While the arrival of HDTV has generally been a boon to the game industry, it's definitely caused headaches for at least one shrinking but still important sector of the industry -- 2D sprite artists.

In 2018, Square Enix released a new game called Octopath Traveler, which introduced a revolutionary new graphics format ...

Confederate Express , a just-announced tactical RPG from indie developer Kilobite , will feature all of my favorite things: permadeath, zombies and 2D sprite graphics. It is almost completely funded ...

The Doom series seems to be going from strength to strength since the 2016 reboot and 2020 follow-up. With id Software currently looking to start its next project, it's possible that the influential ...

One of the most striking features of the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is its visual overhaul. The game employs a unique blend of 2D sprites and 3D environments, creating a nostalgic yet fresh ...

Torn between your love of the original Cave Story's beautifully pixel-drawn sprites and your excitement for Cave Story 3D's complete reinvention of the game's hovering island-world? You can now have ...

It can be argued that changes made to a long-running franchise tend to be for the better, yet one Pokemon fan is making a compelling case that one aspect of the series has gotten worse over time: the ...

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 takes the series' long-running brand of fighting insanity a step or two further, making for Capcom's flashiest 2D fighter to date. Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 started out as a ...