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 games𒁃. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters 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 most sought-🦩after Sims features is coming early 2023
The Sims 5 announced as Project Rene, will include "collaborative play"
news Tꦡhe news came during the Behind The Sim💖s Summit Stream
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 revereꦛnce
Despite divisive Overwatch 2 meta, Blizzard is "not planning any immediate balance changes"
News Looks like꧅ Sombra will continue to dominate Overwatch 2 until further notice
Overwatch 2 is boosting competitive ranks after players "ranked too low"
News Competitive players should see a more generoღus ranking system
The Rings of Power cast talk Tolkien’s legacy, fan theories, and more
News We 💙spoke with the actors 🦹behind some of your favorite Rings of Power characters
Looks like a big Modern Warfare 2 expansion will be the next Call of Duty installment
news Could this be th☂e rumored "greatest 🐻hits" map pack?
Overwatch 2 Kiriko animated short shows two very different sides to the new hero
News The new healer hero debu🔥ted a phenomenal nine-minute-long animated short at TwitchCon'♈s keynote presentation
It took days for Overwatch 2 to work, and I'm not sure it was worth it
Opinion Overwatch 2 launched a week ago, here's how it🐲's g⛎oing for me
Xbox Game Pass is coming to Oculus through a VR TV and it's as weird as it sounds
News Xbox Cloud Gaming powers a bizarre 💧crossover🎐 with Meta headsets
Overwatch 2 guide and what you need to know about the hero shooter sequel
Guide Overwatch 2 is here꧑ and entirely replaces Overwatch 1, adding new Heroes, m🅰aps, and more to the team-based hero shooter
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Batman: Arkham's twisted sibling
Features Whe𓂃reas the Batman: Arkham series was serious and singularly focused, Suicide Squad: Kill t💦he Justice League is bold and brash
How to watch Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at DC Fandome
News T🌟he latest game from Rocksteady is getti🥂ng a reveal this weekend
XCOM 3 wishlist: What we'd love to see from a new XCOM game
Features After its done with Marvel'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 ready to open up his own school of rock
Overwatch 2 players are still struggling to get past the title screen
News Overwatch 2 launch issues persist, even after an update fr༺om Blizzard
Skull and Bones exploration looks limited in new footage and players are concerned
news Players ♍ܫare expressing concerns that not all of Skull and Bones' islands will be explorable, among other things
The Overwatch 2 roadmap confirms hero 36 in December
News ♋Here's what we know about Overwatch 2's post-la💛unch plans
Overwatch 2 beta: Junker Queen has me hanging up my healer hat
Features ♛Just a few matches with the Overwatch 2 beta and I'm praying at Junker Queen's altar
The final hours of Overwatch 1: an unhinged sendoff for a multiplayer legend
Opinion Toxic chatters, waving Reinhardts, and confused players populated the beloved game's final🍬 hours
Forspoken release date, story details, and everything we know so far
Features Forspoken is one of two massive PS5 exclusive RPG🌃s Squar𝓀e Enix is developing
How a single Overwatch 2 match declared its new, blisteringly fast pace
Preview Overwatch 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 𓆏Overwatch 2 will erase so much of wha🔯t I know and love about the original game
