Luke Albiges
Luke Albiges is a veteran video game journalist, having worked in the industry for over 20 years. In that time, Luke has been the Editor of Play magazine, Associate Editor of Retro Gamer, and Games Editor of games™. He contributed to countless gaming books and bookazines in that time as well, but he decided to leave the glamorous print journalism life behind to take on the role of Editor for TrueAchievements.
Latest articles by Luke Albiges

"We had no idea this would be such a phenomenon": As Pokemon Red and Blue turn 30, here's how Game Freak created one of the most important RPGs of all time
By Luke Albiges published
Feature 30 Years of Pokemon | The making of Pokemon Red & Blue charts the creation of a Game Boy classic

The making of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
By Luke Albiges published
FEATURE A deep dive into the Zelda adventure that once sailed closest to the series' beginnings

The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening: Revisiting one of the series' most underrated gems
By Luke Albiges published
FEATURE Exploring what made The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening such a memorable adventure

The making of Resident Evil 4: "By that point in the series, zombies were simply no longer scary to players"
By Retro Gamer Team, Luke Albiges published
Feature Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi looks back on how this genre defining monster was made

Super Mario 64 turns 25: Examining the impact of the N64's most revolutionary game
By Retro Gamer Team, Nick Thorpe, Luke Albiges published
Feature Industry icons join Retro Gamer to look back at the N64 launch title that changed 3D gaming forever: "Mario 64 showed the way forward for the whole industry!"

The history of Animal Crossing: How the series evolved from an N64 oddity to a Nintendo Switch system seller
By Retro Gamer Team, Luke Albiges published
Feature As Animal Crossing turns 20, we reflect on the impact and evolution of the series from Dobutsu no Mori to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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