Video games make the best dioramas
From Bad North to Captain Toad, from Townscaper to Tunic – why do video games make the best dioramas?
This week’s new video games (September 26-30, 2022)
FIFA 23 headlines this week's lineup of new video games for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
Splatoon 3 review
Splatoon 3 continues to do what the series does best with another explosion of colourful action underpinned by a sublime gameplay loop.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage and the promise of the past
With the announcement of Assassin's Creed Mirage and the promise of a return to the series' roots, these are heartening days for lovers of Assassin’s Creed.
This week’s new video games (September 19-23, 2022)
Return to Monkey Island and The Diofield Chronicle headline this week's lineup of new video games.
From PSP to PS5: Farewell to PlayStation hardware supremo Masayasu Ito
Josh looks back on the collected works of Masayasu Ito, including his favourite piece of PlayStation hardware, the PlayStation Portable.
This week’s new video games (September 12-16, 2022)
Metal: Hellsinger headlines this week's lineup of new video games.
Gerda: A Flame in Winter review
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is a narrative-driven RPG, set in occupied Denmark in 1945. Rarely do narratives come more driven than that.
The Popeye cartoon that inspired Nintendo’s Donkey Kong
The fascinating connections between Nintendo's Donkey Kong and the classic cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man.
This week’s new video games (September 5-9, 2022)
Splatoon 3 and NBA 2K23 headline this week's lineup of new video games for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox.
Video game dads need to be less Joel Miller, more Bandit Heeler
Wouldn't it be better if we had fewer video game sad dads, and more brilliant ones, like the dad from Bluey?
List of Stadia Pro games for 2022
The latest list of Stadia Pro games, now updated to September 2022.
Do you remember… Psycho Fox?
Do You Remember is our regular retrospective. This week, it's shape-shifting platformer Psycho Fox, released for Sega Master System in 1989.
Immortality review
Immortality is the new game from Sam Barlow, but what does that mean, exactly?
Preserving games media is as important as preserving the games themselves
Another video game website will soon disappear, along with nearly a decade of articles. In the digital age, more has to be done to preserve video game coverage and criticism.
This week’s video game releases (August 29 – September 3, 2022)
The Last of Us Part 1 is among this week's lineup of new video game releases.
Mothmen 1966 review
A lurid 60’s West Virginia, paved in pixels, beckons you to Mothmen 1966, like a human to fine interactive fiction.
What’s it like to play Nintendo Switch Sports with the Leg Strap?
A recent update for Nintendo Switch Sports expanded the game's support for the Leg Strap accessory. We put the boot in.
Thumbsticks has changed, and interesting articles about video games are back
Welcome back to Thumbsticks. Things have changed a bit round here, but hopefully you’ll all appreciate what we’ve done.
Thumbsticks is changing – right now, in fact
We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks on redesigning and redeveloping Thumbsticks, and we’re just about ready to relaunch the site.