The original Contra on the NES is the stuff of legend - going far beyond what the arcade original did in terms of reaching a fanbase, it has become iconic. Anyone who grew up in that era at least ...

Contra has been around for as long as anyone can remember, and though the series has struggled to maintain its relevance for a while now, there’s still a timeless, undeniable charm to its earliest ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

Contra: Operation Galuga is the first pure, 2D Contra game in a long time. After the widely panned Contra: Rogue Corps in 2019, Konami seems to have realized a true retro revival is what the series ...

Konami's Contra series has had its peaks and valleys. It's coming off one of its bigger valleys in the form of 2019's dreadful Contra: Rogue Corps. In the wake of that mess, it was fair to ask if ...

Konami and WayForward announced on Wednesday that Contra: Operation Galuga, a revival of the iconic arcade game, would be arriving on major platforms next month. Contra: Operation Galuga releases on ...

Contra is one of the classics, a franchise so incredibly formative in the early days of the medium that its influence outlasted the IP itself, at least in terms of relevance. In its heyday, Contra was ...