Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first thing. They’re a necessary evil, but there's a new high bar, as the new ...

The Pistons under J.B. Bickerstaff are in the fun part of building and growing a team. Bickerstaff was fired by the Cavs in the summer of 2024 because his team lost in the second round of the playoffs ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tomb Raider: Side-Scroller Edition This project reimagines the classic Tomb Raider games through a 2D side-scrolling lens. Re-experience familiar locations, ...

One of the classics from the 1980s is making a comeback, and fans of the shooter have plenty to be excited about. These days, shooters are most often third- or first-person affairs, which is great, ...

For a limited time, Steam users can download the side-scrolling action-platformer Nocturnal for free. The 2023 indie PC game is available completely free until April 26 at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Announced and shadow-dropped during Sony's recent State of Play broadcast, God of War: Sons of Sparta from Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio is a ...

For many players growing up in the 1990s, some of the most joyful memories came not from pushing technology forward, but from games that refined what already worked. Tight controls, expressive art, ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

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 ...

In 2014, BlueEagle Productions released Super Panda Adventures, a side-scrolling game in the tradition of a few classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. and Ninja Gaiden mixed with Kung Fu Panda. Now, ...

Awesome Games Studio has announced HELLREAPER, a side-scrolling action game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. Here is an overview of the game, ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Claws of Awaji, which launches today, kicks off with a surprise side-scrolling intro sequence that's reminiscent of Ubisoft's classic Prince of Persia series, themed ...