Puyo Puyo Champions review | A good match
by Joe Parlock | Jun 14, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Maybe not 'barebones', considering most of these squishy things don't have skeletons...
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News from the virtual front - 10th June
by Ian Dransfield | Jun 10, 2019 | Gaming, News
Keeping track of the news, so you don't have to
Cyber Shadow: looking ahead to a NES-inspired ninja game
by Alan Wen | May 29, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Not just another NES-style ninja platformer – developer Aarne Hunziker talks to us about Cyber Shadow
Katana Zero review - from zero to anti-hero
by Alan Wen | May 21, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Time-bending ninja action channels cool cuts and cooler slices.
How detective games are evolving
by Steven T Wright | May 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Games of deduction are nothing new, but a new generation of developers are pushing the detective genre forward.
American Fugitive: escaping prison in classic GTA style
by Alan Wen | May 16, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
How Fallen Tree Games’ prison escape sandbox accidentally became an homage to classic GTA
Giga Wrecker Alt review | Freaky
by Joe Parlock | May 13, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A Metroidvania marred by laggy controls
There’s no such thing as an apolitical game
by Holly Nielsen | May 02, 2019 | Gaming, Opinions
Whether developers or players like it or not, all games are political, Holly writes
Making modern games with retro constraints
by Alan Wen | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Pixel art is more popular than ever, but is our nostalgia only skin deep? What does it really mean to make an 8-bit or 16-bit game today?
Ape Out review | Thelonious monkey business
by Nic Reuben | Apr 09, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
One part Hotline Miami, one part hominoid jazz odyssey
Boss battles: the changes, the techniques, the challenges
by Cody Mello-Klein | Apr 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Big Bads, Bigger Changes: Modern developers are merging old-school lessons with modern design to create innovative boss battles
Designing welcoming multiplayer games
by Fernando Reyes Medina | Apr 03, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
What can we do as designers to make sure our multiplayer experiences avoid online toxicity?
Baba Is You review: a boundary-pushing puzzler
by Jon Bailes | Apr 02, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A block-pushing puzzler that brilliantly reverses genre conventions
AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected review - a feel-good FPS
by Nic Reuben | Mar 27, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The talking toilet frog is the least strange thing you’ll find in this slight but fun shooter
Making the perfect Zelda-like
by Aaron Potter | Mar 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Talking to the indies following Zelda's format while adding their own unique ideas
Restoration comedy: chatting to the creator of The Rainsdowne Players
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
We meet Steve O’Gorman, creator of The Rainsdowne Players – an RPG with a theatrical edge
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove review | A bogus journey
by James OConnor | Mar 18, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
This retro revival’s nineties jams aren’t quite as funky in 2019
BAFTA Games Awards nominees announced
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 14, 2019 | Gaming, News
Field sees titles big and small in the running for those special golden faces
Hating doors: director James Parker on his new FPS, RICO
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2019 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Ahead of the release of the frantic first-person shooter RICO, we chat to director James Parker about the influence of Time Crisis, ducks and his hatred of doors
Baba is You preview: a puzzle game that pushing boundaries
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
We catch up with Finnish developer Arvi Teikari to find out more about his unique puzzler, Baba is You
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition review | Like 2010 never ended
by Joe Parlock | Feb 25, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A mesmerising platform-puzzler hits the Switch
Pikuniku Nintendo Switch review | A joyous puzzle-adventure
by Alan Wen | Feb 19, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Joyfully sticking, rolling and kicking it to the man in the charming Pikuniku
CityCraft: How not to get cities wrong
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 12, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Konstantinos shows us some common mistakes in imaginary city building, and how to avoid them
To hell and back again: the making of Pinstripe
by Aaron Potter | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Thomas Brush on the trials of solo dev, the inner workings of hell, and the similarities between the two
Metroid Prime 4 development restarts; Retro Studios takes over
by Ian Dransfield | Jan 25, 2019 | Gaming, News
Sequel is handed back to its original creators following ‘very challenged’ development
Desert Child review: chilled-out racing on Mars
by Jon Bailes | Jan 25, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Keep calm and race hoverbikes on Mars
My Friend Pedro's upcoming bullet ballet
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
My Friend Pedro designer Victor Ågren tells us all about his forthcoming platform-shooter
Suda51 on 20 years of Grasshopper Manufacture
by Ian Dransfield | Jan 18, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Suda51 talks to us about his plans for the future, pro wrestling, Grasshopper Manufacture, and such cult items as No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned.
Katamari Damacy Reroll review
by Alan Wen | Jan 11, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A Japanese cult classic returns to roll over all of life’s junk
Games for the ages
by Jessica Price | Jan 02, 2019 | Gaming, Opinions
We need more realistic elders in our games - not just kung fu masters and quest-givers, Jessica Price writes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes - an interview with Goichi Suda
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 19, 2018 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
We sat down with Suda51 to talk about Grasshopper's latest - an homage to the games of his past.
Black Bird review | A must-play indie shooter
by Chris Schilling | Dec 10, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
From Japan - and the creator of Little King's Story - comes an exquisitely made 2D blaster
