The Dark Souls franchise is the stuff of legend. A virtually flawless series of games so influential that an entire genre, Soulslikes, sprung up to meet the overwhelming demand of gamers who could not ...

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For many players growing up in the 1990s, some of the most joyful memories came not from pushing technology forward, but from games that refined what already worked. Tight controls, expressive art, ...

Capcom is taking Mega Man out of cold storage, where he's been quietly resting for nearly a decade now. Mega Man: Dual Override is coming in 2027, Capcom announced Thursday at The Game Awards. It's ...

In 2003, South Korean game development studio Nexon created MapleStory, a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. It garnered a dedicated fanbase through the years with ...

The release of Ninja Gaiden 4 will mark 37 years since the series started. The hyper-stylish and slick-looking franchise is back with even more action than before. The franchise successfully made the ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Claws of Awaji, which launches today, kicks off with a surprise side-scrolling intro sequence that's reminiscent of Ubisoft's classic Prince of Persia series, themed ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Publisher and developer ProbablyMonsters have the released the 2D side-scrolling roguelike adventure game, Storm Lancers, for the Nintendo Switch. View the launch trailer below: Read details on the ...

Welcome to our latest recap of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of new games dropped this week that are more than worthy of your attention, including a modern take on an old-school ...

Before developer Tomonobu Itagaki brought the “Ninja Gaiden” franchise into the polygonal realm, the series had been an arcade mainstay and a classic Nintendo Entertainment System trilogy. The ...