The coronavirus pandemic is going to make it a weird year in games.
Mike Bithell interview: John Wick, crunch culture and going to Hollywood
I caught up with the self-declared “pretentious hipster nerd guy” behind Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex at the Yorkshire Games Festival.
Why the NES sucked cartridges into its belly
Rather than accepting them into its back, like the Famicom did.
Read about the history of Commandos in Retro Gamer
I spoke to former developers at Pyro Studios for a huge feature in Retro Gamer issue 204.
LUNA: The Shadow Dust review – a stunningly beautiful adventure
The Studio Ghibli-style visuals are sublime.
Wide Ocean Big Jacket review – a wonderfully meandering short story
Let’s go for a walk.
Our most anticipated games of 2020
A rather belated rundown of the games we’re looking forward to this year.
All hail the retro gaming podcasts
I spoke to the folks behind some of the leading retro gaming podcasts for a feature in issue 203 of Retro Gamer.
The Dark Samus amiibo is a tactile delight
I can’t stop touching my Dark Samus. Send help.
All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2019
It’s been a busy year.
The Most Agreeable Games of 2019
It’s that time again – here’s our pick of the best games of the year.
From The Armchair: 2019 Has Defeated Me
I give up. There are too many games. Who has time for all this?
Read about the making of BITS in Retro Gamer 201
I wrote about the anarchic 2000s TV show for this month’s issue.
Race with Ryan review – a tale of two perspectives
Time for a father and son moment.
The history of UK video-game magazines
Check out this huge feature in the 200th issue of Retro Gamer.
Return of the Obra Dinn review – a brilliant interactive detective mystery
Murder, On Boat.
Little Town Hero review – dreaming too big
The new game from the Pokemon developers is inspired by board games – the type with massive rulebooks that still remain confusing even after hours of play.
Star Citizen – a long time to go, in a galaxy far, far away…
But it’s gonna take money / A whole lot of spending money / It’s gonna take plenty of money / To do it right, child.
Help! I don’t know what I’m doing!
Outer Wilds and Graveyard Keeper excel at confusion.
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors review – more than meets the eye
Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.