Connor Hogg has been playing video games since Rugrats Search For Reptar on the PS1. He spends a lot of time overthinking everything he plays and itching to write about it, whether that means ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

Most gamers remember the excitement of discovering a cheat code in a game back in the 1990s and early 2000s, entering in a wild string of controls that would make you invincible, get extra abilities, ...

While some responded negatively to what they derisively called a “cheat mode,” director Naoki Hamaguchi defended the new options in a recent interview with Automaton. “Personally, I like to try many ...

I was too poor to own a console, but 40 years later and I still remember by heart: Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A I don’t even remember what game it was for. Click to expand ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. GTA 5 is more than 10 years old, but people are still experiencing the game for the ...

When it comes to cheat codes, the one that’s probably the most well-known is the so-called “Konami Code.” The code has carved out a niche in popular culture and is often included as an Easter egg in ...

In this Dark Reading interview from Black Hat USA 2025, Dark Reading senior news director Rob Wright speaks with Sam Collins and Marius Muench from the University of Birmingham about their research on ...