After his outburst over the weekend, God of War creator David Jaffe has returned with a more measured critique of Sons of Sparta, the new Metroidvania side-scroller from Mega Cat Studios. To his ...

TL;DR: God of War: Sons of Sparta is a new 2D action platformer from Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio, exploring Kratos' youth with pixel art, combat, and exploration. Available now on PS5 for ...

Trading social media for Pokémon battles and evolutions in Kanto on a Game Boy Advance has been surprisingly serene Cutting back on doomscrolling must be one of the hardest new year resolutions to ...

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...

For many players growing up in the 1990s, some of the most joyful memories came not from pushing technology forward, but from games that refined what already worked. Tight controls, expressive art, ...

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2025 during a livestream on Monday, and while there were some expected picks, it was certainly a big, big year for indies. Clair Obscur: ...

I almost quit it, but I’m glad I didn’t. I almost quit it, but I’m glad I didn’t. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In 2014, BlueEagle Productions released Super Panda Adventures, a side-scrolling game in the tradition of a few classic NES games like Super Mario ...

Ron Gilbert is back! The adventure game mastermind has returned after several years away from the gaming director’s chair. Death by Scrolling is his latest fare, and rather than going for the ...

Awesome Games Studio has announced HELLREAPER, a side-scrolling action game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. Here is an overview of the game, ...

Battle waves of enemies and stay one step ahead of the Grim Reaper in Death By Scrolling, a new game vertical scrolling RPG from Ron Gilbert. ‘Prices are just too high’: Florida newspaper asks people ...