“Do we need video game criticism?” As always, we’re encouraging discussion even as The Pixels hits its VIIth anniversary!
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There can be a dark side to any fandom, even Breath of Fire. If you can relate to dealing with toxicity, enduring endless hot takes, squabbling over ships while hoping for a better future, this post is for you…
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Capcom’s Breath of Fire RPG series and share a special celebratory fan video!
Mark MAR10 Day with these Super Mario stickers on sale this weekend from JoypadLad! Multiple sticker sets available.
Super Mario Multiverse is here and this is its Center: celebrate the joy, imagination, magic, and lasting impact of Mario for MAR10 Week!
Super Mario genres have been multitudinous, but here are 13 categories that could still use gaming’s most iconic mascot!
Super Mario Bros. The Movie is equal parts ridiculed, reviled, and misunderstood. Learn more about this film from two SMB Movie archivists from smbmovie.com!
Our winner for The Pixel Awards: Game of the Year 2022 is here! Will the results surprise, shock, and mortify you?
Voting starts NOW and ends Saturday morning for the Pixel Awards: Game of the Year 2022! Choose from 22 player-submitted nominees!
Welcome to the Pixel Awards! Now that 2022 is safely over and all video games have…
We’re celebrating hitting 10k email subscribers at The Pixels with our Greatest Hits, our favorite posts of all time!
Having trouble shopping for the gamer in your life? Check out our helpful Gamer Gift Guide for gift ideas this Christmas!
“Three thousand years ago, an ancient book was found in the depths of a cave…
A monthly writeup of the games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels.
Happy Thanksgiving! Between an overdose of food and family, let’s remember the wealth of video game experiences we’re most grateful for.
Retro games as God intended. Exploring the artwork of classic games through a modern lens, Pixel Photography feat. Illusion of Gaia!
“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” -Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Looking…
The SEGA Astro City Mini V packs a punch when it comes to vertical shmups but is it simply too little too late?
Every SNES RPG… can one play them all without going insane? Announcing a secret project and a new stream challenge!
On this Breath of Fire II podcast, how Capcom’s classic Super NES JRPG proved to be such a formative title in our education and career.
On this Monster Hunter Tri podcast: a triumph of video game preservation restoring lost content from the 2013 online server shutdown.
Spiritual successors on Kickstarter is all the rage and now Wild Arms, Shadow Hearts, and Breath of Fire are getting the special treatment.
On this King’s Quest podcast, revisiting the icon that pioneered so much; how to do adventure games in the internet age; childhood curiosity.
From aliens to zombies and everything in between, Gamescom Opening Night Live featured a host of announcements and we’ve got ’em all here! Well, most of them, maybe.
970 days since posting the first screenshot, Masahiro Sakurai has ended his Smash Ultimate screens run with a farewell on Twitter.
Attention Tactical & Strategy RPG fans! The DioField Chronicle demo ambushes PS5, PS4, XBSX, XB1, Switch, and PC today!
Dance a new dichotomy of death as the Bloodstained and Journey crossover launches today for PS5, PS4, XBSX, XB1, Switch, and PC.
Kirby’s Dream Buffet is more like cold gas station sushi than an all-you-can-eat feast, but if you’re hangry for more Kirby, check this.
Classic developer and publisher Sunsoft returns with an announcement for 3 retro games seeing brand new releases.