Ball x Pit is one of those games that, once you play it, makes you wonder how it took this long to be made. It takes the classic gameplay of 1976’s Breakout and adds modern roguelite mechanics to ...

Developer Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital's Nigel Lowrie discuss why Ball x Pit has been so successful in an increasingly ...

For as long as I can remember, I've had trouble going to sleep. When I lay down, my mind inevitably starts racing a thousand miles an hour, thinking about anything and everything. On several recent ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nearly 50 years ago, Atari published Breakout, a spin on the ball-bouncing gameplay of Pong where your opponent wasn't another player but rather an ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

I first laid eyes on Ball x Pit at a presentation given by its publisher, Devolver Digital, in London back in January. I knew instantly that I had to play it. I was reasonably (or perhaps, ...

Devolver Digital had a lovely little surprise up its sleeve this fine Thursday. The publisher released an animated short for Ball x Pit, the roguelite mashup sensation that’s put a serious dent in the ...

Christian has three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as Dualshockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an avid ...

BALL x PIT is a Devlolver game about seeking riches in a pit of monsters, plus farming, for some reason. I had assumed it was about descending into Dante’s circles of hell for most of my play through, ...

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...