Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
I've spent over 10 years trying (and failing) to beat this dungeon-crawling roguelike RPG that was made using cellphone internet data in a treehouse in the woods
Now Playing Now Playing | Legend of Dungeon is the game I love to hate, hate to love, and couldn't imagine my life without
13 developers share the video games that helped them fall in love with gaming
Feature We asked the devs who are helping to shape the future of gaming what made them fall in love with playing them in the first place
Two of my all-time favorite Metroidvania games launched in the last year – and I've hardly understood a word of their stories
Opinion Opinion | Narrative hand-holding is fine, but light-touch storytelling suits me just fine in the Metroidvania space
Ultros review: "A drop-dead gorgeous head trip of a Metroidvania game set in a cosmic uterus sarcophagus"
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Griselda GTA 6 rumors have persisted for 8 years – in the wake of the Netflix show, I really hope there's some truth to them
Opinion Opinion | I've just finished the six-part miniseries and am more on board than ever
Rise of the Ronin's martial arts and ranged weapons are going a long way to realizing my Sekiro meets Bloodborne fantasy
Opinion Opinion | Rise of the Ronin looks like it could take choice-driven combat to a whole other level
The Metroidvania genre is on fire right now, and Tales of Kenzera Zau just jumped to the top of my most-anticipated list
Opinion Opinion | The debut venture from Surgent Studios enters a genre in great health
PlayStation State of Play predictions: What we want to see at the 40-minute showcase that promises 15+ games
PREDICTIONS Opinion | With "extended looks at Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin" already confirmed, what else might we see?
"The Thing on an oil rig" is one hell of a pitch, but Still Wakes the Deep's unshakable terror is driven by its unheroic characters
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | Protagonist Caz is an unfit ex-boxer "in the middle of a situation beyond imagining"
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Everything we know so far
Feature We're counting down the days until Kill the Justice League launches
Hollow Knight Silksong's agonizingly long road to release might actually be an accidental stroke of genius
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | There are few games capable of stirring this level of hype right now, but Silksong is definitely one of them
The GTA 6 trailer landed 8 weeks ago – what has the Grand Theft Auto community been speculating about since?
GRAND THEFT AUTOPSY Grand Theft Autopsy | From Lucia's actor to the unnamed co-protagonist's role, we dissect the biggest GTA 6 rumors
Avowed's commitment to ubiquitous player choice could make it 2024's standout RPG: "At Obsidian, it's your world, your way, right?"
Interview Interview | In combat, in questing, and in everything between, Avowed puts you at the heart of everything it does
The biggest video game anniversaries of 2024
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS Old In 2024 | Hang on, these games are *how old* this year?
The excruciating wait for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is a blessing and a curse for the action RPG
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | Elden Ring's first slice of new content has been a long time coming, for better and worse
I was sold on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 27 years ago
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | The latest slice of the modern day reimagining ticks so many old-school boxes
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like the best series adaptation since Temple of Doom on the Atari ST over 30 years ago
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | I love Lara, but this looks like the sort of tomb raiding I've wanted from Indy for so long
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown has given the 35-year-old series its second reinvention, but I still think it's better-suited to action RPG over Metroidvania
Opinion Opinion | The Lost Crown has made Prince of Persia relevant again, setting its next steps up perfectly in the process
What to expect from PlayStation in 2024
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | In the wake of a steady but subdued 2023, Sony will be keen to make some noise in the coming weeks and months
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown review: "It gets so much right, but falls short of greatness"
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I played A Tiny Sticker Tale with my 5-year-old daughter for a laugh, but was nearly brought to tears by its poignant themes of fatherhood
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Turning A Tiny Sticker Tale into an inadvertent pantomime was the perfect tonic to combat end-of-year fatigue
With the GTA 6 hype train in motion, 2024 will be the most exciting year for Grand Theft Auto in the series' almost 30-year existence
Grand Theft Advent Grand Theft Advent | Merry Christmas, happy Grand Theft Advent, and here's to a busy and rumor-driven New Year
The first GTA 6 trailer was incredible – but what can we expect from the second?
Grand theft advent Grand Theft Advent | With GTA 6 not here till 2025, we'll surely be seeing more of Vice City soon
