Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

The granddaddy of the franchise has to be recognized. Later entries would greatly improve on the original, but the first Castlevania was still a massive hit on release and is more than playable today.

One of the most beloved Castlevania games, Rondo of Blood, has received an amazing adaptation, and this Blu-ray release does not disappoint. In any case, Nocturne ups the ante in terms of the action ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A recent report has claimed that Konami is gearing up to announce a new game in its beloved ...

Ian York is a lifelong lover of movies, books, and all forms of storytelling. This passion led him to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in writing. A few of his favorite ...

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Game Rant writer for over 3 years! Trevor is a lifelong gamer who loves all types of games, but especially RPGs, platformers, and Fortnite. Ever since popping in the cartridge for The Legend of Zelda: ...

For the next week, the Epic Games Store is offering two titles for free: Castlevania Anniversary Collection and Snakebird Complete. Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of ...

I don't think anyone at Konami way back in 1986 could've ever foreseen the impact that Castlevania would have. Combined with Metroid it spawned a whole genre of games, and without it we wouldn't have ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's an RPG enthusiast (with a focus on JRPGs) who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than five years now. He has a ...

Metroidvanias are one of the hottest genres in the current market, thanks to indie developers and big companies alike. It’s a genre that went through a relatively quiet period in the mid-to-late 2000s ...