Forty years on, Super Mario Bros. remains a gold standard in intuitive, joyful game design. From its iconic World 1-1 to its bold 3D leaps, Mario’s levels teach without tutorials, reward curiosity, ...

Platformer games have stood the test of time because they combine simple controls with endlessly creative level design. From Mario’s intuitive tutorials to Celeste’s evolving mechanics, great ...

In the late nineties, we got a pair of bangers: a lesser-known but totally brilliant Game Boy title that played a bit like ...

A brief summary of COGconnected's monthly reviews, featuring the highest and lowest ranked games from April 2026.

The next Yoshi game continues to be aimed at younger kids, swapping the usual platforming for an inventive mechanic that ...

Epic Games is the Launcher everyone loves to complain about. But there’s one thing it does well: free games. Since its inception, Epic has been investing heavily into giving players free games.

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma has acknowledged the ongoing financial struggles of Microsoft’s gaming business, amid a shakeup and ...

Kiki Wolfkill, art director, producer, and veteran of the Halo franchise and other big Xbox properties, revealed she's left ...

Puzzles have been around for hundreds of years and while the main design stayed quite similar for much of that time, a number ...

Solus is a strong addition to the ever-expanding repertoire of precision-platformers, yet unlikely to be held amongst the ...

With the community having already digested the alleged Switch 2 leak, we weigh up the pros and cons of updating two of the ...

Nintendo's new Switch 2 Yoshi game, out May 21, is all about exploring delightful environments and the oddball critters who ...