A genuine and delightful surprise, then. In terms of narrative and action, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment sticks the ...

Despite the increased footprint of this year’s venue, it does not take long for faces in the crowd to become familiar.

The post-pandemic landscape hasn’t been kind to video game conferences. While global giants rethink their futures, MIGS is doubling down.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Cocoon, A Highland Song, and Venba lead the nominations at this year’s Independent Games Festival awards. At Thumbsticks, we don’t focus much on news these days. However, we always appreciate the work ...

Tunic, Betrayal At Club Low, and Neon White are among the games nominated at this year’s IGF awards. The narrative goes that 2022 wasn’t a banner year for games. This year’s list of Independent Games ...

Baldur’s Gate 3 and Venba triumph at the 2024 Game Developers Choice and Independent Games Festival Awards. If Geoff Keighley’s tedious exploits at The Game Awards leave you cold, this year’s Game ...

Hope is a dangerous thing in football, but for once, Nintendo players might be right to feel it. We go again. We know what we’re getting. We know it’ll be more of an evolution than a revolution. And ...

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl refresh a Nintendo DS favourite with a subtle but effective spit and polish. At first blush, the Nintendo Switch remakes of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & ...