2D platformers defined the SNES and Sega Genesis era, but many incredible games in the genre continue to be released each ...

At SGF 2026, I tried out a game with visuals ripped straight from Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball and classic '80s anime.

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. As part of June 2026’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has revealed a ...

ESET researchers uncovered a multiplatform supply-chain attack by North Korea-aligned APT group ScarCruft, targeting the Yanbian region in China – home to ethnic Koreans and a crossing point for North ...

Microsoft is finally giving all Xbox owners the option to disable Quick Resume on a per-game basis. The feature was tested with Xbox Insiders in March, and now Microsoft is rolling it out with a ...

Australian developer Jett Williams has announced Metroidvania platformer Moonbrella for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). A release date was ...

While some of the games on Roblox are cool, and blow up as a result - Grow a Garden springs to mind - there's a lot of terrible stuff on the platform. Since many of the games have predominantly young ...

The experimental ‘auto-spatialization’ feature is rolling out now to Samsung’s XR device. The experimental ‘auto-spatialization’ feature is rolling out now to Samsung’s XR device. is a senior reporter ...

Sett, a startup offering artificial intelligence for the gaming industry, said today it has raised $30 million in new funding to accelerate product development and support the global expansion of its ...

Screenbound is an upcoming puzzle game that the devs describe as the “world’s first 5D platformer,” and it looks mind-bendingly fun. Created by indie dev Crescent Moon Games, Screenbound is both a 3D ...

Abstract: This work presents a new proposal to evaluate diversity and difficulty aspects of procedurally generated levels in 2D platformer video games, based on the interaction between the level’s ...