The Game Developers Conference, now rebranded as the “GDC Festival of Gaming”, expands beyond its traditional conference roots.

The passing of hardware designer Hideki Sato has made me reflect on how the Sega Master System shaped the way I enjoy video games.

Mario Tennis Fever puts the nostalgia debate to bed and succeeds on its own terms as an excellent tennis game for Nintendo Switch 2.

Balatro picks up the top prize at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Balatro was the big winner at the 25th annual GDC Awards. The roguelike deck builder developed by LocalThunk secured four ...

Here’s the full tracklist of songs included in Just Dance 2021, from Adore You by Harry Styles to Zenit by Onuka. Ubisoft’s Just Dance franchise returns with another floor-filling lineup of tracks.

Can Pokémon ever truly reinvent itself? Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a compelling case that it can. Having played 2022’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus to completion, and now having toiled away on the streets ...

Pokémon Legends: Arceus clears a compelling path forward for an often conservative franchise. Despite its continued success, the Pokémon RPG series frequently struggles to satisfy its most vocal fans.

Tunic, Betrayal At Club Low, and Neon White are among the games nominated at this year’s IGF awards. The narrative goes that 2022 wasn’t a banner year for games. This year’s list of Independent Games ...

Metroid Prime 4 evolves a classic formula into something bigger, stranger, and more ambitious, but does it hold together? This is a difficult game for me to review. The original Metroid Prime is one ...

XP Game Summit returns to Toronto to champion Canadian talent and equip developers for global success. In an industry dominated by flagship events like GDC and DICE, the XP Game Summit 2025 provides a ...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment tells a sweeping war story that makes the Musou formula feel essential. There’s nothing better than when a video game just surprises you. Whether it’s a mechanic, ...

At GDC 2025, Star Wars Outlaws composer Wilbert Roget delivered a fascinating talk on the game’s bold reimagining of the franchise’s musical soundscape. “Star Wars Outlaws at its core is a heist story ...