Ashley Bardhan

Ashley Bardhan

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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.

Latest articles by Ashley Bardhan

Fallout

The Fallout TV show finally corrects my big game frustration: giving romance the focus it deserves

By Ashley Bardhan published

opinion Opinion | The Fallout TV show finally gives romanceable male characters the nuance they deserve

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Swen Vincke accepts The Game Awards GOTY.

Swen Vincke accepts The Game Awards GOTY for Baldur's Gate 3 in plate armor: "I didn't expect it"

By Ashley Bardhan published

News The Larian Studios founder looked positively regal

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A screenshot shows an elaborate Fallout 4 vault.

Fallout 4 master builder pushes settlement system to its natural limit by spending 100 days making an actual vault

By Ashley Bardhan published

News Doomsday never looked this good

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Skull and Bones screenshot

Skull and Bones gets a new release date – yes, again, for real this time, surely

By Ashley Bardhan published

News It's coming out early next year, allegedly

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A screenshot shows an OD actress screaming.

Hideo Kojima and director Jordan Peele announce new horror game for Xbox: it's "unlike any other game"

By Ashley Bardhan published

News OD will star Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer

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An image shows Metaphor: ReFantazio characters gazing at a gray rock.

Persona creators reveal new gameplay and release window for fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio

By Ashley Bardhan published

News You can expect the game some time in fall 2024

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An image of a man in a torn welder's mask.

The first trailer for Supermassive's single-player Dead by Daylight reveals its brand new killer and survivors

By Ashley Bardhan published

News The Casting of Frank Stone made a spooky debut at The Game Awards

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Cyberpunk characters zoom around dirt on bikes.

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.1 continues the work Phantom Liberty did to bring Night City to life

By Ashley Bardhan published

News Say hello to a more romantic V and more immersive RPG

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The Chain stands in a burst of lightning in the Furi demake.

Furi, one of the best action games of all time, got a free demake last week as a "gift" to fans

By Ashley Bardhan published

News The 2016 shoot 'em up is taking Steam players back to the '90s

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Phil Spencer holds a microphone at 2023 CCXP.

Phil Spencer wants Starfield to be a 12-year hit, just like Skyrim

By Ashley Bardhan published

News The Microsoft Gaming CEO has big dreams for Bethesda

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Lego Fortnite

Fortnite and Lego kick off "long term partnership" with new survival crafting game

By Ashley Bardhan published

News You can play LEGO Fortnite starting December 7

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A Baldur's Gate 3 character holds a gold goblet.

Baldur's Gate 3's worst ending somehow gets even worse in the epilogue - but it's the narrator's favorite

By Ashley Bardhan published

News At least the Dungeons & Dragons spin-off's bad ending has good dialogue

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A screenshot shows a Terraria character fishing in blue water.

Big news, folks: Terraria has made its fish visible after 12 years

By Ashley Bardhan published

News Now you can confidently reel in a big one

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