Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.
Latest articles by Anthony McGlynn

Subnautica 2 devs say new base-building system uses "techniques that haven't been used in games in this way before"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News The team's revamping your options

Slay the Spire 2 players are torn on one Elite who can break your deck, but whose "debuff will be more of a buff"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News The Knight Trio can be tricky

Jeff Kaplan calls Overwatch 2 "one of my biggest mistakes," names "2 points of failure" for the troubled sequel
By Anthony McGlynn published
News He learned the hard way about putting a timeline in front of a higher-up

Microsoft's weird "This is an Xbox" marketing appears to be getting quietly swept under the rug amid leadership changes
By Anthony McGlynn published
News This news story is not an Xbox

Xbox lead says the "return to fun" we've seen from games like Peak makes him "hopeful" for the industry
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Peak is truly peak, when it comes to fun

Peak devs originally borrowed from Zelda Breath of the Wild's climbing, but "everything changed" 1 week into development
By Anthony McGlynn published
News "It was a beautiful time"

"Parrying was not easy": Clair Obscur devs had to turn to sound to fix an integral part of the J'RPG's combat
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Sandfall created a clever way of making things simpler

Overwatch's Nier collab is here, but with no voice lines and a price higher than the action RPG, players aren't happy
By Anthony McGlynn published
News It seems popular regardless, however

Dragon Quest creator says English is "a simple language," so "the flavor tends to get lost" when translating games
By Anthony McGlynn published
News The series had its ups and downs with localization

MMO raises subscription prices less than 2 months after ditching microtransactions, causing a RuneScape fan revolt
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Your Grandfathered rate might be at risk, too

Arc Raiders turns down storm lightning, and Embark promises compensation for folks impacted by recent server issues
By Anthony McGlynn published
News The studio's decided to make an "exception" for the loot problems

One Piece filler list: All the episodes and movies you can skip
By Anthony McGlynn last updated
Guide A complete guide to all the One Piece filler episodes and movies, and why you should still watch a few if you have time

Helldivers 2 devs "underinvested" in the game's engine, Arrowhead CEO admits, who pledges "things can/will get better"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News "We're better but we're still not happy"

Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen have been on Switch for over a week, but many players are still stuck in Oak's Lab
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Shiny hunting is well underway

Dragon Age 2 was originally planned to be "much bigger" before EA made other demands, says series lead
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Quests were cut out wholesale

Silo season 3: Everything we know about the upcoming return of the hit Apple TV Plus sci-fi show
By Emily Murray last updated
Guide Here's everything you need to know about Silo season 3, from release date speculation to cast and plot teases

Slay the Spire 2 has a "very worrying" OP character, says a player with over 10,000 hours in the OG
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Mega Crit's got some balancing to do

Some of GTA 6's big ideas are likely hiding in GTA 5, ex-Rockstar dev predicts – and you can look at GTA 4 to see why
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Rockstar decided to follow a certain line of thought

Marathon's battle pass slammed as the "worst value for your money" as limits on cosmetics remind players of Destiny 2
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Stickers and charms aren't brightening anyone's day here

Wikipedia's been turned into a gacha game, because the random article button wasn't distracting enough already
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Welcome to your new timesink

Arc Raiders players lay down their weapons for Marathon, saying "2 beautiful games can coexist without all this hate"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Embark's community welcomes Bungie's new FPS

Slay the Spire 2 beats Elden Ring Nightreign as Steam's biggest roguelike, as launch players rise 162,000% over the OG
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Mega Crit may have a hit on its hands

The Last of Us is great, but "I wouldn't want to play another game set in small town USA," says Polish horror dev
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Sonka's trying to do something different
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