, and is steadily building up a physical collection as well, mainly in the case of older video game consoles such ...

A Google search will tell you that Pokémon is the most popular media franchise in the world. Even if you can’t trust Google that much anymore, you can’t really argue that Pokémon isn’t massive, with ...

Metroid? Castlevania? Why not both? And thus, the metroidvania genre was born. But what exactly is a metroidvania? It’s kinda like if you turned Mario from Super Nintendo into a gorgeous vampire and ...