1UP Features

The Top 3DS and DS Games of 2012
Nintendo's latest handheld doesn't plan on entering a sophomore slump anytime soon.

The Top PSP and PS Vita Games of 2012
Sony's tag team of handhelds promise to make 2012 a year for gaming on the go.

The Top Wii and Wii U Games of 2012
Nintendo surprises on both old and new consoles this year.

1UP Community Feature: Consoles in 2012
The 1UP Community discusses what is to come in the New Year.

The Top Xbox 360 Games of 2012
Third parties make up the majority of this year's 360 lineup.

The Top PS3 Games of 2012
Some amazing exclusives will make Sony's 2012 a year to remember.

Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012
The 10 games (per platform) we're most looking forward to playing over the next 12 months.

The Top PC Games of 2012
Find out why the reports of PC gaming's death are greatly exaggerated.

Watch Us Play Classic Games Daily on the Retronauts Lunch Break
Check this space at 12:00pm PST (3:00pm EST) and watch us play Master System games!

Five Cancelled Games You Never Knew About
1UP's exclusive look at five discarded projects from five legendary developers.

Eight Trendy Game Features That Are Older Than You Think
Take a look at innovative ideas that arrived far before their time.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Retrospectives
Prepare yourselves for the final entry in our best of 1UP 2011 series.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Reviews
Check out some of our best reviews from the year gone by.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Guides
These MyCheats SuperGuides help you share knowledge together so you won't have to die alone.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Videos
Check out 1UP's video renaissance in these 10 videos from 2011.

Ten WTF Intersections of Video Games And Hollywood
Some of the weirdest connections between Hollywood and the video game industry.

Low Danger, High Intensity: When Little Moments Mean Everything
Why sometimes a paper cut is worse than a rocket to the face.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Community
Check some of the best posts from our community in 2011.

How Retail Games are Made
With all this talk of digital distribution, we go behind the scenes with the other side and take an in-depth look at how game manufacturers are coping.

Vote for the Best of 2011 with 1UP's Readers' Picks!
What rocked this year? Make your voice heard by picking the best of 2011!

1UP's Best of 2011 Awards: Editors' Picks
The most important and entertaining games of 2011 as chosen by your friendly neighborhood 1UP staff.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Features
Check out these 10 in-depth 1UP features from 2011.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Previews
Take a trip through 1UP's best previews for 2011.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Blogs
A collection of the best stories from our editorial blogs in 2011.

BioWare vs. Bethesda: The Battle of the RPG Titans
We pit these legendary developers against each other in the ultimate Battle of the Time-Wasters.

The Best of 1UP 2011: Podcasts
Come take a trip through the best podcast audio of 2011 we have to offer.

The Best of 1UP 2011: News
We look back at some of the most noteworthy news stories of 2011.

Silent Hill 2: The Last Survival Horror Game
Developers Akira Yamaoka, Jeremy Blaustein, and others discuss a time when horror games were actually scary.

Retrospective: The Five Secrets of Suikoden's Success
Suikoden's simple formula for a great RPG has seemingly been lost to the ages.

Saving the System II: More Failed Consoles that Went Wrong Instead of Right
Return to the video game graveyard and discover how so many young, plastic lives could have been prolonged.

Vote for the Greatest Music of All Time!
64 tracks enter, one track leaves. Vote for your favorites every day!

The Man Who Created Street Fighter
Capcom, SNK, and Dimps veteran Takashi Nishiyama comes out of hiding to discuss his history, the making of Street Fighter, and Dimps' future.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Character Class Guide
We help you decide what kind of character to spend hundreds of hours playing.

Six Must-Play DS Visual Novels
Though they're barely games, these titles offer a veritable Reading Rainbow of enjoyment.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Gaming's Greatest Con Job
Ten years ago, Hideo Kojima played us all for suckers... and it was pretty cool.

Put the "Punk" in Cyberpunk with 1UP's Deus Ex Webcomic Game
Learn essential infiltration techniques with your pals from Human Revolution.

The Fall of Tony Hawk
Before this weekend's new Tony Hawk announcement, we dig up dirt on what happened behind the scenes with Activision's failed skateboard-as-a-controller experiments.

The Science of Strategy Guides
Frank Glaser and Will Murray of Future Press on the trials of writing book-based game guides in an online world.

Six Ways to Build a Better Mario Kart
By borrowing from their competition, Nintendo's racer could go from staid to stellar.

1UP's Charity Sketch Auction Gallery - Auctions Expire Today!
View and bid on original art from people behind BioShock Infinite, The Last Guardian, Gears of War 3, Borderlands, Epic Mickey, Penny Arcade, Soul Calibur V, and tons more.

Four Gameplay Mechanics That Should Have Caught On
In spite of their potential, these ideas somehow slipped through the cracks.

Blood From Stones: Gears of War, Karen Traviss and Telling Good Stories
The author of Gears' fiction on writing games without being a gamer.

The Man Behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian
An in-depth look at Fumito Ueda's career via multiple interviews, rare trivia, concept art, and a visit to Team Ico's office.

A World Without The Legend of Zelda
Get a glimpse of where the game industry would be without Nintendo's flagship series.

The 1UP Community's Thanksgiving Gaming Memories
Our readers share their most treasured stories of Turkey Day gaming.

1UP's Holiday Buyer's Guide 2011
Need a few pointers for your game-related holiday shopping? Let 1UP's editors steer you right with their personal picks.

What Metal Gear Solid 5 Could (and Should) Be
1UP editors ponder the future of Hideo Kojima's mega-series.

Watch Zelda: Skyward Sword in Full HD
We push the latest Zelda to the limit with video and screenshots!

How Japan's Earthquake Changed its Developers
Staff on Yakuza, Naruto, Tekken, Disaster Report, and more describe how the March earthquake affected their games and their outlook.

Why Wario Land 4 Remains the Best Portable Mario
We're marking this overlooked spin-off's 10th anniversary by giving it its due.