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Splinter Cell director says Metal Gear Solid's "clear rules" showed the team "how stealth should be done" and "set the rules for any stealth game"
By Kaan Serin published
News Sam Fisher pickpocketed a few tricks from Solid Snake
Metal Gear Solid's 1997 reveal had dev behind rival spy game "despairing" because it did "everything that we were trying to do, better"
By Ali Jones published
News E3 1997 was a tough time for the Syphon Filter team
Future Games Show at Gamescom to broadcast on August 21
By Dan Dawkins published
News Watch over 40 hotly-anticipated games coming to PS5, PC, Xbox and Switch in our epic fall 2024 broadcast
Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2024 to broadcast on Saturday June 8
By Dan Dawkins published
News Tune in to discover over 40 exciting upcoming games on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC in our most ambitious showcase yet
Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16 stars will host the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024
By Ali Jones published
News Ben Starr and Samantha Béart reunite for the new show
How the war began – the making of Call of Duty
By Jeremy Peel published
Features Interview | The story of Call of Duty begins with one of its fiercest rivals – here, Retro Gamer goes deep into the history of an FPS dynasty
Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024 to broadcast on March 21
By Dan Dawkins published
News Tune in to see over 40 anticipated upcoming titles on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC, with some exciting changes to the show
30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"
By Nick Thorpe published
Features Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles
The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked
By Edge Staff published
Best List From Raid On Bungeling Bay to Elite, here's out definitive ranking of the best games of the '80s
NES devs discuss the process of creating classic retro games that defined a generation
By Nick Thorpe published
Features Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer spoke to NES vets on 8-bit coding, sprites, and the future of the old-school console
Celebrating 20 rubber-burning years of OutRun 2
By Martyn Carroll published
Features Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer's 'The Legend Lives On' series hits the grid with a free-wheeling classic
With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life
By Adam Barnes published
Interview Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series
Exploring the impact of Resident Evil 4 and how it redefined the series forever
By Graeme Mason published
Features Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer revisits the Resident Evil game that changed everything
10 Best Spectrum games of all-time
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks the best ZX Spectrum games ever
The 10 best MSX games of all-time
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer's picks for the best MSX games ever
10 Best Atari 5200 games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List The best Atari 5200 games of all time according to Retro Gamer
10 Best 3DO games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks its 10 best 3DO games of all time
10 Best Game Gear games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks the best Sega Game Gear games of all time