Nintendo takes a typically unique approach to voice chat. On the original Nintendo Switch, voice chat requires the Nintendo ...

Everything you need to know about Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, including the Essential, Premium, and Essential tiers.

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

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 ...

From Bad North to Captain Toad, from Townscaper to Tunic – why do video games make the best dioramas? It might surprise our American readers, but we don’t really make dioramas at school in the UK. We ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pokémon Legends: Arceus clears a compelling path forward for an often conservative franchise. Despite its continued success, the Pokémon RPG series frequently struggles to satisfy its most vocal fans.

The long-rumoured Metroid Prime Remastered is here, and it might just be everything we hoped it would be. Well, this was a pleasant shock. During last week’s Nintendo Direct showcase, just as one ...

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 ...

One of the greatest tricks Valve – erstwhile video game developer, now mostly minding its enormous digital storefront – ever pulled was making the Black Mesa Research Facility, in 1998’s Half-Life, ...

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 ...