
Elie Gould
Elie is a news writer with an unhealthy love of horror games—even though their greatest fear is being chased. When they're not screaming or hiding, there's a good chance you'll find them testing their metal in metroidvanias or just admiring their Pokemon TCG collection. Elie has previously worked at TechRadar Gaming as a staff writer and studied at JOMEC in International Journalism and Documentaries – spending their free time filming short docs about Smash Bros. or any indie game that crossed their path.
Latest articles by Elie Gould

Ron Perlman returns to Fallout, and this time he's playing the Super Mutant for Fallout Season 2
By Elie Gould published
News The Perlman is back.

Arc Raiders may finally change the late spawn mechanic, but in the meantime, its design lead tells players that late joiners 'economically profit way more'
By Elie Gould published
News I stand by my stance that late spawns suck for everyone involved.

Arc Raiders players are upping their explosive game by placing fireworks alongside deadline mines on lethal arcs
By Elie Gould published
News It sure does look pretty.

One of my most anticipated games for 2026 is a little sandbox puzzle game that plays like the lovechild of Unpacking and PowerWash Simulator
By Elie Gould published
Feng shui I've finally found an apartment smaller than mine.

Arc Raiders has released its Cold Snap numbers, and only 8% of raiders managed to finish their Candleberry Banquet
By Elie Gould published
News Oh, also, 91 people got knocked out by snowballs.

'For those who have acrophobia': Arc Raiders players have discovered a way to snag one of the hardest achievements without having to wrangle a live Rocketeer
By Elie Gould published
News Ok, maybe I can get the achievement after all.

'Embark better not be giving streamers a pass on cheating': Tfue gets unbanned from Arc Raiders in less than 24 hours, and ordinary raiders aren't happy
By Elie Gould published
News Shed some light on the situation.

Fallout Season 2 episode 5 finally mentions Forced Evolutionary Virus, an integral part of the Wasteland and the source of the Super Mutants
By Elie Gould published
News Never trust a West Tek scientist.

One of the most intriguing plotlines in Fallout season 2 may have just been spoiled by *checks notes* Funko Pop
By Elie Gould published
News Nothing to see here, folks.

Arc Raiders' Cold Snap event is over, which means I have my sights set on the next possible event: a toxic swamp and maybe even a volcanic eruption
By Elie Gould published
News Time to heat things up.

Arc Raiders has surpassed 12 million players worldwide: 'a milestone we owe entirely to the players', and to celebrate, Embark is handing out a free golden pickaxe
By Elie Gould published
News Add some bling to your fit.

Arc Raiders has officially nerfed two of the strongest weapons, the Trigger Nade and the Kettle, as previous stats created 'an unfair dynamic that favours using 3rd party software'
By Elie Gould published
News They've also done away with yet another exploit.

Arc Raiders removes a hidden first-person exploit just 1 day after it was uncovered: 'This feature was never meant to be player-facing'
By Elie Gould published
News First-person Arc Raiders is deeply cursed.

Arc Raiders is finally dishing out bans for cheaters, but some players think the punishment is too lenient: 'Anyone with cheats active just gets non-stop arc spawning on them'
By Elie Gould published
News Let the punishment begin.

Peak dev solves game pricing and possibly all economics: '4 bucks is also kind of 5 bucks, 3 bucks is 2 bucks. And 2 bucks is basically free'
By Elie Gould published
News Oh, to be seen.

My Arc Raiders 2026 wishlist consists of new mobs, modes, and map conditions
By Elie Gould published
Wishlist New Year, same wishes.

I've just found a new cutesy Balatro, but instead of a deck of cards you get to tend to a garden and harvest flowers
By Elie Gould published
Happy harvest Look at the mult on those wild flowers.

Embark's CEO says they couldn't compete 'with the likes of EA and Activision' head on so they had to 'change the way games were being developed'
By Elie Gould published
News Where there's a will there's a way.

Arc Raider's defining feature, according to Embark's CEO, is all the odd player interactions: 'We did not expect people to take on roles of Defender of the Swamp'
By Elie Gould published
News It's the best proximity chat I've encountered in a very long time.

Todd Howard didn't want Deathclaws to be 'just another creature' in Fallout Season 2, and from I've seen so far they're just as terrifying as I remember
By Elie Gould published
News We've finally seen those infamous man-made monsters.

'We did not want to be close to them': The only game Arc Raiders wanted to avoid on release was predictably GTA 6, 'I don't think anyone wanted to be close to them'
By Elie Gould published
News Embark wasn't as worried about Call of Duty or Battlefield.

'Not bad for a dead game': Palworld managed to get four nominations in Steam's Best of 2025 Awards, including 2nd place for most played game
By Elie Gould published
News Third best seller? In the Year of our Lord 2025?

Arc Raiders is looking to nerf the Trigger Nade among other items, but we're not sure whether it'll only be weaker against players, not Arcs
By Elie Gould published
News Away with the pocket nukes.
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