Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three distinct eras since 1985 – the original game revived the video ...

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The makers of Dead Cells offer their take on the Prince Of Persia, with a new 2D roguelite platformer that has just enough ...

Fifteen years ago, in the mysterious land of Toronto, Canada, Scott Pilgrim was a box office failure. Now it's a cult favorite with a Netflix anime and an upcoming video game sequel.

I follow entirely too many game developers and dev communities on social media, and the main reason for that is that I keep ...

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By now, players should be familiar with the leveling system in Borderlands 4. It uses the same, traditional, XP-based mechanic found in previous games, which means players will need to either blast ...