Willa Rowe

Willa Rowe

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Willa Rowe is a queer games critic based in New York City whose writing has been featured in Endless Mode, Digital Trends, Kotaku, and more. She also hosts the Girl Mode podcast. When she isn’t talking games she can be found on Bluesky bemoaning the state of the New York Mets.

Latest articles by Willa Rowe

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Rumors of a new Wario game grow ahead of tomorrow's Nintendo Direct

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News An Ocarina of Time remake pales in comparison to Wario

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Persona 4 opening movie screenshot shows protagonist Yu with a card floating in front of him.
The Weeknd saw the Persona 6 announcement and played Persona 4 Revival before any of us

By Willa Rowe Published

News It should've been me

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Key art for Sea of Stars' final update, the game's cast stands side by side in front of a gorgeous vista
3 years after releasing one of the best indie JRPGs, Sea of Stars devs roll out the "final update" and tease a new game

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News "We hope that you’re all looking forward to a new adventure."

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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Don't expect Uncharted creator Amy Hennig's Marvel game anytime soon, Paramount Games Studio head says

By Willa Rowe Published

News “I don't think it'll be 2026.”

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A silver gundam dashes away from a large octopus like enemy while firing laser weapons
Nier creator Yoko Taro swoons over Gundam Rogue Orbit, says he wouldn't be confident enough to create anything cooler

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News This from the man who is helping create the new Evangelion series

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a young boy lays on a grass hill reaching up at dragonflies
All hail the real game of the show for Xbox: this anime-inspired life sim with some of the best art around

By Willa Rowe Published

News Friendship with Gears of War ended, now Vivarium is my best friend

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Gears of War E-Day release date: A close-up of Marcus Fenix with his face covered in blood during the Gears of War E-Day trailer.
Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution "are not timed exclusives," Xbox says

By Willa Rowe Published

News Exclusives are so back

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Persona 4 protagonist on a background of yellow
Persona 4 Revival finally gets a release date, and boy does it look good

By Willa Rowe Published

News Tune into the Midnight Channel again next February.

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God of War Laufey
As God of War Laufey puts Kratos to one side, a lead hopes "we can keep telling stories about everybody going forward"

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News Faye may be here to stay

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a green field with wires and posts stretching out into the distance
Devs behind long-awaited survival game with 1.2 million Steam wishlists warn players to make sure it's for them before playing as "expectations can grow very quickly"

By Willa Rowe Published

News "Is Solarpunk for you?"

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A fish on a cutting board getting butchered
Indie devs behind viral fishing game say "AI slop" clones helped promote the real thing

By Willa Rowe Published

News Imitation is the greatest form of flattery

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Zack Fair has an even bigger role in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, series director Naoki Hamaguchi says

By Willa Rowe Published

News Could he get a happy ending?

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Sephiroth looks down on the player, framed by light
Final Fantasy wizard predicted the title of the third entry, Revelation, 4 years ago

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News The gift of prophecy, but at what cost?

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Bigby Wolf smokes a cigarette
The Wolf Among Us 2 finally releases in 2027, with a remaster of the original due out this holiday season

By Willa Rowe Published

News The Big Bad Wolf is back in town.

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A box with "Mighty Cuphead Adventure" on it.
Cuphead devs announce two new games: a hand-animated successor, and an 8-bit throwback

By Willa Rowe Published

News Two announcements for the price of one.

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Faye wakes with a start in God of War Laufey.
God of War's Cory Barlog has been planning Faye's story for a decade, says Laufey director

By Willa Rowe Published

News The spinoff has been in the works for a long time

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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra screenshot of Captain America facing off against Black Panther
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and the Star Wars game from former Uncharted lead Amy Hennig are still alive

By Willa Rowe Published

News The dream of an Amy Hennig Star Wars game isn't dead yet

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An RPG party strolls through a whimsically colorful fantasy landscape.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's new update is loaded with JRPG references

By Willa Rowe Published

News Game (of the year) recognizes game

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Warframe
Warframe is set to break its all-time player count on Steam with latest The Old Peace update, soaring close to 180,000

By Willa Rowe Published

News The twelve-year-old game shows no signs of slowing down

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Screenshot of mother and daughter from new Divinity game trailer
Larian wears the trademark application that spoiled its Divinity reveal like a badge of honor – can we get T-shirts next?

By Willa Rowe Published

News You can't accuse the developer of not having a sense of humor

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Lara Croft in the jungle in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Tomb Raider Catalyst and Legacy of Atlantis introduce Lara's new voice, who you've probably heard in Cyberpunk 2077

By Willa Rowe Published

News Alex Wilton Regan steps into the iconic role

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Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil 2 lead Hideki Kamiya gets sucked into hot uncle Leon fawning

By Willa Rowe Published

News Congrats, you thirsted so hard Leon's dad saw it

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Star Wars Galactic Racer
Star Wars Galactic Racer lets you speed across a galaxy far far away, coming 2026

By Willa Rowe Published

News Now this is not podracing

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An orc-like creature holds up a mug in cheers
Larian and Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke says he's never been more nervous than with Divinity announcement

By Willa Rowe Published

News The next RPG from Larian is already shaping up to be an epic.

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A zombie and a cool grunge girl sit on pink pillows
Devil May Cry vets are making a zombie action game that smacks of Lollipop Chainsaw

By Willa Rowe Published

News Stupid Never Dies gets a sick reveal trailer at The Game Awards

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