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Why 2D game art is thriving in 2025, and how you can do it too

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...
Creative Bloq on MSN

Why this indie dev built its own game engine to push pixel art further

Neverway's development could be described as the result of a game that allows more features to creep in, and is typical of the best indie games you'll play. As a farming life-sim RPG that's also a ...
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45 minutes of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has me certain that Square Enix "rebuilding" the remaster after losing the original source code was worth the effort

Final Fantasy Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles lead hopes it "will appeal to people who aren't particularly good at tactical RPGs," since devs "hopefully reduced some of the frustration" ...
The Escapist

2D Mario Games Ranked

To mark Mario’s 40th anniversary, we’re ranking every 2D mainline Mario game, from Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Wonder.
PC Gamer

All active Destiny: Rising codes and how to redeem them

As is the case with almost all gacha games, Destiny: Rising, the Destiny 2 alternate-universe spinoff, features a code redemption system to reward those diligent enough to keep up with the latest ...
Game Rant

Cronos The New Dawn: How to Get the Hall B Code (Steelworks)

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...
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ZZZ codes September 2025 and how to redeem

September 24, 2025: We checked for new ZZZ codes. What are the new Zenless Zone Zero codes? We love a freebie. Whether it's free Polychrome, Investigator Logs, or Bangboo Algorithm Modules, the latest ...
Shacknews

Masaaki Hayasaka on bringing Dragon Quest 1 & 2 to the HD-2D format and single party member RPGs

Square Enix’s H2-2D line of games can sometimes feel like something of a conveyor belt. Since 2018, we’ve had seven games, both remakes and new titles, in the official series. We are now at the point ...
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Warframe codes September 2025 and how to redeem

September 26, 2025: We checked for new Warframe codes. What are the new Warframe codes? If you're on the hunt for free glyphs and cosmetics, you're in luck - we've got a complete list of available ...
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After modernizing the first three Dragon Quest games, remake producer says if the HD-2D games are "really well regarded," then "that would definitely create a movement within ...

Dragon Quest Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake reminded me why I love turn-based battles, but after 40 minutes with the game, I'm desperate to know what "really big surprise" the devs are hiding Dragon ...
Game Rant

Best Modern 2D Run And Gun Games

Run and gun games were huge in the '80s and '90s. Most players have probably checked out a game or two within this genre, including the Contra and Metal Slug series. They are the gold standards or ...