Konami made over $150,000 from that bloody Castlevania NFT auction By Jody Macgregor published 17 January 22 News Baffling.
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the game that almost killed the series By Richard Cobbett published 1 January 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
The modern Metroidvania had a vintage year in 2021, but the simplest was the best By Shaun Prescott published 26 December 21 Staff Pick Astalon: Tears of the Earth demonstrates the timeless appeal of beautiful pixel art and maze-like world design.
Cuphead's long-awaited and much-delayed DLC gets a firm release date By Shaun Prescott published 10 December 21 News The Delicious Last Course is still a while away.
The final Blasphemous expansion just released, and it's free By Shaun Prescott published 9 December 21 News Wounds of Eventide leads into the promised 2023 sequel.
The Last Night to 'make a comeback' in 2022, says developer By Robert Zak published 3 December 21 news Developer squashes rumour it will appear at The Game Awards.
Psychonauts 2's quality-of-life update makes hunting that last pesky collectable a little easier By Natalie Clayton published 3 November 21 news Apologies for the banana.
Watch Metroid Dread running on PC thanks to emulators By Jody Macgregor published 10 October 21 News Here's how it looks at 4K.
This psychedelic 3D platformer about a cool duck costs a single dollar By Joseph Knoop published 8 October 21 News Toree 2 brings back the 1990s, combining the best of Sonic and Kirby.
Super Mario Sunshine mod adds new worlds, story, and an enemy cut from the original By Joseph Knoop published 5 October 21 News You can download the demo right now, at least until Nintendo has anything to say about it.
Unique SNES platformer and city-builder hybrid Actraiser just got a remake By Shaun Prescott published 23 September 21 News It's on Steam right now.
Castlevania Advance Collection is real and it releases today By Shaun Prescott published 23 September 21 News Includes four games and a bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
Disney Classic Games Collection update adds Jungle Book, SNES Aladdin By Joseph Knoop published 23 September 21 News Digital Eclipse is planning an upgrade path for those who already purchased the original collection.
How Terry Cavanagh bet it all on the simple joy of platforming By Jeremy Peel published 14 September 21 High Roller "If art doesn't make you cringe a little bit, then you've not really exposed or pushed yourself as much as you could."
How comedy, cartoons, and a connection to nature set Ubisoft Montpellier apart By Jeremy Peel published 6 September 21 Ray of Light It’s easy to see Montpellier as Ubisoft’s whimsical oddball child.
Pinball-platformer Yoku's Island Express is free on the Epic Store By Andy Chalk published 3 September 21 news It's a little weird, but also really good.
VVVVVV gets its first update in seven years, and it's a big one By Andy Chalk published 31 August 21 news The beefy update was made possible when VVVVVV was made open source in 2020.
Blasphemous gets a final expansion in December and a sequel is on the way By Shaun Prescott published 27 August 21 News The forlorn fantasy Metroidvania has a busy future.
Hellish pixel platformer Valfaris goes 2.5D in forthcoming sequel By Shaun Prescott published 25 August 21 News A feast of '90s polygons and metal.
American McGee's Alice 3 exists, but only as an outline By Jonathan Bolding published 22 August 21 News You can read the full narrative outline of Alice: Asylum complete with story, art, and bits of script.
