Hope Bellingham

Hope Bellingham

News Writer

After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training. My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.

Latest articles by Hope Bellingham

Palworld
As more and more Palworld players hit the endgame, more and more of them are getting stung by the survival game's creeping repair costs

By Hope Bellingham Published

News "Repairs really add up"

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Dragon's Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2's devs take death "seriously," so you'll have to protect your favorite NPCs if you don't want them dead forever

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Capcom isn't afraid to kill off NPCs

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Unicorn Overlord knight in hall
Finishing this beautiful tactical RPG with Fire Emblem and Suikoden vibes after 10 years has left its developer without any money - just like its last hit

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Unicorn Overlord will be worth the wait

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Rain World
Steam's new Metroidvania sale is a bit weird, but I've found 15 great games on sale for as little as $2

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Who doesn't want a new Metroidvania to play?

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Diablo 4 lunar event
Diablo 4's new endgame dungeon isn't winning back fans let down by Season 3: "If you need help sleeping, play this a few times"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News The Gauntlet isn't for everyone

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Helldivers 2 intro man
The Star Wars beer meme has left a galaxy far, far away and has found itself in Helldivers 2, Diablo 4, Yakuza, and more

By Hope Bellingham Published

News You never know where Cerveza Cristal will pop up next

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Hogwarts Legacy house differences
Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of 2023, but Warner Bros says it wants to focus on free-to-play and live-service games even after Suicide Squad setbacks

By Hope Bellingham Published

News I don't think that's what industry experts call 'a good sign'

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Merchants of Rosewall
This upcoming shopkeeper simulator takes the fantasy of Baldur's Gate 3 and adds the relaxing life sim elements of Stardew Valley

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Merchants of Rosewall is a cozy management sim set in a high-fantasy world

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Sonic the Hedgehog holding chilidogs
"Mad scientist streamer" makes Sonic the Hedgehog proud by running Sonic 3 using the electricity generated by chili and hotdogs

By Hope Bellingham Published

News You know, in case you were wondering if it was possible

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Moogle
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's new Moogle design is being called everything from "cursed" to "creepy"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Is that a Moogle or a weird koala?

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Palworld
Palworld dev teases updates with "very cool things" on the way, as the survival game sails past 250,000 glowing Steam reviews

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Can we expect more Palworld content soon?

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Xbox announces another showcase for this week with appearances from Capcom, EA, Nexon, and more

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Expect 30 minutes of trailers and gameplay footage

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Stardew Valley multiplayer
Stardew Valley's creator doesn't think he'll ever "officially close the book" on the farming sim

By Hope Bellingham Published

News 1.6 might not be the last update for Stardew Valley

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Helldivers 2 intro cutscene helldiver thumbs up
Helldivers 2 director says Halo comparisons are unnecessary: "We need more compassion and union in the world, and less rivalry"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Johan Pilestedt says "Why compare?"

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Stardew Valley grandad
Stardew Valley's developer has some advice for composers trying to get their music out there: "All I had to do was develop an entire video game from scratch"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Becoming a game dev allowed ConcernedApe to be a composer

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Minami Lane
This short and sweet city builder set on a Japanese-inspired street full of tanukis is the cozy game of my dreams, and it's got the 'Very Positive' Steam reviews to match

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Minami Lane will reward you for petting the cats

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THEATRHYTHM FINAL BAR LINE
Final Fantasy rhythm game literally unplayable on Feb 29 as Square Enix apparently didn't account for leap years

By Hope Bellingham Published

News "Square Enix y2k’d Theatrhythm"

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Aerith prays against a watery backdrop in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't always end where the original JRPG's most heart-wrenching twist occurs, but it soon became obvious that it's the "best turning point in the story"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News The sequel ends at the Forgotten Capital for a reason

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A screenshot of Stardew Valley multiplayer.
Modder confirms Stardew Valley's 1.6 update won't break the beloved community mod project that's been adding new NPCs, locations, and more to the farming sim for the past 5 years

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Stardew Valley Expanded recently hit 2 million downloads

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Stardew Valley pig-farming money strat
Stardew Valley fans are debating whether update 1.6 will introduce an island filled with raccoons, and I hope they're right

By Hope Bellingham Published

News I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Prairie Island

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Balatro Joker card
A year of surprise hits continues as Balatro beats the peak player count of its greatest roguelike rival and becomes one of the highest-rated Steam games of all time

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Balatro's concurrent player count is on par with Slay the Spire

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Jar Jar Binks
Jar Jar Binks actor teases role in mystery Star Wars game project: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News What's Activision got to do with the mystery project?

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Secrets of Grindea
Co-op RPG 13 years in the making is a gorgeous tribute to SNES classics and finally, officially out this month with a bonus roguelike mode

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Secret of Mana fans will like this one

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Pokemon anime Zygarde
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has got fans celebrating the X and Y sequel we never got: "Pokemon Z is real, we just needed to wait a decade"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News This is the closest fans have got to Pokemon Z

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Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley has sold 30 million copies, and its creator says it's "thriving more than ever"

By Hope Bellingham Published

News Fans can't get enough of the farming sim

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