Mario Tennis Fever puts the nostalgia debate to bed and succeeds on its own terms as an excellent tennis game for Nintendo Switch 2.

Sadly, the Game Boy Color screen isn’t backlit, but in the right conditions it’s an unmistakable improvement. Instead of showing four shades of grey, it can render up to 56 colours simultaneously from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another video game website will soon disappear, along with nearly a decade of articles. In the digital age, more has to be done to preserve video games coverage and criticism. Last month, former ...

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 ...

Grid Legends races to Nintendo Switch 2, but can Feral Interactive repeat its porting magic? Grid Legends first hit PC and consoles in 2022. It earned strong reviews, no mean feat given competition ...

Organisers of the 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have confirmed this year’s list of finalists. The awards celebrate the achievements of game developers across a diverse mix of genres and ...

Here’s the full tracklist of songs included in Just Dance 2021, from Adore You by Harry Styles to Zenit by Onuka. Ubisoft’s Just Dance franchise returns with another floor-filling lineup of tracks.

The Last of Us Part II cleans up at The Game Awards 2020, winning seven categories. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II won the Game of the Year prize, as well as the awards for Game Direction, ...

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 ...