Ashley Bardhan

Ashley Bardhan

Senior Writer

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

Laufey talks to the cube
God of War Laufey fans can't decide if they want to kill Phranque the gelatinous cube

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News I just want to know if he's blue raspberry flavored

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Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 devs glad it worked out after the scary headlines, but they weren't paying attention

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Unknown Worlds knew what it was doing

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Crimson Desert character holds a torch
Fallout: New Vegas director says it's "fine" Crimson Desert's story has to be patched

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News At least they're trying

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Mina yells while holding an oversized hammer
The best-rated game of 2026 is $20 because the devs "don't want people to wait" for a discount

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Mina the Hollower developer Yacht Club Games knew what it was doing

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Arc Raiders release date reveal trailer screenshot shows two people facing a giant enemy.
Arc Raiders PvE mode coming to the Chinese version, and global players want it too

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Lucky!

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Riot's anti-cheat "does not in any way brick PCs," though Valorant cheaters say otherwise

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News You might want to consider not cheating

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Forza Horizon 6
Forza Horizon 6 sells 4.9 million copies despite Xbox Game Pass "cannibalizing" revenue

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Impressive… for an XBOX

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Final Fantasy 14's Tataru staring menacingly at the screen
Square Enix knows live service, but it's "failed to bring its IP to a new generation"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Jacob Navok worries about Square Enix's financial future

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Dying Light
Ex-Dying Light lead says devs have an "obligation" to listen to player feedback even if it's "wrong"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News That's generous

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Maria holds James' face in Silent Hill 2
Legendary Silent Hill artist clarifies Bubble Head nurse origins, yet some fans don't believe him

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Life is a mystery…

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A red car soars above a lush green forest towards Mt Fuji in Forza Horizon 6, the speed blurring the view
Forza Horizon 6 is a "perfect game" in "a struggling industry," Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Michael Douse is impressed

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Yoshi and the Mysterious Boook screenshot of Yoshi smiling with eyes closed
"Unless you're Nintendo," developers should never price games over $70, expert says

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Sounds right to me

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Ubisoft says expect more Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and "a return to higher quality standards"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News We love higher quality standards!

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Fish with three rows of teeth deploys its tongue to capture a crab
Subnautica 2 devs aren't "judging players who want combat," but it isn't happening

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Let it go

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Exodus
Hasbro cancels Dungeons & Dragons game from God of War and Star Wars Jedi vet after early concept

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News At least we have Exodus

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time screenshot showing Link, a young boy with elf-like ears and blond hair, with a surprised expression on his face
Zelda and Star Fox remakes are fine, but former Nintendo staff say it needs "more than nostalgia"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang are skeptical

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Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 "creature mitigation" a priority for updates

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News "Most of us chose to put our bases away from these"

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Xbox logo on sparkly green background
Xbox lead says industry will see "more change happening in the next couple of years than the 25 years that got us here"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Good change?

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Crimson Desert
Only 6.8% of Crimson Desert players on Steam have completed the open-world game 2 months from launch

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Take your time

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Lucia leaves prison in GTA 6 trailer 2
GTA 6 fans expect pre-orders after Best Buy says they start today, "verified" source says otherwise

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News The hopium wells are running dry…

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Subnautica 2 character flies over ocean in single-seat aircraft
Subnautica 2 dev knows "pirates are gonna do their thing," but prefers if people buy "and return it"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News "You gotta be a true idiot"

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Cherry blossoms swirl around a silver car that drives towards Mt Fuji in Forza Horizon 6
Forza Horizon 6 won't let you destroy cherry blossom trees because they're too important to Japan

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Brake around the blossoms!

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Kliff in a sword fight with masked warrior Reed Devil in a golden field
Crimson Desert star was in Elden Ring but says Pearl Abyss' open-world game is "unlike anything"

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News Kliff was inspired by Alec Newman's late family member

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Subnautica 2 character smiles at alien artifact
Subnautica 2 has already sold 1 million copies and it's been out for literally one hour

By Scott McCrae, Ashley Bardhan Last updated

News And that doesn't even count the Xbox Game Pass numbers

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Elden Ring soldier drawing sword
"FromSoftware is making steady progress" amid push "to develop IP in games" and film, says owner

By Ashley Bardhan Published

News FromSoftware is mid-transformation

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