Games reward creativity: titles like Zelda, Hitman, and MGSV let players solve problems in countless ways. Nonlinear play grows thinking: puzzles and open missions encourage outside-the-box solutions.

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...

Hollow Knight: Silksong may be the sequel to Hollow Knight, but players are quickly finding out that it doesn't exactly play the same way Hollow Knight did. With a new protagonist and new moves, the ...

Silksong, Shinobi, and Ninja Gaiden are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to 2025's bounty of 2D platformers.

Want a game where you can be the author of your own story? These 9 cozy games offer just that, allowing you to explore, create, and make choices that guide the narrative! FBI releases photo of person ...

Winners of four out of their last five, the New York Mets are attempting to march up the NL East standings. At the moment, the Mets are locked in a four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies, the ...

The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three game set against the Minnesota Twins on Monday and will look to extend their five-game lead in the American League East. The Blue Jays have been one of the best ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Dormant for more than a decade, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ($30) does everything right ...

A SCHOOLBOY was left begging his mum to let him die after he was set ablaze in a freak fire accident. Hunter Jory was playing with pals in a field during the school holidays when disaster struck.

Phillies fans have a nasty reputation, deserved or not, and in Miami Friday night the best and, well, less than best was on display. In the fourth inning, Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader planted a ...