Ethan Krieger (He/Him) is an editor at DualShockers that got started in the writing industry by covering professional basketball for a sports network. Despite being a diehard sports fan (mainly ...

Publisher Skystone Games and developer Streetlamp Studio have announced SlashZero, an anime-inspired side-scrolling roguelike action platformer coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games ...

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 ...

Of all the video game genres out there, platformers are probably the most important. While not the first genre, the early 1980s platformer boom helped establish the home console video game industry ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- August today announced a two-week free trial to its platform and August Academy, a comprehensive library of over 100 video tutorials and lessons designed to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. George Yang is a critic covering Japanese and Western games. Apple Arcade has established itself a niche within the highly ...

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 ...

This experimental era in gaming was full of big swings and equallly massive misses. It was a time of peak movie tie-in attempts, and many of the worst titles we received were a result of ill-conceived ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Nintendo has announced a Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which sees the oddball side-scrolling platformer gain additional levels, power-ups and a fresh location full of multiplayer ...

Ethan Krieger (He/Him) is an editor at DualShockers that got started in the writing industry by covering professional basketball for a sports network. Despite being a diehard sports fan (mainly ...