We rank the best Sega Genesis games of all time. From Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage 2 to Phantasy Star IV and Gunstar Heroes, these 16-bit classics defined speed, style, and arcade action.

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Across the history of the fighting game genre, there have been some truly bizarre collections of playable characters.

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The Los Angeles Chargers have had some serious struggles on the East Coast and during those pesky 1 p.m. ET kickoffs over the years. No wonder: West Coast teams tend to struggle when tasked with ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

Jennifer Svedberg-Yen and Guillaume Broche of Sandfall Interactive on stage at The Game Awards 2025 (MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images) This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, ...

The 2025 Game Awards are here, and so is our TGA livestream, bringing fresh news and story updates alongside new trailers, surprise reveals, and the showdown between Game of the Year nominees like ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prolific voice actor Jim Ward, known for ‘The Fairly OddParents’ and ‘Ratchet & Clank,’ died Wednesday at age 66.

Veteran "Fairly OddParents" and "Ratchet & Clank" voice actor Jim Ward, photographed in 2013, has died. (Beck Starr / WireImage via Getty Images) Jim Ward, a prolific voice actor whose work spans ...

Jim Ward, the voice of Ratchet & Clank's Captain Qwark, has died aged 66. The news was revealed by his former co-host at The Stephanie Miller Show, who wrote on X/Twitter: "One of the saddest messages ...