The finalists have been announced for the 2026 IGF Awards, spotlighting some of the most innovative Indies of the last year.

Google officially ended support for updating Stadia controllers at the end of 2025, but I'll be using mine for a long time to ...

Google has officially ended support for updating Stadia controllers, but I'll be using mine for a long time to come.

Everything you need to know about PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium. Sony’s PlayStation Plus has grown from a simple “online multiplayer plus free monthly games” service – which we ...

A Plague Tale: Requiem, follow-up to 2019’s Innocence, is bigger, flashier, and even more rat-filled than its predecessor. Our first order of business, with regard to A Plague Tale: Requiem, is to ...

Balatro picks up the top prize at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Balatro was the big winner at the 25th annual GDC Awards. The roguelike deck builder developed by LocalThunk secured four ...

From the initial glimpse in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer, Star Wars Outlaws appeared to be an ambitious and somewhat unlikely port. On one hand, it was exciting to see Ubisoft showcasing its ...

Consume Me wins the Grand Prize at the 27th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards. The IGF awards, held as part of the 2025 Game Developers Conference, celebrated the most innovative and ...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment tells a sweeping war story that makes the Musou formula feel essential. There’s nothing better than when a video game is surprising. Whether it’s a mechanic, a ...

Welcome back to Thumbsticks. Things have changed a bit round here, but hopefully you’ll all appreciate what we’ve done. The reasons behind the changes are detailed at length in this post, but if you ...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom blends the series’ classic structure with innovative gameplay, creating an experience that feels both nostalgic and modern. The early hours of Echoes of Wisdom ...

Everybody’s gone to the North Sea oil rig? Yes, please! Still Wakes the Deep is set on an oil rig in the North Sea, in 1975. We play Caz, an electrician who specialises in quick fixes and makeshift ...