Latest articles by Adam Barnes
26 years on, developers discuss the massive impact Metal Gear Solid had on the industry: "This was going much further than all previous action games. And that was totally inspiring"
Feature Feature | The Impact of Metal Gear Solid: Retro Gamer talks with a selection of developers about the stealth game's 1998 release, and how it changed the industry forever
With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life
Interview Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series
As Spyro the Dragon turns 25, we remember what made the purple platformer such a fierce fire starter
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Join us as we celebrate a quarter-century of one of video games' most iconic mascots
Atlas Fallen hands-on: substance, style and a solid fantasy romp
PREVIEW Is this Deck13’s slickest venture yet? Or will it be buried in the sand like all those Funkos?
The making of BioShock: How Irrational Games created an FPS that's still celebrated 15 years on
Feature This year marked the 15th anniversary of BioShock, Retro Gamer looks back on the development of the celebrated FPS
What Diablo 4 is doing to help the series reclaim its crown as the action-RPG king
Feature Between the release of Diablo Immortal and the Necromancer class reveal, Diablo fans are in a weird place right now
Crash Bandicoot turns 25 – How Naughty Dog transformed Willie the Wombat into a PlayStation icon
Feature Retro Gamer explores how Crash Bandicoot shaped 3D platforming, the PS1, and even Naughty Dog itself
The history of TimeSplitters: "We naively thought that EA are better at selling games than Eidos"
Feature Retro Gamer looks back (or forward?) at the cult FPS from the team that once reinvented the genre on console
The Sims turns 20: Creator Will Wright reflects on the battle he waged to get one of the best games of all time made
Feature The Sims turns 20: Creator Will Wright reflects on the battle he waged to get one of the best games of all time made
Five years in, how easy is it to return to Hearthstone?
Feature How I fell back in love with Hearthstone after taking a hiatus
