Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...

To mark Mario’s 40th anniversary, we’re ranking every 2D mainline Mario game, from Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Wonder.

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To mark Mario’s 40th anniversary, we’re ranking every 3D mainline Mario game, from Super Mario 64 to Bowser’s Fury.

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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 ...

Legendary heroes Sarah Connor, John Connor and the T-800 are back in Terminator 2D: No Fate, an officially licensed 2D action side-scroller.

Square Enix’s legendary tactical role-playing game gets its most substantial remaster so far, with a new script, new ...

Melinoë also plays fairly differently from Zagreus, which is one of the better things about Hades II. She was trained in the ways of ancient Greek witchcraft, so combat is now reliant on managing a ...