Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar+ and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.
Latest articles by Alyssa Mercante

How to watch Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at DC Fandome
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News The latest game from Rocksteady is getting a reveal this weekend

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has "musical aspects" according to Jack Black
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Looks like Bowser is ready to open up his own school of rock

Overwatch 2 players are still struggling to get past the title screen
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Overwatch 2 launch issues persist, even after an update from Blizzard

Skull and Bones exploration looks limited in new footage and players are concerned
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
news Players are expressing concerns that not all of Skull and Bones' islands will be explorable, among other things

Overwatch 2 beta: Junker Queen has me hanging up my healer hat
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Just a few matches with the Overwatch 2 beta and I'm praying at Junker Queen's altar

The final hours of Overwatch 1: an unhinged sendoff for a multiplayer legend
By Alyssa Mercante published
Opinion Toxic chatters, waving Reinhardts, and confused players populated the beloved game's final hours

How a single Overwatch 2 match declared its new, blisteringly fast pace
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Preview Overwatch 2 abolishes hard counters and stand-offs in favor of firefights and respawns

Ahead of Overwatch 2, a eulogy for the Overwatch I once knew
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Opinion Overwatch 2 will erase so much of what I know and love about the original game

GTA player takes peyote, hallucinates their own version of GTA 6
By Alyssa Mercante published
News We do not recommend trying this at home

All Xbox Series X Smart Delivery games confirmed for Xbox Series X optimization
By Jordan Gerblick, Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Every game optimized for Xbox Series X and whether or not you'll get it through Xbox Smart Delivery

How RPG master Obsidian built backyard survival game Grounded with its community's help
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Obsidian's backyard survival game leaves Xbox Early Access on September 27 after over two years

GTA Online player becomes a billionaire after 18,340 hours played
By Alyssa Mercante published
News A GTA Online player has joined the in-game billionaire's club

The Finals, an upcoming shooter from ex-Battlefield devs, gets an explosive new trailer
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The Finals is all about customization, destruction, and player freedom

I'm shocked at how much I love Modern Warfare 2's third-person mode
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Call of Duty hasn't had a third-person mode since 2009, and it feels fantastic in the Modern Warfare 2 beta

All the Overwatch 2 Battle Pass details
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Hero unlocks, challenges and all the cosmetics

Gotham Knights co-op will be completely untethered (and you can play as two of the same hero)
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News We got the scoop on the upcoming Gotham Knights game in an exclusive interview

New Gotham Knights trailer reminds us the Court of Owls is always watching
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News The Court of Owls has Gotham City in its talons

The Gotham Knights gameplay trailer shows both promise and problems
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
news The new Gotham Knights gamelay trailer has some well-choreographed two-player fun, and a few other less-than-stellar things

Gotham Knights will add some spice to the Arkham formula
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Big in 2022: Gotham Knights will deliver co-op play in a gigantic, open-world Gotham

16 video games you should have on your radar for fall 2022
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Best List 16 video game releases you should have on your radar for fall 2022

Take-Two buys facial animation studio that worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Avengers: Endgame
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News Dynamixyz will now work only with Take-Two companies like Rockstar and 2K Games

Latest GTA 6 release rumors shot down by Take-Two itself
By Alyssa Mercante, Connor Sheridan last updated
News The marketing budget is for something else

What does your outfit say about the way you play GTA Online? A lot, apparently
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Chatting with GTA Online and Red Dead Online players about the games' underground fashion scene
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