Anne-Marie Ostler

Anne-Marie Ostler

Freelance Writer

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

HOTS
StarCraft 2 modders are building their own version of Heroes of the Storm after Blizzard abandoned its MOBA

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Like many, we miss Heroes of the Storm, so we took it into our own hands"

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Hogwarts Legacy
As if by magic, Hogwarts Legacy has managed to end FIFA's decade-long domination over the UK's boxed game charts

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The Harry Potter RPG flies to number 1 in the UK's physical game charts for 2023

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Mickey Mouse
It took barely 12 hours for the first Mickey Mouse games to appear after the Disney mascot entered the public domain

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Play as Mickey in a top-down shooter or be hunted by him in a terrifying new horror title

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Skyrim
Massive Skyrim Cyrodiil mod claims to have more voiced lines than the base game itself, and 116 fully implemented quests

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Beyond Skyrim modders say they've "already surpassed the amount of voice lines in vanilla Skyrim"

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Lies of P
As Peter Pan and Steamboat Willie hit the public domain, all eyes are on the Lies of P devs

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news There's plenty of scope for sequels to the Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike

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Baldur's Gate 3
Lae'zel's voice actor recorded her Baldur's Gate 3 dialogue faster than any other Origin character, which the directors say was "to her detriment"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "She does like to be told that she's the fastest and the best one"

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Hogwarts Legacy screenshot
Hogwarts Legacy Switch update comes in hot with 3,500 words worth of bug fixes, prompting fans to call the patch notes "longer than the Harry Potter books"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Hogwarts Legacy devs, if you are reading this, please get some sleep"

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Baldur's Gate 3
Larian pushes Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 14 during its own Christmas party

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Team building is doing a hotfix together at the Christmas party"

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Astral Ascent trailer
Can't wait for the new game from the Dead Cells devs? This stunning 2D action roguelike is giving me similar vibes and has been a hit with fans

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Astral Ascent launched last month and the response from Steam players has been "overwhelmingly positive"

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Disney gaming boss gives new hope for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Not a lot I can say on that point for some hopefully obvious reasons"

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Fortnite
Fortnite creator Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google, says it's "a win for all app developers and consumers"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "It proves that Google's app store practices are illegal and they abuse their monopoly to extract exorbitant fees"

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Warzone 2
Warzone streamer complains that they can't kill someone in the water, devs tell them that's how physics works, actually

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The battle royale's bullet physics are too realistic for some

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Minecraft
This catastrophic, lava-spewing Minecraft world is such a disaster that it only happens once every 500 million seeds

By Anne-Marie Ostler Last updated

news A sinkhole this dangerous, this close to spawn, is very rare

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Baldur's Gate 3 Act 2
Shadowheart is the glue that holds this 'throw only' Baldur's Gate 3 run together

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Even without Guidance, Shadowheart still manages to save the day

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GTA 6
Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan actor tells 'GTA 6 Joker' to "use the notoriety" instead of demanding money from Rockstar

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "They've had people like you trying to sue them for decades"

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PlayStation
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 didn't win any of its 7 Game Awards nominations, and fans think it's because the sequel played things too safe

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "SM2 was great, but it didn't really bring anything next level to the table"

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Light No Fire announcement screenshot showing open world exploration
No Man's Sky fans playfully plead with Hello Games not to "overpromise" as lead dev describes new game Light No Fire as "the first real open world"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Looks amazing, Sean. Now, just make sure not to overpromise again"

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Black Myth: Wukong gets a brand-new trailer
Chinese myth-inspired soulslike Black Myth: Wukong is out next year

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news We'll be able to monkey around next summer

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Dragon's Dogma
Following the Dragon's Dogma 2 showcase, criminally overlooked RPG Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is just $5 on Steam

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Get 84% off the classic action RPG from now until December 12

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Larian Studios
Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode is a whole new RPG, and even Tactician veterans are struggling

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The game's punishing new difficulty option is "breaking" players

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Starfield trailer
Starfield lead designer reacts to the RPG surpassing 12 million players: "It’s hard not to feel pretty great about that"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "As a game dev, your one true goal is for fans to play and love your game"

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The Day Before
As controversial survival MMO The Day Before approaches early access, its devs have a message for the doubters: "We made this for you too, we don't hold a grudge"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Fntastic says it has no hard feelings towards those who've been critical of the game

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Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda fan adds up the 'unique' points of interest in Starfield and Skyrim, reigniting debate over encounter quality and quantity in RPGs

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Starfield player claims that it has far more unique POIs than Skyrim, but does that make it better?

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Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 fans spot a bunch of additional combat changes added in patch 5, including one that lowers the effectiveness of Warlocks

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Larian has snuck in some extra changes in the latest update

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Lethal Company enemies
As Lethal Company players try to figure out the creepy monster AI, one expert eerily reasons that "the Bracken loves people walking backwards"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Do NOT. Never. Walk backwards"

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