We Are Celebrating 35 Years In Print

A lot can change in 35 years. In 1991, the Cold War was ending, Nirvana was rolling out Nevermind, the first website was launched, and Nintendo was introducing the SNES across North America. Around the same time, a small gaming magazine called Game Informer rolled out its debut issue, with a picture of Sonic the Hedgehog gracing…

The Duskbloods’ Weirdest Character Was Inspired By Ultraman

With the reveal of six out of ten of The Duskbloods‘ cast of ridiculous dorks, many people have immediately fallen in love with one in particular: Zork. It’s not immediately obvious at a glance, but Zork is a sapient bird of some sort, walking on two legs. He is wearing an enormous armor-like dive suit,…

Dungeon Quest Reborn codes (August 2026)

Ask a veteran of the Roblox platform about the most iconic experiences, and anyone who entered as a noob and left a pro should tell tales of Dungeon Quest – including how codes never did come to the game. In sticking with the plan to make a faithful recreation of the classic Roblox RPG experience,…

Starsand Island Review (Switch 2)

Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Handheld/Undocked) It’s easy to think there are as many cosy farm/life sims as grains of sand on a beach. Yet we cosy fans continually desire more: more land to till, more animals to raise, more money to make. Now Starsand Island has cropped up among the clutter. Chinese developer Seed…

Blood Dungeon Review: Skilled Ugly Chaos

Talking about Blood Dungeon is impossible without making at least some reference to Vampire Survivors. Blood Dungeon is clearly born from Vampire Survivors’ undeniable loop and sense of progression, but developer Messhof addresses arguably the primary shortcoming of the 2022 Bullet Heaven game (I think that’s what we’ve agreed to call these, right?): movement. Moving…

Blood Dungeon (PS5) Review: Not Another Vampire Survivors Clone

We’ve seen a lot of Vampire Survivors clones since it became a breakout success. The latest autoshooter to put its own spin on the roguelike genre is Messhof’s Blood Dungeon. Rather than just avoiding bullets and enemies with movement, your platforming skills will be tested. It’s a wonderful blend of Spelunky and bullet heaven games…