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.

Grid Legends races to Nintendo Switch 2, but can Feral Interactive repeat its porting magic? Grid Legends first hit PC and consoles in 2022. It earned strong reviews, no mean feat given competition ...

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 ...

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, ...

Nintendo has come a long way from the dark days of friend code ridicule with its online offerings. In 2025, it does at last look like the company understands what a modern online gaming ecosystem ...

Hope is a dangerous thing in football, but for once, Nintendo players might be right to feel it. We go again. We know what we’re getting. We know it’ll be more of an evolution than a revolution. And ...

From the initial glimpse in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer, Star Wars Outlaws appeared to be an ambitious and somewhat unlikely port. On one hand, it was exciting to see Ubisoft showcasing its ...

While the Hollywood machine spins its wheels in nostalgia, two recent video games take Star Wars and Indiana Jones into fresh territory. There’s something risky about revisiting the stories that ...

What happens when you bring experimental theatre into a sci-fi video game? In an insightful talk at GDC 2025, Remy Siu, founder and creative director of Sunset Visitor, revealed how the story of ...

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 ...