Castlevania

Netflix has released a new trailer for its highly-anticipated spinoff Castlevania: Nocturne, with confirmation the series will premiere on September 28.Castlevania: Nocturne is set during the height of the French Revolution in 1792…

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, May 6, 2023. Below, we look back at how the successor to Symphony of the Night is still influencing the genre.From the Souls-ian hack-and-slash of…

Worthwhile-est game award Last time at the Destructoid Institute of Critiquing Kusoge, I looked at Castlevania for the N64. We’ve established that the Castlevania series has never been very good when it comes to its 3D titles, but the N64…

Corridorvania I’ve been playing through Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, because despite not really liking Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, people have told me that it’s the more tolerable of the 3D Castlevania titles. I’m still waiting…

There was no avoiding a “legendarily” gag Castlevania is a series so sprawling with so many high peaks that the low valleys kind of really stand out. Except I’ve learned that the valleys aren’t always that deep. You can usually, at least,…

Berzerk Studio announced that the free Deux or Die multiplayer update will come to the indie sidescrolling game Infernax on April 5 for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.Infernax: Deux or Die adds a…

During a panel at the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences 2023 (MAGIC 2023), two legends of the Japanese videogame industry looked back on 30 years of history they helped shape. Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and…

Much like its bloodsucking antagonist, Castlevania has lain dormant for many years, but Konami's classic vampire-slaying franchise is finally beginning to awaken thanks to projects like Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania.Released…

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian invites Kyle Hilliard on to talk about the new Return to Castlevania DLC for roguelite smash hit Dead Cells. The two chat about their histories with Castlevania and talk about their favorite crossover…

Whenever I’m asked what my favorite roguelike is, my answer is confidently and unabashedly Dead Cells. That’s been true across five years of superb content updates, and it’s even more true with the arrival of its latest paid DLC,…