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 Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAXღ Panel about t🀅he best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.
Latest articles by Alyssa Mercante
Lovecraftian survival horror game Edge of Sanity announced at Future Games Show
News Edge of Sanity is set in the wintry tundra of Alaska during𝓀 the Cold War
Moonshine Inc. will let you brew your own hooch this October, as revealed at the Future Games Show
Moonshine Inc. will teach you the ins 🐓and outs of illegal brewing just before Halloween
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon drops a gameplay trailer and release window at Future Games Show
News Tai𝕴nted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is b😼ased on a board game of the same name
Warzone Last Stand patch notes are here, and no, Verdansk isn't coming back
news This is the ♒final season of Warzone before Wa𝔉rzone 2 drops later this year
Saints Row fans think buggy launch means the end of the franchise
News The new Saints Row game (and its bugs) have fans worried about the 🍸franchise
343 wants Halo Infinite ranked to work, but there's a long way to go
Feature A lengthy blog post answered some questions about Halo Infiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnite ranked, announced the 🏅Champion tier, and dredged up more drama
The best tattoos in games
Feature From🤪 Judy Alvarez in Cyberpunk 2077 toꦰ Eivor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, here are the best tattoos in video games
Returning to Animal Crossing New Horizons after a year away is overwhelming
Feature There's so much to do that isn't cle♛arly outlined in-game, I'd be lost without the internet
Warzone 2 wishlist: 5 things the battle royale sequel needs
Preview From console✤ FOV sliders to a Ranked mode, here's what would make Warzone 2 even stronger than the original
Unpacking the The Sims 4 Kits controversy and the community's crucial role in content updates
Feature We spꦛoke to EA and prominent Simmers about Kit🗹s, free content, and the current state of The Sims 4
Forspoken trailer gets the meme treatment
News A brand-new Fors💖poken ad is getting relentlessly meme-d on social media
New "female-centric" Star Wars series coming to Disney Plus with Russian Doll co-creator as showrunner
News Let's speculate on what it could possibly be
I played Stray in a cat cafe and it was purrfect
Feature🌠 Meow Parlour and Annapurna set up a PS5 and let us play Stray amongst adoptable cats
The Halo TV series is braver than the games
Feature The Paramount Plus series isn't shying away from 🦂Halo's darꦦk truths
The ten best video game animal companions
Feature What better way to 🐬get through a campaign than with these adorable animal buddies?
The Witcher books: a beginner's guide to the Netflix series' source material
Feature Here's everything you need to know about Andrzej Sapkowski's🌳 Witcher novels
Apex Legends Season 14 launch stalled by Origin 'Verifying Game Files' error
News If you're having troub♑le downloading the update, Respawn has some suggestions on how to fix it
Overwatch will stop selling loot boxes by the end of August
News Consider this a sign that the Overwatch 2 transition period ha🏅s begun
Dead by Daylight dating sim Hooked on You could be hornier, actually
Feature Hooked on You has some sexy Killers and snap꧂py writing, but is that enough to hook you?
Hooked on You players are predictably, ravenously, and unapologetically horny
News Dead by ꦿDaylight dating sim reactions are pouring in, and a lot of 🅘them are NSFW
The best browser games you can enjoy instead of checking social media
Feature Here are the best brow🐠ser games i🃏n all shapes and sizes
