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The best thing about State of Play was Konami's new Inside-like platformer that promises to let me "truly understand what it feels like to be an octopus"
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | I can't wait to dive into Konami and ZDT Studios' new platformer

After Helldivers 2 and Astro Bot success, live service and family games are genres PlayStation wants to "expand in the future"
By Kaan Serin published
News But aren't Helldivers and bots mortal enemies?

Over a year after Sega revealed its grand IP revival, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is officially coming this August from the devs behind the incredible brawler Streets of Rage 4
By Dustin Bailey published
News Details on those Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi revivals are still to come

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds announcement trailer proves Sega is coming for Mario Kart 9's throne with transforming cars and a closed beta this month
By Jordan Gerblick published
news You can sign up for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds' closed network test now

Developer behind beloved platformer Limbo regains ownership of his indie studio, announcing that "the road ahead will be entirely different"
By Anna Koselke published
News Jumpship remains "commitment to emotion-driven storytelling, gameplay, and innovation"

BioWare's Sonic The Hedgehog RPG "actually uses Dragon Age: Origins dialogue system heavily streamlined to fit on the Nintendo DS"
By Kaan Serin published
News A former Dragon Age executive producer reveals, though you could argue Origins actually uses Sonic's dialogue system

After 44 years, Donkey Kong player discovers that the legendary kill screen isn't really the end
By Dustin Bailey published
News "This will not happen for real" unless somebody hits a 1 in 40 octillion lottery

Nintendo Switch 2 might be getting Xbox games, but Xbox Series X|S just got the next best thing: Mariostro Strikers
By Kaan Serin published
News Mario's long-lost cousin is trapped in an AI-slop-infested, fiery hellscape

Smash Bros meets Metroidvania in Possessor(s), Heart Machine's new side-scrolling opus
By Justin Towell published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Hyper Light Drifter's developer goes back to its 2D roots in this horror adventure from Devolver Digital

Donkey Kong designer reveals his biggest problem with his Rare redesign, and explains how his childhood breakfast cereal ban shaped Diddy Kong, too
By Issy van der Velde published
News "We'll get somebody good to model it, to draw it properly when the time comes. But the drawings are just concepts."
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