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

Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 pyromaniac saved every explosive they found to blow up the final boss in a PC-melting explosion

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Hundreds of barrels and bombs going boom at once can instantly fry the last boss (and possibly your hardware)

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launch trailer showcases an absolutely gigantic Sandman, and fans hope he's out for revenge

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "He has a right to be p*ssed at Peter"

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Battlefield 2042
Almost 2 years after launch, Battlefield 2042 completes its redemption as player count returns to launch-high levels

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Significant improvements, a new season, and a free weekend on Steam see player numbers soar past 100,000

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Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Online gets the same Halloween pass for the third year in a row, leaving long-suffering fans treatless: "I'd rather they do nothing"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Halloween Pass 2 has been resurrected yet again

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Portal
Portal speedrunners are shattering their weirdest records with the help of a coffee mug

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Players are battling it out to see who can kill their test subject the fastest

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Zelda
Tears of the Kingdom director finally sheds light on a mystery linked to Breath of the Wild, and fans couldn't be more disappointed

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "They took the biggest parts of the previous game and just erased it like nothing happened"

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Star Wars The Old Republic
Star Wars MMO lead discusses the weaknesses at the heart of the genre: "If open-world is the enemy of storytelling, multiplayer is the arch-villain"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Telling an epic story in a shared world is far from easy says Star Wars: The Old Republic dev James Ohlen

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Diablo 4
Diablo 4 Season 2 battle pass items aren't wowing fans: "This is very mid and worthy of skipping"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "I might play season 2 but I'm not buying that battle pass"

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Activision confirms it has "no plans" to bring Modern Warfare 3 or Diablo 4 to Game Pass this year

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The Microsoft deal looks set to close soon, but games won't arrive on the subscription service until 2024

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Baldur's Gate 3
Too many Baldur's Gate 3 players didn't know you can take a shower to wash the gore off

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Stand under a waterfall and shower and you look clean!"

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Cookie Cutter
Gory hand-drawn Metroidvania Cookie Cutter gets new gameplay trailer that's definitely NSFW

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Chainsaws at the ready

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Cyberpunk 2077
CDPR dev defends Starfield amid criticisms that its character animations don't match up to Cyberpunk 2077

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "They have vastly more scenes with a revolving cast of characters and a mind boggling number of possible locations"

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The three playable characters having an exchange in GTA 5
Driven mad by years of waiting, GTA 6 hopefuls start a moon cult as they wait for a reveal

By Anne-Marie Ostler Last updated

news "Rockstar really does like hiding stuff in plain sight"

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Baldur's Gate 3 party stands overlooking on a cliff
Baldur's Gate 3 genius finds way to skip the entire final gauntlet using nothing but a common potion

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "I love how being just a tiny bit creative gets rewarded"

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Overwatch 2
"Thanks for the memories": Overwatch League staff share emotional message after what might be the competition's final games

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "It’s been an honour, a privilege, and a joy to share this experience with all of you”

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Moonstone Island
Exhausted by Starfield's 1,000 planets? Explore 100 islands in this cozy Pokemon-like life sim drawing Stardew Valley comparisons

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Moonstone Island is out now on PC, with a Switch version on the way later this year

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Sonic Frontiers
Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon has players stumbling over an unexpected difficulty spike: "This s*** ain't even fun"

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The Sonic game's final free update has fans in a spin

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Starfield Lockpicking
This Starfield locksmith has given the space RPG's lockpicking a game of its own

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The Digipick simulator is playable now and even works on mobile

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty screenshots
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty locks you out of its main quest if you fail an early mission, but it's worth doing just for this secret cutscene

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Phantom Liberty's story can be over before it's even begun

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Starfield cockpit
Starfield modders are taking patches into their own hands, and they've identified over 240 issues to fix

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The Starfield Community Patch aims to fix bugs and errors to "improve the vanilla experience for all players"

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The Last of Us 2
The Last of Us devs aren't revealing any game or TV show updates during the 10-year anniversary stream, so don't get your hopes up

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "While we're honoring the series' 10-year legacy, we will not be discussing any future game or TV show projects"

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Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 fans demand Larian add Bing Bong, the true star of the cast's D&D session, to the RPG itself

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news The baby imp has won the hearts of Baldur's Gate 3 fans

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Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Screenshot
Cyberpunk 2077 sleuths are close to cracking a 3-year Witcher 3 mystery after update 2.0, and CDPR has stepped in to make sure nobody ruins the fun

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news Are Geralt and Ciri somehow connected to Night City?

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Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3's actual best spell is already carrying the RPG's cast through their D&D campaign, from their very first roll

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news "Shall I cast Guidance?"

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Starfield cockpit
Impressive Starfield mod imagines a loading-free future for near-planetary travel

By Anne-Marie Ostler Published

news You can now fly between planets inside a star system without those pesky loading screens

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