After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.
Latest articles by Jordan Gerblick

The best JRPGs to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From Metaphor: ReFantazio to Dragon Quest 11, these are the best JRPGs you can play today

I've been playing Resident Evil games for 25 years – Resident Evil Requiem doesn't need Leon Kennedy
By Jordan Gerblick published
Opinion Opinion | I hope Capcom wasn't lying when it said Leon isn't the main character of Resident Evil 9: Grace Ashcroft could be an icon in the making

Steam's redesigned store menu is in beta, and it hides that giant left-side link panel, adds an "enhanced" search bar, and puts recommendations all in one place
By Jordan Gerblick published
news You can check out Valve's new Steam store menu in the platform's beta client

The zombie apocalypse simulator where you're a Last of Us-style fed deciding who gets to live in the quarantine zone hits 1 million wishlists as indie powerhouse Devolver Digital signs on as publisher
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Quarantine Zone: The Last Check demo has nearly 2 million downloads, but the full game is delayed to November

The Last of Us Joel actor Troy Baker says he was "woefully unprepared" for the role: "It taught me how to stop trying to convince people that I could act"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "My body will physically not allow me to do this. That was The Last of Us for me."

Gearbox's Randy Pitchford celebrates Borderlands 4 going gold by explaining what that means: "The moment we're done is about as monumental as anything we experience in our lives"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News This has real "back in my day" energy

Ubisoft unveils "updated" Assassin's Creed Shadows roadmap with New Game+ and level cap boost, again vindicating my plan to wait months if not years to play new Ubisoft games
By Jordan Gerblick published
News The Claws of Awaji DLC also has a fresh September release date

New Deltarune patch nerfs 2 of the RPG's most difficult battles, including "a certain boss's 'Sword Tunnel' attack" and a boss you were taking too long on
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Toby Fox also brought the nerf hammer down on Jackenstein

Nearly a third of early Switch 2 buyers in the US also bought the $85 Pro Controller, and with my brand new Joy-Con 2 drifting into oblivion I'm tempted to join them
By Jordan Gerblick published
news More than 500,000 Switch 2 Pro controllers were sold in the US during launch month

Borderlands 4 boss confirms "there will be a download, even for physical copies" on Switch 2, which will "mostly" run at 30 FPS "with some dips"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Sounds like physical versions of Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 will be game-key cards

Ubisoft CEO says Assassin's Creed Shadows will get "new versions that will come on other machines," but refuses to confirm it's Switch 2
By Jordan Gerblick published
News An unannounced Ubisoft release "will be launched on Switch 2"

Donkey Kong Bananza sicko paints his Switch 2 cartridge yellow "to match the aesthetic of Donkey Kong 64," and as someone who just unwrapped his Switch 2, what happens next is like a horror movie
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Hug your Switch 2 a little tighter tonight

Borderlands 4 sets Switch 2 release date for October, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford decrees from a literal throne as he calls Nintendo's new console a "fricking awesome platform"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford confirmed the date himself, in a weird video message of course

Acclaimed PS1-style Twin Peaks fan-made horror game is probably dead as Paramount shuts down its demo after 2 years: "We can no longer promise any continuation"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "However, internet never forgets - we're sure some of you will still find a way to access it"

Helldivers 2 players overwhelmingly vote to rename a city "GUN," Arrowhead CEO says he hoped for "something else" but "the people have spoken"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "I personally hope we go the managed democracy route"

Fire Emblem Switch 2 hopium is here for the huffing as fans spot a Nintendo dev's LinkedIn with this singularly appetizing line: "The Sequel of Nintendo's SRPG (Tactical role-playing game) on Switch 2"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Could a new Fire Emblem game be coming to Switch 2? I mean, yeah, probably, at some point

The Kingdom Hearts-inspired follow-up to criminally underrated indie JRPG CrossCode just shot to the top of my list of most anticipated action-RPGs with a jaw-dropping new trailer and demo reveal
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Alabaster Dawn is getting a public PC demo in September

Ubisoft says players "are very sensitive to the quality" of games nowadays, so there's a "high" risk of "bashing" causing "damage to its reputation"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "The changing perception of the video game industry as a cultural and artistic medium is also leading to an increase in criticism"

New Unknown Worlds CEO reacts to fans planning Subnautica 2 boycott: "Wow ... That's very disappointing"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "People put a lot of effort into making those games"

5 years after it was announced, Ubisoft says the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is coming "very soon"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News The remake currently has a 2026 release window

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse delayed 3 weeks to late June 2027
By Jordan Gerblick published
News The animated flick was originally due out in 2024

Nintendo's super secret Switch Online Playtest Program, which seemingly leaked a Minecraft-style MMO from the Splatoon people, is coming back this month
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "This is a test of the same service for which we performed a test in October of 2024"

As Subnautica 2's ugly $250 million lawsuit debate rumbles on, its new CEO hits back at claims the game was delayed to save a huge payout
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Unknown Worlds CEO Steve Papoutsis also says he's not there to "upend any of the development"
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