Run and gun games were huge in the '80s and '90s. Most players have probably checked out a game or two within this genre, including the Contra and Metal Slug series. They are the gold standards or ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo ...

Flash games may be the epitome of wasting time, but there’s no denying their appeal when you have five minutes to spare and a thirst for something more than a cursory glance at Twitter or Facebook.

Lists give us a sense of control in an uncontrollable world. I mean just look at Virgos. Generally speaking, I don’t believe in hierarchies. Rankings. These things are generally used only to harm and ...

As great as they might sound in concert or on our turntables, it’s impossible to separate the best videogame soundtracks from the games they were made for. You can’t hear the strains of a Zelda or ...

Commercial-grade digital distribution was made for games like Alien Hominid, which was just ahead of its time. While it started life as a simple little Flash game online, the full game was originally ...