The Thursday letters page is worried about what Epic Games’ layoffs mean for the rest of the industry, as one reader takes issue with the way Metacritic works. Games Inbox is a collection of our ...

I loved Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but never had a reason to revisit it after I rolled credits. Two and a half years later, Nintendo has pulled me back in with a Switch 2 Edition that not only reminds ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from 1000 Score: 2D Platformer Try to safely guide the square to the end of the screen! But beware: no dying! One failure ends the game. Are you brave enough to ...

Random Select is a new column from Polygon about under-the-radar video games. Every week, Polygon's editors assign a writer to check out a game at random, downloading the game without knowing ...

God of War fans received good news: Sons of Sparta is out today, and the Greek Trilogy remaking the PS2 and PS3 games is in development. Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, ...

Sony’s Santa Monica Studio brought a pair of announcements to today’s State of Play showcase, one of them being a brand-new God of War game with a new art style and genre. It’s called God of War Sons ...

If there’s one thing the Sega Genesis did better than most consoles of the era, it’s platformers. The format was common throughout the 8 and 16-bit console eras, and while it hasn’t gone anywhere, the ...

Here are five 2D platformers everyone forgot. 5) Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Developer Nippon Ichi’s platformer is a comedic take on the genre, but don’t let that fool you. It’s devilishly ...

Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...