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Splinter Cell director says Metal Gear Solid's "clear rules" showed the team "how stealth should be done" and "set the rules for any stealth game"
By Kaan Serin published
News Sam Fisher pickpocketed a few tricks from Solid Snake
Metal Gear Solid's 1997 reveal had dev behind rival spy game "despairing" because it did "everything that we were trying to do, better"
By Ali Jones published
News E3 1997 was a tough time for the Syphon Filter team
The 25 best PS2 games of all-time
By Nick Thorpe last updated
Best List Ranking the best PS2 games ever made, from GTA: San Andreas to SOCOM 2: US Navy Seals
Future Games Show at Gamescom to broadcast on August 21
By Dan Dawkins published
News Watch over 40 hotly-anticipated games coming to PS5, PC, Xbox and Switch in our epic fall 2024 broadcast
25 best original Xbox games of all-time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The best original Xbox games are legendary for a reason, from Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding to Halo: Combat Evolved
The 25 best PS Vita games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The best PS Vita games that helped transform Sony's powerhouse of a portable console
Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2024 to broadcast on Saturday June 8
By Dan Dawkins published
News Tune in to discover over 40 exciting upcoming games on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC in our most ambitious showcase yet
Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16 stars will host the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024
By Ali Jones published
News Ben Starr and Samantha Béart reunite for the new show
The best Game Boy Color games of all-time
By Graeme Mason last updated
Best List We all think we know the best Game Boy Color games, but how do our picks align with yours?
The best Game Boy games of all time
By Graeme Mason last updated
Best List From Pokemon to Zelda, the best Game Boy games are pocket-sized portals to nostalgia
How the war began – the making of Call of Duty
By Jeremy Peel published
Feature Interview | The story of Call of Duty begins with one of its fiercest rivals – here, Retro Gamer goes deep into the history of an FPS dynasty
Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024 to broadcast on March 21
By Dan Dawkins published
News Tune in to see over 40 anticipated upcoming titles on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC, with some exciting changes to the show
30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles
The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked
By Edge Staff published
Best List From Raid On Bungeling Bay to Elite, here's out definitive ranking of the best games of the '80s
NES devs discuss the process of creating classic retro games that defined a generation
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer spoke to NES vets on 8-bit coding, sprites, and the future of the old-school console
Celebrating 20 rubber-burning years of OutRun 2
By Martyn Carroll published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer's 'The Legend Lives On' series hits the grid with a free-wheeling classic
With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life
By Adam Barnes published
Interview Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series
Exploring the impact of Resident Evil 4 and how it redefined the series forever
By Graeme Mason published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer revisits the Resident Evil game that changed everything