Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Dormant for more than a decade, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ($30) does everything right ...

Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and ...

Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and ...

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a throwback platformer packed full of all the campy goodness one would expect from a 90s action title. Except this time the controls are actually smooth and the game looks ...

Ninja-action game fans are spoiled for choice in 2025. Less than a month after the release of an excellent revival of the 2D Ninja Gaiden series comes developer LizardCube’s refreshing new take on ...

The platformer genre is in the gaming spotlight in 2025 with hits like Split Fiction and Donkey Kong Bananza releasing alongside highly anticipated titles like Hollow Knight: Silksong. Among these ...

Bosses are introduced with intricate title cards and cap off with wallpaper-worthy finishing flashes. Special ultimate attacks see famed protagonist Joe Musashi slam down scrolls that summon vast ...

Many thought the Shinobi series was dead and buried after the last attempt to revive it was met with displeasure and disdain. Indeed, Shinobi 3D for the Nintendo 3DS garnered a subpar 69 on Metacritic ...

Believe it or not, there was a time when most video games were blind purchases. Well before Twitch streamers were doing full live playthroughs of unreleased titles - hell, before trial demos were even ...

Atomos' new Shinobi 7 RX is a rugged, super-bright, 7-inch 2200 nit HDR monitor that’s billed as being ideal as a director’s monitor, focus puller’s monitor and program or preview display for video ...

Skeith has been a gamer for over two decades now and has decided to take pen to paper for Hardcore Gamer. Capable of playing games at incredible speeds, you can rely on them to write about them in ...