The Konami Code—up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start—does wonderful things to games like Gradius and Contra. But it also does unexpected ...

The Konami Code originated with the late Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the developer of the NES port of Gradius, released in 1986. While playing and testing the game, he found it to be too difficult, and if you ...

Malcolm loves games. Be they trading card games like Magic: the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, or tabletop wargames like Heroscape and Warhammer 40K, Malcolm's got a firm passion for all things interactive.

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Hollow Knight: Silksong isn't an easy game, but that difficulty is one of the reasons ...

Cheat codes were once one of the most exciting parts of gaming. Before live-service updates, online walkthroughs, and paid unlocks became common, players traded secret button combinations, hidden ...