Around the world in 80 plays hawaii

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

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