Although it’s a mobile exclusive. Sweet Dracula, I never ever get tired of tricking you guys, it’s the best.

In video game development, original ideas are often seen by other games, scooped up and implemented in a variety of ways. On and on the list goes, with examples in just about every genre that you can think of. There’s something to be said however, for a game which takes inspiration from its contemporary and actually improves on the formula. Here’s five such examples, of video games that ripped other games off beautifully.

2017 was another knockout year for cartoons, resulting in the finest animation around. While there could only be one winner, the honourable mentions below are still well worth several hours of your time. Whether it be video game-inspired adventures or goofy escapades, the genre has had plenty to offer.

Here’s the first part in an upcoming series that I’m working on, that highlights the absurd, the wonderful and the thought-provoking best moments ever committed to a flatscreen. In no particular order of course.

Three decades and a helluva lot of games later, which Castlevania titles have managed to stand the test of time? Which games still have a well-oiled whip in comparison to the cracked leather of lesser entries in the series? These ten, of course.

With a deck stacked against it in a genre that produces more turds than diamonds, producer Adi Shankar was talking big about Netflix’s stab at Konami’s Dracula mythos when Castlevania was first announced as an upcoming animated series. This wasn’t just going to be a quick spin-off with a few flashy fight scenes, but rather the best damn R-rated vampire-slaying adaptation ever made. Shankar wasn't lying.

Over the last decade, Assassin’s Creed has been more than just a video game series. Trendy clothing, light novels and even a well-received film managed to spin out of Ubisoft’s premiere franchise in leap of faithing into conveniently placed haystacks dotted around various locales throughout history. So what medium is left for Assassin’s Creed to shove a small wrist-blade into? Anime, that’s what.

Summer Games Done Quick has kicked off, and the first day of speedrunning saw a surprising world record broken in Symphony of the Night.