The sound of silence

The creator of Spelunky, plus a supergroup of indie developers, have spent the best part of a decade making 50 games. Has the journey been worth it?

AS NINTENDO’S SCI-FI CLASSIC TURNS 30 WE REVISIT THE PLANET ZEBES AND SPEAK TO DEVELOPERS OF BOTH METROIDVANIAS AND ACTUAL METROID GAMES TO LEARN WHAT MAKES SAMUS ARAN’S 2D ADVENTURE SO SPECIAL

WITH DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, MARVEL IS ENTERING ITS CRAZY ERA. WILL THE X-MEN BE X-RATED? WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DOGPOOL? AND CAN WADE WILSON AND LOGAN SAVE THE MCU? LET’S FIND OUT…

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

We go hands-on with Ubisoft Massive’s open world Star Wars Outlaws, and punch into hyperdrive to revisit the journey that took us here. From gaming’s earliest days all the way through to PS5, Star Wars is as much a gaming institution as it is a cinematic phenomenon

I’m sure every gamer has had at least one of these experiences. Scenario one: You’re playing a game and something doesn’t quite sit right. If you’d designed this game, you’d have done X differently. S