Matthew Castle is the former editor of Official Nintendo Magazine and Official Xbox Magazine. He was also part of the team on the Nintendo Gamer magazine back in the day. Since then, he's worked at Rock, Paper, Shotgun as part of their video team, as well as for the official Xbox On YouTube channel. Nowadays, he's a freelance games critic and consultant, and one half of the Back Page podcast.
Latest articles by Matthew Castle

The "elegant design" of Super Mario Bros levels has inspired devs for over 40 years, but it was Super Mario 64's 3D leap that was a "watershed moment"
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature The Magic of Mario | Mario could have all the appeal as a character, but without engaging worlds to explore he wouldn't be much of a star – Nintendo's divine design has been key

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review: "It's taken 18 years, but Nintendo has done it again: this is the adventure game to beat"
By Matthew Castle published
review

Fallout's creator tells us how Torment: Tides of Numenera is bringing the weird back to the RPG
By Matthew Castle published
Interview

Microsoft Studios’ general manager on bringing together great minds and nurturing talent of tomorrow
By Matthew Castle published
Interview

Halo Wars 2 - how 343 Industries and Creative Assembly are building a strategy game for the impatient
By Matthew Castle published
Interview

Hack to the future: Watch Dogs 2 finally delivers on the hacker fantasy
By Matthew Castle published
Preview

Save over 75% on the bold, new-look Official Xbox magazine
By Matthew Castle published
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