Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
An all-star team of indie devs turned the idea of a retro compilation into "an open-world game," and it's a rare gem that understands one secret joy of retro gaming
Feature Feature | UFO 50 is "an open-world game in its own right" - a rare indie '80s tribute that understands retro gaming isn't about the games themselves, but how you discover them
Helldivers 2 dev rates the next patch "a strong 7 or an 8" out of 10 because it's going to be "evolutionary rather than revolutionary"
News "A solid patch with a bunch of changes"
Outrageously stylish speedrun FPS launches to near-unanimous praise except exactly 1 negative Steam review, which the the devs are already promising a patch to address
News "God this game is good"
The Prince of Persia Metroidvania adds a skin from the Prince of Persia roguelike: "Please, stop copying us, people are starting to notice it"
News Metroidvanias and roguelikes living together, mass hysteria
After levels of cope rivaling the Silksong community, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's last-minute reveal of GT characters has fans over the moon: "I’m so happy I was wrong"
News The Dragon Ball GT gang is here
Assassin's Creed Shadows dev says the open-world game aims to be "respectful as possible to Japanese culture, but creative choices are made on our side"
News "We are working with experts"
10 years after Flappy Bird's creator declared "I cannot take this anymore," the "Flappy Bird Foundation" has bizarrely snatched the rights to bring the game back to life
News Somehow, Flappy Bird returned
24 years after GTA 3 ditched Dreamcast for PS2, fans are building the "impossible" port, and the original devs have noticed: "These guys are actually doing it"
News Grand Theft Auto 3 is finally running on the platform it was originally imagined for
After 350,000 signatures in an EU consumer rights campaign, Ubisoft is adding offline modes to The Crew games - but not the now-dead original
News "We heard your concerns about access to The Crew games"
The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is "already playable" from start to finish, so the release date is "not going to be years and years" away
News Konami is "pretty sure" you won't be waiting too long for Delta
PS5 Pro's $700 price tag wouldn't be so tough to swallow if it weren't missing the most basic feature of all: a disc drive
News That'll be $80 extra, please
The PS3 is still Sony's most expensive console adjusted for inflation, but unlike the $700 PS5 Pro it didn't charge $110 extra for a disc drive and stand
News Six-hundred-ninety-nine US dollars
Yars Rising review: "A Metroidvania that's competent in every way, but it's all too forgettable"
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Nobody tell Mark Cerny but PlayStation just leaked a video titled PS5 Pro ahead of its fancy "technical presentation"
News Never has the PS5 looked so professional
PS5 Pro announcement stream - when the PS5 Technical Presentation starts and how to watch it
News It looks like we're just a short time away from finally getting the PS5 Pro reveal
After 16 years, the OG indie roguelike Spelunky has just hit its final form with an official demake for a 42-year-old 8-bit gaming machine
News Spelunky64 is an official demake of the OG indie roguelike for a beloved retro platform, but not the one you're thinking of
All eyes turn to PS5 Pro as Sony surprise announces an imminent "PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation"
News PS5 Pro confirmed?
Valve cuts off Deadlock stat tracking and the community understands why: "This game is in beta and they clearly aren’t ready for stats sites yet"
News Tracklock's gotta step back for now
The first Astro Bot impressions suggest that PlayStation finally has a game that can challenge Mario's platforming crown
News There's a new legend in the 3D platformer world
Forget PS5 Pro, PlayStation's console design team is now making wooden blocks with an absurd $80 price tag
News Shapes of Play? More like Shapes of Pay
Take-Two shuts down $2 PS4 game that ripped off GTA Vice City's most infuriating mission, but somehow misses the accompanying $5 bundle that includes 10 knock-off anime avatars
News The GTA publisher has missed a spot in its attempt Take-Two scrub HeliCity Demolition Man from the face of the internet
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is "one of the biggest priorities" for Warner Bros "a couple of years down the road"
News Warner Bros isn't ignoring the success of the first game
I don't know who at the ESRB decided this bizarre Schoolhouse Rock-style anthem was a good idea, but bless 'em because it's absurdly catchy
News E is For Everyone is deeply uncool, but it's impossible not to love it
