Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante is an editor and features writer at GamesRadar based out of Brooklyn, NY. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporaršy Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooterš s and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.
Latest articles by Alyssa Mercante
The Sims 4 will get infants alongside two new expansions next year
news One of the moą·“st sought-after Sims features is coming early 2023
The Sims 5 announced as Project Rene, will include "collaborative play"
news Theš news came during the Behind The Sims Summit Strāeam
New Apex Legends character Catalyst is an out and proud transgender woman
News Respawn worked with GLAAD to ensure Catalyst is handled with respect and reź§verenź¦¦ce
Despite divisive Overwatch 2 meta, Blizzard is "not planning any immediate balance changes"
News Looks like Sombra will continue toš dominate Overwatch 2 until further notice
Overwatch 2 is boosting competitive ranks after players "ranked too low"
News Competitive players should see a more generous rankšing system
The Rings of Power cast talk Tolkienās legacy, fan theories, and more
News We spoke with thšÆe actors behind some of your favorite Rings of Power chšaracters
Looks like a big Modern Warfare 2 expansion will be the next Call of Duty installment
news Could this be the rumored "greatest hią¶£ts" map pack?
Overwatch 2 Kiriko animated short shows two very different sides to the new hero
News The new healer hero debuted a phenomenal nine-minute-long animated š³short at TwitchCon's keynotź¦e presentation
It took days for Overwatch 2 to work, and I'm not sure it was worth it
Opinionš Overwatch ļ·ŗ2 launched a week ago, here's how it's going for me
Xbox Game Pass is coming to Oculus through a VR TV and it's as weird as it sounds
News Xbox ź¦Cloud Gaming powersį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į© a bizarre crossover with Meta headsets
Overwatch 2 guide and what you need to know about the hero shooter sequel
Guide Overwatch 2 is š°here and entirely replaces Overwatch 1ā, adding new Heroes, maps, and more to the team-based hero shooter
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Batman: Arkham's twisted sibling
Feature Whereas the Batman: Arkham series was serious and singularly fšÆocused, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is bold and brash
How to watch Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at DC Fandome
News Thš¦e latest game from Rocksteady is gš¼etting a reveal this weekend
XCOM 3 wishlist: What we'd love to see from a new XCOM game
Feature After its done with Marš¦vel's Midnight Suns, here's what we'd like to see from a Firaxis developed XCOM 3
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has "musical aspects" according to Jack Black
News Looks like Bowser is readyš¤Ŗ to open up his own school of rock
Overwatch 2 players are still struggling to get past the title screen
News Overwatch 2 launch issš²ues persist, evš ·en after an update from Blizzard
Skull and Bones exploration looks limited in new footage and players are concerned
news Players are expressingā concerns that not all of šSkull and Bones' islands will be explorable, among other things
The Overwatch 2 roadmap confirms hero 36 in December
News Here's whaš°t we know about Overwatch 2's post-launch plans
Overwatch 2 beta: Junker Queen has me hanging up my healer hat
Feature Just a few matches with thź¦«e Overwatch 2 beta and I'm praying at Junker Queešn's altar
The final hours of Overwatch 1: an unhinged sendoff for a multiplayer legend
Opinion Toxic chatters, āwaving Reinhardts, and confused players populaš²ted the beloved game's final hours
Forspoken release date, story details, and everything we know so far
Feature Forspoken is one of two massive PS5 ešxclusive RPGs Square Enix is developingš°
How a single Overwatch 2 match declared its new, blisteringly fast pace
Preview ą¹Overwatch 2 abolishes hard counters and stand-offs in favor of firefights and respawns
Ahead of Overwatch 2, a eulogy for the Overwatch I once knew
Opinion Overwatch 2 will erase so much of what I know and lovź¦ e about the original game
