Andy Brown
@andybrown202.bsky.social
Features editor at GamesRadar+ / Teemo's humble manservant / video game enjoyer who gets lost leaving Newcastle
For work: [email protected]
For work: [email protected]
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My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
"It's a reflection of the world, and a warning" - Tom Morello's collaboration with Final Fantasy 14 is more than just a song, it's a statement
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December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
That's my last working day of 2025 wrapped!
Thanks to every single writer that has trusted me with their words, everyone on the PR and dev side who make so many features possible, and anyone who has taken time to visit GamesRadar+ this year.
Have lovely holidays!
Thanks to every single writer that has trusted me with their words, everyone on the PR and dev side who make so many features possible, and anyone who has taken time to visit GamesRadar+ this year.
Have lovely holidays!
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
That's my last working day of 2025 wrapped!
Thanks to every single writer that has trusted me with their words, everyone on the PR and dev side who make so many features possible, and anyone who has taken time to visit GamesRadar+ this year.
Have lovely holidays!
Thanks to every single writer that has trusted me with their words, everyone on the PR and dev side who make so many features possible, and anyone who has taken time to visit GamesRadar+ this year.
Have lovely holidays!
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Before I (try to) vanish from social media for the holidays, I wanted to re-share my favorite story from 2025. I'd wanted to write this developer roundtable for years, and dozens of great devs gave it tons of life. I hope and plan to do more things like it.
www.gamesradar.com/games/game-d...
www.gamesradar.com/games/game-d...
"We cough up a chunk of our soul": 32 game devs, from Doom's John Romero to Helldivers 2 and Palworld leads, explain what people get wrong about games
Sam Barlow, Metaphor: ReFantazio leads, ConcernedApe's business head, indie legends, and many more weigh in
www.gamesradar.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Before I (try to) vanish from social media for the holidays, I wanted to re-share my favorite story from 2025. I'd wanted to write this developer roundtable for years, and dozens of great devs gave it tons of life. I hope and plan to do more things like it.
www.gamesradar.com/games/game-d...
www.gamesradar.com/games/game-d...
There's been one thing missing from this month's Total War coverage: 40K!
Jazzed to have caught up with Creative Assembly ahead of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 being revealed at the Game Awards. Reaching new levels of On My Bullshit with this one, I'm afraid:
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
Jazzed to have caught up with Creative Assembly ahead of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 being revealed at the Game Awards. Reaching new levels of On My Bullshit with this one, I'm afraid:
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wants to be "the seminal Warhammer 40K game," says its devs, who sell me in just 8 words: "You can customize the fingers on Space Marines!"
Big Preview | Creative Assembly isn't shying away from having to tackle an entire galaxy, the studio tells GamesRadar+
www.gamesradar.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
There's been one thing missing from this month's Total War coverage: 40K!
Jazzed to have caught up with Creative Assembly ahead of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 being revealed at the Game Awards. Reaching new levels of On My Bullshit with this one, I'm afraid:
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
Jazzed to have caught up with Creative Assembly ahead of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 being revealed at the Game Awards. Reaching new levels of On My Bullshit with this one, I'm afraid:
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
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Hello, i’m trying to raise as much funding as I can to help my little sister get endometriosis surgery because it’s crippling her life, and will continue to do so. If you have any small amount you can spare, I cannot begin to tell you how thankful we’ll be ♥️♥️♥️
gofund.me/c1ba6beba
gofund.me/c1ba6beba
Donate to Please help get Sarah endo surgery, organized by Charlotte Reynoldson
Hello,
I'm setting up a fundraiser for my little sister, Sarah. I'll try t… Charlotte Reynoldson needs your support for Please help get Sarah endo surgery
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December 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hello, i’m trying to raise as much funding as I can to help my little sister get endometriosis surgery because it’s crippling her life, and will continue to do so. If you have any small amount you can spare, I cannot begin to tell you how thankful we’ll be ♥️♥️♥️
gofund.me/c1ba6beba
gofund.me/c1ba6beba
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after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
Silent Hill f turned my personal mental health journey into the most evil plot twist of 2025, and I’m not even angry
Opinion | Red capsules aren't Hinako's enemy – the world is
www.gamesradar.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
after years of resisting medication for my incapacitating OCD, i finally changed my life in 2024 🍪 i was facedown in the dirt before lexapro, fluvoxamine, gabapentin, and trazodone saved me
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
that's why i love eating yummy pills with hinako in silent hill f yay 🥰
www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...
