After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
Latest articles by Anna Koselke

Just 5 months after launch, MMO Dune: Awakening sees its Steam player count drop below that of Funcom's 2017 survival game as it struggles with "Mixed" reviews
By Anna Koselke published
News Conan Exiles now boasts more current players

"Don't expect hundreds of hours of gameplay": Sims 4 competitor Paralives unveils early access plans, showing what "won't be ready for launch" and what's coming "within the next 2 years"
By Anna Koselke published
News And "ALL future updates and expansions will be free"

Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales
By Anna Koselke published
News Placing it right behind Wii Sports

With big "this is fine" energy, Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 will be the "most extraordinary title anyone's ever seen in the history of entertainment" as latest delay sends Grand Theft Auto fans spiraling
By Anna Koselke published
News "Additional time is required for polish…"

BioShock 4 is "going to take the franchise to the next level," which is why publisher Take-Two is "shifting some things around" to make sure it exceeds expectations
By Anna Koselke published
News "We feel that the game is on a great track…"

Dune: Awakening addresses the issue that made me and many players quit the survival MMO with a Base Backup Tool to stop your home blowing up and breaking down if you take a break
By Anna Koselke published
News What's another 200 hours?

Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith got to play Cyberpunk 2077 before the RPG's infamous launch, only to see his V randomly T-pose pantsless: "We're fixing that, right?"
By Anna Koselke published
News The CD Projekt Red game wasn't always, erm, so optimized

Nintendo's surprise Animal Crossing: New Horizons update isn't winning over everyone: "Isn't this just more Happy Home Paradise?"
By Anna Koselke published
News "You will take your doll house simulator and you will like it!"

Otherwise excellent Borderlands 4 patch accidentally brings back the infamous crit knife: "How does this go through testing?"
By Anna Koselke published
News "This damn knife, dude"

After winning fans back with Stardew Valley-like DLC, inZOI continues its redemption arc by following in The Sims 4's footsteps with a focus on the afterlife
By Anna Koselke published
News Boo! Ghosts have arrived with version 0.4.0

Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"
By Anna Koselke published
News "Modding is at the heart of Java Edition"

Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a $5 Switch 2 upgrade and a big free update with co-op islands and an NPC resort – 4 years after we thought Nintendo abandoned it
By Anna Koselke published
News We're so back, baby

Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO looks doomed as former dev says we "would have loved it" amid thousands of layoffs
By Anna Koselke published
News The "fledgling" game was in development

Tencent defends "slavish" Horizon Zero Dawn clone from Sony, claiming that "fame does not create a trademark" as it tries to bat legal claims away from survival game Light of Motiram
By Anna Koselke published
News "The Complaint should be dismissed..."

Catch me screaming, crying, and throwing up as ex Rune Factory leads team up for a new farming sim RPG that beat its Kickstarter goal in 1 day
By Anna Koselke published
News Farnia Village has already raised over $35,000

Palworld lead "very sad" fantasy MMO New World is coming to an end: "That said, if Amazon want to slip me the files for the 2019 version…"
By Anna Koselke published
News "Whoever did the sound design… deserves everything"

YouTube smacks down Valve's beloved Counter-Strike 2 skins and potentially crushes GTA 6 videos in new content restrictions against gambling, "mass violence," and "realistic human characters"
By Anna Koselke published
News Google to tackle "graphic content" in games

Former Microsoft exec slams Xbox lead's "social network envy," says gaming's biggest rival isn't TikTok – it's time
By Anna Koselke published
News "Gaming doesn't compete with short-form video"

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says what we're all thinking about Microsoft's supposed new Xbox: that's just a gaming PC
By Anna Koselke published
News Is it "an conputer," though?

Arc Raiders lead knows launching between Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 is "insanity," but "this is the start of a long journey" and "it needs to start somewhere"
By Anna Koselke published
News "We have to bring something so that people pay attention"

Former Microsoft and Blizzard exec says new Xbox consoles are "just PCs," and that might be why World of Warcraft is "killing addons"
By Anna Koselke published
News "Casual WoW Inc."

"Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about" gambling in its video games, says DayZ creator after $6 billion Counter-Strike 2 market crashes
By Anna Koselke published
News "I'm honestly disgusted"

Minecraft creator weighs in on the Creeper debate sparked by Mojang CCO's recent comments, says he "tried to fix" it years ago because it was "anti-fun"
By Anna Koselke last updated
News "This is originally one of MY opinions"
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