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Nah, Dom is "beard guy"

Digital is great, too, although it's much more about tone and nostalgia.

Maybe I'm over-identifying, but when I play games like this, I don't draw a line between myself and, to use your example, Shepard. Either my Shepard is meant to be a reflection of myself, or if I'm playing Renegade, a reflection of the ruthless version of myself I'm modeling in my head. I don't use third-person

You're absolutely right that these real-world interactions have bled out more since Hate Plus came out. It's one of the things that made Pokemon Go such a craze. (And it's not new, either, of course: one of my favorite childhood gaming memories was dipping the letter from StarTropics in my bathroom sink to see the

This essay is kind of a sequel to one I wrote last year—my first piece of writing for Gameological!—about love in the Fallout games.

I don't think it's a matter of being more healthy. It's about being more accurate—which, to my mind, is one of the goals of putting romances into games. (At least, hypothetically, I don't know that that's why most designers put them in.)

I read about that case, but I'm not sure it fits exactly. It's hard to get any straight details on it from the multiple reports. Updating the story in any case, since "hasn't managed to kill anybody" doesn't seem entirely accurate upon reflection.

IT'S HAPPENING. I MADE THE JOKE AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING.

All you have to do is bring out Codenames to bring everybody back, though.

Time's Up is great. I'll also stump for Dixit, which shares some Apples To Apples DNA but without the pressure to be funny. (Also, it's beautiful.)

I'm a Midwest transplant living in Portland and I've tried so many times to infect people out here with the Euchre Virus.

Pretty sure you mean the Brocktoon fan club.

This seems familiar…

You're right, it would. Thanks for pointing this out.

Don't forget Jughead's Time Police!

FYI, we reached out to Shout Factory and they absolutely denied that the list that's floating around came from anyone there. Too bad. The tip was much appreciated, though.

I take it that means I can't talk you into sending any info to your friendly neighborhood A.V. Club Tip line? tips@avclub.com

I don't know how serious you're being, but as someone who dislikes Guardians pretty strongly, its cavalier attitude toward death really was one of the things I liked about it least.

The Ghost Skyscrapers of Metropolis.