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I've done a lot of interviews this year, but speaking with @hellocakebread.bsky.social about @ivyroadgames.bsky.social's Wanderstop (which is a game I haven't stopped thinking about all year) was a big highlight for me. What a gem it is. www.gamesradar.com/games/simula...
"Just making a cozy game isn't enough to heal a person": Why Wanderstop and its blend of introspection and tea-making has stayed with me throughout 2025
Year in Review 2025 | Speaking with Ivy Road founder and writer and director Davey Wreden about Wanderstop's comforting, dark infusion
www.gamesradar.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I've done a lot of interviews this year, but speaking with @hellocakebread.bsky.social about @ivyroadgames.bsky.social's Wanderstop (which is a game I haven't stopped thinking about all year) was a big highlight for me. What a gem it is. www.gamesradar.com/games/simula...
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Features editor @andybrown202.bsky.social explores how and why PC gaming defined 2025 for him.
Despite censorship woes and the terrifying price of RAM, 2025 was the year I fell back in love with PC gaming
Year in Review 2025 | Reconnecting with the games that brought me to PC in the first place
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December 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Features editor @andybrown202.bsky.social explores how and why PC gaming defined 2025 for him.
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something something baa humbug
not quite a debut, but happy to see some freelance pieces popping up as I get back in the game! here I absolutely fucked my oblivion playthrough with one very silly modded spell
huge thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for the opp and edits
not quite a debut, but happy to see some freelance pieces popping up as I get back in the game! here I absolutely fucked my oblivion playthrough with one very silly modded spell
huge thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for the opp and edits
I turned every Oblivion NPC into a sheep and broke the game, but I can only blame myself
Now Playing | Baa-rbaric
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December 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
something something baa humbug
not quite a debut, but happy to see some freelance pieces popping up as I get back in the game! here I absolutely fucked my oblivion playthrough with one very silly modded spell
huge thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for the opp and edits
not quite a debut, but happy to see some freelance pieces popping up as I get back in the game! here I absolutely fucked my oblivion playthrough with one very silly modded spell
huge thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for the opp and edits
the start of every party-based rpg
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
the start of every party-based rpg
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GamesRadar+ presents Year in Review: The Best of 2025!
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Year in Review: The Best of 2025
With exclusive interviews and features, we're here to celebrate what made this year great
www.gamesradar.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
GamesRadar+ presents Year in Review: The Best of 2025!
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Next on my Total War sicko beat: Medieval 3!
I caught up with creative director Leif Walter and game director Pawel Wojs to hear why CA is announcing Med 3 so early, the sim-like direction taking shape, and the last time they tried to make Medieval 3.
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
I caught up with creative director Leif Walter and game director Pawel Wojs to hear why CA is announcing Med 3 so early, the sim-like direction taking shape, and the last time they tried to make Medieval 3.
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
"Medieval 3 is, in some sense, our Half-Life 3" – Total War: Medieval 3 is finally in the works, and Creative Assembly is leaning on immersion to make it worth the 19-year wait
Big Preview | Aiming for the "rebirth of historical Total War," Medieval 3's directors discuss their priorities and why the long-awaited strategy game is being announced so early
www.gamesradar.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Next on my Total War sicko beat: Medieval 3!
I caught up with creative director Leif Walter and game director Pawel Wojs to hear why CA is announcing Med 3 so early, the sim-like direction taking shape, and the last time they tried to make Medieval 3.
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
I caught up with creative director Leif Walter and game director Pawel Wojs to hear why CA is announcing Med 3 so early, the sim-like direction taking shape, and the last time they tried to make Medieval 3.
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
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PC Gaming Show is live now, my face is in it in a couple of places (sorry) but there's also a load of new games and chat / trailers from people much more talented than myself (not sorry)
Come watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DJ...
Come watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DJ...
PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025
YouTube video by PC Gamer
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December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
PC Gaming Show is live now, my face is in it in a couple of places (sorry) but there's also a load of new games and chat / trailers from people much more talented than myself (not sorry)
Come watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DJ...
Come watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DJ...
