Video game horror told through the lens of photo mode. Which is your favorite? store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/f...

A chat with the designers behind the Atari Gamestation GO Handheld gaming systems are big business as of late, and… https://padandpixel.com/200-games-four-controls-one-glorious-atari-handheld/

So many buttons, so little time game.substack.com/p/200-games-...

How a four-week delay improved Dying Light: The Beast store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/d...

Here's a story AND a podcast for your Monday morning.

Perhaps lost today in the tsunami of video game impressions, interviews, and general mayhem of Gamescom, Asus announced that the… https://padandpixel.com/xbox-handheld-hits-next-month-with-intriguing-game-badging-system/

Spectre Divide vanished. After five years of development, 65 million dollars in investment, and an early wave of strong support… https://padandpixel.com/nate-mitchell-and-matt-hansen-on-the-death-of-spectre-divide-mountaintop-studios/

With the new LEGO Batman announced, now's a great time to read up (and listen up) to the HUGE role Batman played in the history of LEGO video games. How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout padandpixel.com/how-a-caped-...

Xbox handheld has a release date! Are you getting one?

We chatted with the creators of Lords of the Fallen about how this new game will improve on the franchise.

We played through more than two hours of content from the start of Bloodlines 2 with full access to character classes and the open world, and no limitations on how many times we could play through different paths and classes for a full week before Gamescom kicked off.

ONL Gamescom is a go and live right now store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/g...

Are you ready for weeks of gaming news chugging out of this year's Gamescom? Epic has you covered in more than THIRTY languages! Bookmark this page and check back throughout the show for live coverage from the shows and floor. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/g... #gamescom

I’ve had a few conversations with Strange Scaffold’s Xalavier Nelson, Jr. over the years, but it still feels like there’s so much… https://padandpixel.com/clickholding-hellraiser-el-paso-anywhere/

New podcast just hit: An interview with the talented El Pasoan Xalavier Nelson, Jr. of Strange Scaffold game.substack.com/p/clickholdi...

Something fun for you: An ongoing series of photos of handheld game systems from the hugely popular to the oddly eclectic, updated daily. Just a little sunshine for your mornings. bsky.app/hashtag/Hand...

Mad Mixxi bundle coming to Fortnite! store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/b...

Something fun for you: An ongoing series of photos of handheld game systems from the hugely popular to the oddly eclectic, updated daily. Just a little sunshine for your mornings. bsky.app/hashtag/Hand...

Death, taxes, and Madden NFL store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/m...

Get your rewards, but quick! store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/e...

This year’s Summer Game Fest Play Days was the best gaming showcase I’ve ever attended. A little context, first. There… https://padandpixel.com/play-days-is-no-e3-thats-a-good-thing/

This year’s Summer Game Fest Play Days was enriched not just with the cavalcade of colorful, sometimes astounding interactive art found in… https://padandpixel.com/marvel-rivals-warframe-1999-among-this-years-game-makers-sketchbook-selections/

“The game is about guns and combat and feeling like a badass." store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/h...

Celebrate the art of great game makers! store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/g...

Exclusive interview with famed developers IGA and SHUTARO store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/b...

Very early into Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a player can discover the game’s first boss.  It’s at a stage when players are… https://padandpixel.com/wuchang-fallen-feathers-asks-players-to-master-the-art-of-distance/

In Thick As Thieves, you’ve got to pay attention if you want to win. You need to listen for the sounds… https://padandpixel.com/thick-as-thieves-is-a-study-in-observation-and-greed/

Serenity and beauty collide in sword-surfing game Sword of the Sea https://padandpixel.com/serenity-and-beauty-collide-in-sword-surfing-game-sword-of-the-sea/

FBC: Firebreak takes on volatile pink ooze in its latest job https://padandpixel.com/fbc-firebreak-takes-on-volatile-pink-ooze-in-its-latest-job/

Let fly with colors as you puzzle your way through ChromaGun 2 https://padandpixel.com/let-fly-with-colors-as-you-puzzle-your-way-through-chromagun-2/

Bandit Trap is a little bit Spy vs. Spy, a little bit Home Alone, and a whole lot of fun https://padandpixel.com/bandit-trap-is-a-little-bit-spy-vs-spy-a-little-bit-home-alone-and-a-whole-lot-of-fun/

Dying Light: The Beast dropkicked its way into my heart https://padandpixel.com/dying-light-the-beast-dropkicked-its-way-into-my-heart/

Hands-on with End of Abyss’ creeping monstrosities https://padandpixel.com/hands-on-with-end-of-abyss-creeping-monstrosities/

Infinitesimals in action is every bit as beautiful and daunting as you would expect https://padandpixel.com/infinitesimals-in-action-is-every-bit-as-beautiful-and-daunting-as-you-would-expect/

SPINE drops you into some masterful recreations of Gun Fu’s greatest moments https://padandpixel.com/spine-drops-you-into-some-masterful-recreations-of-gun-fus-greatest-moments/

Out of Words leaves you speechless with the power of its message, gameplay, and artistry https://padandpixel.com/out-of-words-leaves-you-speechless-with-the-power-of-its-message-gameplay-and-artistry/

Relooted is the African relic repatriation heist game you didn’t realize you needed https://padandpixel.com/relooted-is-the-african-relic-repatriation-heist-game-you-didnt-realize-you-needed/

Three years later, handheld PC gaming has evolved beyond niche https://padandpixel.com/three-years-later-handheld-pc-gaming-has-evolved-beyond-niche/

This story about the next game from the creator of PUBG offers a lot of insight, but the most interesting tidbit is where the name Prologue: Go Wayback! came from. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/p...

Polygon’s fitful birth and sudden ‘death’ https://padandpixel.com/polygons-fitful-birth-and-sudden-death/

A photographic journey through Fortnite's Galactic Battle. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/f...

New GTA VI trailer just dropped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRL...

We flew out to PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions to sit down with Brendan Greene and discuss his upcoming game, what it's leading to, and why it has such a strange name. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/p...

An interesting new twist from the creators of some of the best Metroid and Castlevania games around. store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/h...

Harebrained Schemes Discusses Three Major Lessons Learned From The Lamplighters League https://padandpixel.com/harebrained-schemes-discusses-three-major-lessons-learned-from-the-lamplighters-league/

What happened to The Lamplighters League and why 80.lv/articles/har...

'There are so few of us left': Even full-time games journalists at big websites are feeling it in 2025: aftermath.site/video-games-jo...

Free games for your phone!! store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/b...

‘Night as hell’: Dying Light: The Beast brings a more suspenseful sundown