The new time for the quickest completion of the classic NES challenge comes very close to matching the record for a tool-assisted speedrun. Insert fireworks in the sky above the castle here. CNET ...

Only Up has spawned plenty of games that take the idea and run with it. One of the newest and most popular ones is Chained Together, which links up to four players. As with Only Up, players are trying ...

John is a Toronto-based author who does photography in his spare time. When not being insulted over Xbox Live, he spends his time playing soccer and perpetually napping. His favorite games include ...

Speedrunning Elden Ring is so new that speedrun.com — the community’s leading database of verified feats — doesn’t yet have any listings. That hasn’t stopped runners from getting a head start, and it ...

Speedrunning is intimidating on two levels: becoming a speedrunner yourself and becoming a fan of the genre. You need plenty of patience for both, because there’s a lot to sift through — rules, terms, ...

Every world record Elden Ring speedrun is exhilarating. Each unfolds at breakneck speed. They are fast, and often frantic. In fact, the optimal Elden Ring speedrun route has to be meticulously mapped ...

Holding a speedrun record is a pretty amazing achievement. Although some records exchange hands on an almost weekly basis, it doesn’t matter. For that brief moment in time, you were the best in the ...

A Final Fantasy 14 player beat a five-year-old speedrun world record after months of training, only to have the original record holder retake the title less than 24 hours later. That speedrun would be ...