Anyone who's interacted with me for more than five seconds will know how much I love Total War, so I'm thrilled to have visited Creative Assembly for this month's Big Preview.
The cover story is below and I'd love for you to read it - there's loads more to come!
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
The cover story is below and I'd love for you to read it - there's loads more to come!
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
With 25 years of Total War under its belt, the future of Creative Assembly's iconic strategy series looks brighter than ever: "We've got the best roadmap we've ever had"
The Big Preview | In exclusive interviews with GamesRadar+, Creative Assembly leads talk Total War: Medieval 3, lessons learned from the Total War: Warhammer trilogy, and much more
www.gamesradar.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Anyone who's interacted with me for more than five seconds will know how much I love Total War, so I'm thrilled to have visited Creative Assembly for this month's Big Preview.
The cover story is below and I'd love for you to read it - there's loads more to come!
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
The cover story is below and I'd love for you to read it - there's loads more to come!
www.gamesradar.com/games/total-...
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There's not a single day that I don't think of my Dad, who passed away some time ago. But playing through Dispatch made thinking about him a little bit easier and I'll be forever grateful for it. If you all have a chance please give this a read.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
How Dispatch helped me to see my father's death in a new light
Opinion | Escaping a long shadow with Robert Robertson
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November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There's not a single day that I don't think of my Dad, who passed away some time ago. But playing through Dispatch made thinking about him a little bit easier and I'll be forever grateful for it. If you all have a chance please give this a read.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
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For inquiries, questions, tips, or dev interest in interviews - the best email to reach me is [email protected]
I'm incredibly excited (and nervous) to announce my own newsletter. An Evening at the Inn is an RPG-focused bi-weekly newsletter with original reporting and writing from me, a curation of the best writing on RPGs, and more. an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/welcome-to-t...
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For inquiries, questions, tips, or dev interest in interviews - the best email to reach me is [email protected]
sharing my spotify wrapped but you can only say nice things
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
sharing my spotify wrapped but you can only say nice things
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"If I'm not having fun, I just power through it" - Becca, on Balatro
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"If I'm not having fun, I just power through it" - Becca, on Balatro
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Dispatch's success has helped break the AA narrative genre's losing streak.
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
Dispatch's success shows a way forward for a struggling AA narrative genre
Opinion | Dispatch is an adventure game that ditches age-old "adventure" gameplay – and it shows how similar titles could re-find their purpose
www.gamesradar.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Dispatch's success has helped break the AA narrative genre's losing streak.
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
becoming a perpetual lemsip stew
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
becoming a perpetual lemsip stew
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Our Big Preview rollout for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a-go, with more to come from @mroscartk.bsky.social, @andybrown202.bsky.social, and myself! 🥰 Shout out to @agameofjoes.bsky.social for bringing the latest build in for me to try out 🧚 🦟 👀 👇
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a "great pleasure" and a "great responsibility" for its superfan CEO, and he's governed by one guiding principle: "Heroes is for everyone"
The Big Preview | Unfrozen's Denis Fedorov on how his team of strategy game enthusiasts are breathing new life into the iconic franchise
www.gamesradar.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our Big Preview rollout for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a-go, with more to come from @mroscartk.bsky.social, @andybrown202.bsky.social, and myself! 🥰 Shout out to @agameofjoes.bsky.social for bringing the latest build in for me to try out 🧚 🦟 👀 👇
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
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GamesRadar+ is also hiring a hybrid UK-based Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer.
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer, GamesRadar+ - Future Publishing
GamesRadar+ is the games, movies, TV, and comics website that upgrades your downtime; helping you spend your free time wisely.On GamesRadar+ we always aim to inform, entertain, and inspire through our...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GamesRadar+ is also hiring a hybrid UK-based Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer.
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
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We're hiring a guides writer at GamesRader. Like writing about games and solving puzzles? Then take a look. UK based but remote's okay. All the details are in the link. apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...
Guides Writer, GamesRadar+ - Future Publishing
Future's Games group creates international, market-leading content, delivered through scale websites GamesRadar and PC Gamer, award-winning print brands, and Events that reach millions of gamers.The g...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We're hiring a guides writer at GamesRader. Like writing about games and solving puzzles? Then take a look. UK based but remote's okay. All the details are in the link. apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...
Fast travel is real (it's called playing balatro on the train)
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Fast travel is real (it's called playing balatro on the train)