Ashley Bardhan
Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rolling Stone, Vulture, IGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.
Latest articles by Ashley Bardhan

Fatal Fury's top anime girlfriend Mai "bounces" into Street Fighter 6, and her bouncy arrival is driving Capcom to horny madness: "She's giving fierce. She's slaying"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Mai Shiranui is rocking Capcom's world

I swore I'd never even look at a Call of Duty game, but then I started falling asleep to the sound of Black Ops 6
By Ashley Bardhan published
Opinion Opinion | Who knew the sound of fake gunfire could be so relaxing?

Avowed won't have enemy scaling, director confirms, but it will have jank: "You gotta accept a little jank to do something fun and creative"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Welcome to the jank house

Helldivers 2 CEO praises players for their "brilliant" DSS strategy, but follows up with a grave threat: "J.O.E.L. is out to get you now"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News The DSS is under control

After 1,428 deaths, Elden Ring player literally beats the whole game using a real boxing dummy as a controller, and not even Malenia was safe
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Punching to victory

"I have a guardian angel Steam dev": One brave PC gamer is trading Steam cards for pennies to earn enough cash for a Steam Deck, and $200 in with 20,000 cards left, it's going shockingly well
By Ashley Bardhan last updated
News Ringler is on a noble journey

Nintendo finally confirms exactly when we'll get more Switch 2 details with the April Direct, which promises a "closer look" at the console ahead of hands-on previews
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Are you ready for more Switch 2?

As live service flops pile up, ex-World of Warcraft dev says his new mini MMO doesn’t need to be the next Helldivers 2 or Marvel Rivals: “It will be more of a meager, smaller start"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Chris Kaleiki is ready to start small

Nintendo boss says it's not Switch 2's fault that Switch sales are "below expectations," and the company will keep selling the old console "as long as there is demand"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News I hope you're not too sick of the Switch

Legendary skating games OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome just got yanked from storefronts after less than 3 years, and no one knows why
By Ashley Bardhan last updated
News Where did two of the best skating games go?

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev on launching an RPG in a brutal month for games: "I think if this happened with the first game, morale would be crushed"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out February 4

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer and Horizon Zero Dawn narrative director returns to Obsidian after 14 years, but swears "it's not" for New Vegas 2
By Ashley Bardhan published
News John Gonzalez returns to Obsidian as creative director

Dev behind the legendarily horny Dead or Alive series politely cites "impact on safety" while requesting fans stop sending romantic gifts to fictional characters
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Koei Tecmo will not be your Valentine this year, unfortunately

Elden Ring Nightreign beta invites are apparently so in demand, scalpers are already trying to resell them for hundreds of dollars
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Care for a $250 multiplayer invite?

Devil May Cry anime adaptation might have the best opening sequence in Netflix history
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Castlevania producer Adi Shankar's Devil May Cry is out this spring

Sanrio Animal Crossing successor Hello Kitty: Island Adventure gets off to a strong start on Steam, and a lot of fans are making the same 19-year-old South Park reference
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Hello Kitty: Island Adventure is now on Nintendo Switch and PC

Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur dev says all-star voice actor lineup includes people like Andy Serkis and Baldur’s Gate 3 alumni by accident: "He was like, 'Isn't that Clive from Final Fantasy?'"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Just accidentally casting some of the biggest names in games, no big deal

EA says Mass Effect 5 is now BioWare's "full focus" as it shuffles devs to other studios, with some reportedly facing layoffs following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's underperformance
By Ashley Bardhan published
News "We don’t require support from the full studio"

PlayStation says it's "evolving" its Plus subscription service to include only PS5 titles: "PS4 games will no longer be a key benefit"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News PS Plus is moving on

Palworld developer Pocketpair opened its publishing arm only one week ago, and it's already received 150 pitches: "We're determined to help as many great games get made as possible"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News The first genre on its agenda: horror

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 2 brings back a beloved game mode fans have been begging for, but all I care about is a practically meaningless bug fix
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Get ready for Gun Game and a better win-loss ratio

Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 stress test is here for real after its accidental early PS5 launch, but Larian asks that you please don't use photo mode for bug reports
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Keep photos of your limbless protagonist to yourself

Hogwarts Legacy gets official PC modding support in time for the wizarding RPG’s 2-year anniversary, but console players are feeling left out
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Officially deck out your PC games starting January 30
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