Anne-Marie Ostler
Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.
Latest articles by Anne-Marie Ostler
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMr4AoJFWH9JRU4BScNTE7-320-80.jpg)
2 months after launch, Palworld is still averaging over 100,000 concurrent players a day on Steam even with the biggest content updates still to come
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
News Plenty of players are still spending time with their Pals
![Helldivers 2 intro cutscene helldiver thumbs up](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7zVhtkF4hGfWxChzHcEMR-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 director asked players how to fight serial kickers, and the community's got one surefire way to humble toxic hosts: throw their samples in the abyss
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Players are fighting back against this unsporting behaviour in the best possible way
![Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zjTQxmBzCdBhjpo4vVSyH9-320-80.jpg)
Early Dragon's Dogma 2 scores put reviews far above the original and even its Dark Arisen revision as one of 2024's best RPGs
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news The sequel is off to a flying start
![A screenshot from Helldivers 2 showing a player shooting towards a huge explosion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gF98VAUiSxBqwT5dnDJkU8-320-80.jpg)
As fans praise the "unbelievable" and silly physics, Helldivers 2 director explains it's the result of "simulating everything and just accepting the outcome"
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news The shooter's ragdoll physics are comedy gold
![Red Dead Redemption 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2vDiAZxqVvWPPTJHqgEk6U-320-80.jpg)
Red Dead Redemption 2's first patch in over a year finally fixes a bug that players have been saddled with for over 18 months
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Update 1.32 means you no longer have to worry about getting stuck in stables
![Helldivers 2 factions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZXwhUTdyBxEKEMKtYg5dAE-320-80.jpg)
With 20 milliseconds to go, brave Helldivers 2 player clutches 45 Samples "outnumbered, surrounded, leg broken, out of stims" after a clown fiesta extract
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
News "A true hero of democracy"
![Overwatch 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pqkZG7poPR6oCDywan3qrT-320-80.jpg)
Overwatch 2 was reportedly due to get story missions every 18 months
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Development issues and lacklustre sales could spell the end for story missions in Overwatch 2
![Red Dead Redemption 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H3RbkYiE8TtxJZDwD6eFN6-320-80.jpg)
Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan and John Marston actors gatecrash a university class using the open-world cowboy game to learn about American history
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Imagine being the kid that didn’t show up for class that day
![Deus Ex Mankind Divided](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSGQmH46E9LBfW92rEpcUZ-320-80.jpg)
For the first time, you can get underrated action-RPG Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for free on Epic Games Store
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Grab the stylish sequel for the grand sum of zero from now until March 21
![Destiny 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5TtFRqJnyBgYHvxRssZsk7-320-80.jpg)
Destiny 2 devs announce "big content update" Into The Light for April as the space MMO's forever season continues in the wait for The Final Shape
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news The upcoming content will be showcased in a series of livestreams starting next week
![Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zsNygYAL4ydUet6hbjbwqD-320-80.jpg)
"I see consolidation to be the enemy of creativity," says former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden, as Jim Ryan says he was "thrilled" to sign Microsoft's Call of Duty deal
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news "That was very important to us, and we're very happy to have done that deal"
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qs75iYTroE42kUZjVqobo7-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's best mission is locked to lower levels, and democratic players really want to carry and raise the flag of Super Earth even on higher difficulties
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Fans reckon a bit of flag-raising would "really boost that morale on the harder missions"
![Dark Souls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PyazBmi6KkLCpSpBuBaSU5-320-80.jpg)
10 years later, Dark Souls 2 is finally playable at 120fps thanks to modders
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news DS2FrameUnlimiter allows Scholar of the First Sin to run at higher framerates without speedup issues
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hero Cloud shown against purple light](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zyTBfzLEnge3nULoKCBwM7-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says Queen's Blood expansions are "a possibility" following "very positive feedback" to the JRPG's best minigame
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news There could be more in store for the distracting deckbuilder
![Helldivers 2 intro man](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DGWPd9ni5xMEQHDxrzeTFS-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players are preparing for the worst as clues suggest a classic enemy much bigger than Bile Titans could be about to rear its ugly head
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Series veterans think Arrowhead is about to add Hive Lords to the mix
![Aerith is surrounded by fire lanterns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TTa55wHwiotK49idPueWGV-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director wasn't expecting the RPG to reignite the 'yellow paint' discourse, but will "take on board the valuable feedback for future games"
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news "I didn't think that the 'yellow paint' would be something that would be discussed on social media"
![Baldur's Gate 3 Act 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mNKVrHQwhXzF4FRpfRGLQg-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 Monk "that practices the Way of the Sticky Hand" forced to do the final fight alone after angering most of the RPG's cast by stealing one sword
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news "They abandoned me and the fate of The Realms over one little sword"
![Starfield](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YJUxJXvo9hjgPbxPkmMj2U-320-80.jpg)
Starfield players despair as the latest patch does away with a sneaky method for obtaining one of the best spacesuits early on: "It wasn't a bug; it was a feature!"
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news The Mark 1 Spacesuit is now off limits until you're a master lock picker
![Dune Awakening](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBhb6BaCL4giTLGaRcVcUm-320-80.jpg)
Departing from the books, Dune MMO confirms religions, but "Leading people on a holy war is not why you arrive on Arrakis"
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news "The player is not a messiah"
![The leader of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Team Star laughs menacingly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aZsnSuXwVZFhQXQNfPv3mX-320-80.jpg)
After 13 years, the 3DS is a retro console in a new Pokemon ad, and millennial Nintendo fans can't handle it
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news "Can't we wait until a system is 20 years old before we do a childhood flashback scene"
![The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcC9BewBDQu6XxKoEafYdm-320-80.jpg)
Zelda modder adds Tears of the Kingdom's best ability to one of the series' most iconic entries
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Want to use Ultrahand in Ocarina of Time? There's a mod for that
![Last Epoch](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xzJNWAwNn9QTp7ijLTYg45-320-80.jpg)
Last Epoch dev disables family sharing in its action RPG in an attempt to curb "significant" botting and real-money trading abuse
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Eleventh Hour Games says it will continue to explore options for supporting this feature in the future
![Larian Studios](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vfRURfRRhfxEi5z3YssXf6-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 dev confirms the Xbox retail version will have 4 discs because the epic RPG was 500MB too big to fit on 3, but it "didn't make sense" to cut any content
By Anne-Marie Ostler published
news Larian wasn't lying when it said the Deluxe Edition includes "a f***-ton of discs"