Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced sets sail for the past with a fresh coat of paint, but does this lavish modernisation stay the course? One immediate change is the removal of the original’s ...

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a storybook platformer built on pure curiosity, and one of the most rewarding games on ...

Here’s the full tracklist of songs included in Just Dance 2021, from Adore You by Harry Styles to Zenit by Onuka. Ubisoft’s Just Dance franchise returns with another floor-filling lineup of tracks.

Split Fiction doesn’t just move at a clip. It blazes like Tom Cruise sprinting across the rooftops of London. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced an hour of video game action as whirldwind as Split ...

It’s Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020! Here’s (almost) everything announced on the show. After a long, stressful few months, we finally said farewell to Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest with Gamescom ...

“At first, we were gonna go with everyone, but someone had to stay behind to look after the Chocobo egg, so we stayed.” On the face of it, Final Fantasy IX is a cute game. Adorable, even. From the ...

Hope is a dangerous thing in football, but for once, Nintendo players might be right to feel it. We go again. We know what we’re getting. We know it’ll be more of an evolution than a revolution. And ...

Consume Me wins the Grand Prize at the 27th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards. The IGF awards, held as part of the 2025 Game Developers Conference, celebrated the most innovative and ...

At GDC 2026, veteran game designer Don Daglow reflected on his career and the lessons he learned along the way. It’s no surprise that Don Daglow addressed a packed room of attendees at this year’s ...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment tells a sweeping war story that makes the Musou formula feel essential. There’s nothing better than when a video game just surprises you. Whether it’s a mechanic, ...

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder a meaningful upgrade, or an unnecessary remix of a near-perfect platformer? Nintendo hasn’t had that same safety net this time around.

Cocoon, A Highland Song, and Venba lead the nominations at this year’s Independent Games Festival awards. At Thumbsticks, we don’t focus much on news these days. However, we always appreciate the work ...