Welcome to Crosstalk, wherein A.V. Club writers discuss their varied (or unvaried, as the case may be) perspectives on a pop-culture topic. This time, Jen Lennon and William Hughes discuss the ...

Making video games is hard, and there are infinite ways players judge and pick apart games depending on their personal tastes. Some games are too complicated, others too simple, while a game that’s ...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard lets you pet the dog. It really shouldn't have. Of all the cynical video game trends that emerged in the 2010s, games letting you pet the dog is undoubtedly the most harmless ...