Spear of Sacrilege is a NES-style 2D action game that will resonate well with fans of classic Castlevania games.

Kendall Cunningham is a writer, a podcast host, and a lifelong gamer who has been writing about the industry for nearly 5 years. His work is driven by a love for games that dates back to the NES, with ...

Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

Konami announced a new Castlevania game during the February 2026 State of Play, and it's a 2D side-scroller made in partnership Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the makers of Dead Cells. It's called ...

Back in 2019, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night released as a unofficial successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, crafted by Koji Igarashi, a former Konami veteran who worked on the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original Castlevania, which debuted in 1986. Konami shared the following announcement on the franchise's ...

Born in the 8-bit era, raised by the 16-bit era, and perfected by the 32-bit era, Cory's roots grew from the likes Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man to the world of Resident Evil and Castlevania. Owning ...

In celebration of Castlevania's 40th anniversary, Konami has announced Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new stylized 2D Castlevania game co-developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin. It's due out in ...

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse — announced at Sony's State of Play showcase last month as part of Konami's celebration of Castlevania's 40th(!) anniversary — will play like a classic Castlevania game ...