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

Arc Raiders reveals it's been successfully targeting item duplication exploits as the percentage of players with 'unusually high profit per minute' drops below 1% for the first time in months
By Elie Gould Published
News Cheaters never prosper.

Arc Raiders has finally added 'one of the most requested matchmaking features' meaning players can now Jekyll and Hyde their way through lobbies
By Elie Gould Published
News You've heard of two-faced, now get ready for three-faced.

My cozy game of the month is a moth-watching game where you can explore whimsical forests and uncover more about these fuzzy legends
By Elie Gould Published
Bright flame Moths are better than butterflies, change my mind.

French left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon declares 'Players have rights too!' over the death of physical discs
By Elie Gould Published
News "Videogames are not mere merchandise—they are cultural assets."

Cheaters have infested Meccha Chameleon as dishonest players scan images and auto paint their models
By Elie Gould Published
News This is why we can't have nice things.

'I find it really sad': Hideo Kojima laments the current state of the videogame industry as companies turn away from physical discs
By Elie Gould Published
News This is a warning for what is to come for the rest of the media landscape.

Another player has swiped a colossal discount on GTA 6, paying just $2 thanks to a forgotten Best Buy card
By Elie Gould Published
News Don't forget to check for pennies under the couch cushions.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's development got so bad that it almost turned its devs away from the industry for good: 'I could feel myself coming apart at the seams'
By Elie Gould Published
News Have we actually learned our lesson from Suicide Squad?

Hideo Kojima's upcoming horror game OD is said to survive Microsoft's culling for the second time now
By Elie Gould Published
News This is giving me déjà vu.

Even Hideo Kojima is afraid that 'digital data will no longer be owned by individuals' and that access to art that we love 'may suddenly be cut off'
By Elie Gould Published
News "I would be a have-not. That's what I'm afraid of."

Netflix has finally figured out how to get viewers off their phones with its newest horror game, but it doesn't quite stick the landing
By Elie Gould Published
Fright night The call is coming from inside the house.

Yet another Marvel Rivals creator tournament gets overshadowed by drama, except this time there was $300,000 on the line: 'I got Zazza'd in a tournament 10x the prize pool'
By Elie Gould Published
News If I had a nickel for every time a high-end prize pool Marvel Rivals tournament was thrown, I'd have two nickels.

Eager players are pre-ordering GTA 6 for free using 98,000 Microsoft points and one super fan says it was all only possible thanks to Rockstar's delays
By Elie Gould Published
News "Thank you Rockstar for all the delays."

Dispatch cleared the way for medieval narrative RPG Sovereign Tower as its developer says the line up was 'actually perfect for us'
By Elie Gould Published
Managing Who wouldn't want to take charge of a magical tower and a medieval kingdom?

Haunted Chocolatier fans don't have fresh screenshots to fawn over because Eric Barone says sharing them mid-development 'feels like serving half-baked bread'
By Elie Gould Published
News There's plenty of screenshots to go around already.

Eric Barone gives players a small update on Haunted Chocolatier's progress: 'It’s not a simple task, as I torture myself over every last detail'
By Elie Gould Published
News Good things come to those who wait.

If you like puzzle platformers, multi-dimensional traversal, and ducks—I have the game for you
By Elie Gould Published
Switch up Sometimes all it takes is a cool hat to get a new perspective on things.

The best cosy cleaning sim I've played has just gone into playtest—if you like PowerWash Simulator, then this is the next game for you
By Elie Gould Published
Spot on Just lock me in an attic and give me some trinkets.

Players have uncovered a mistake with GTA 6's cover art and we've got a re-run of the same old jokes: 'pre-order cancelled'
By Elie Gould Published
News Could the teeth be telling us something?

GTA 6 pre-orders open next week, and to celebrate Rockstar has revealed its official cover art
By Elie Gould Published
News I honestly didn't think we'd get this far.

Forza Horizon 6's latest patch may have quelled Bowie Knife99's rage alongside making it easier for players to 100% regions
By Elie Gould Published
News No more endless searching for lost roads.

Overwatch season 3 kicks off with the gift of Jetpack Cat nerfs after the Apache helicopter meta dominated the World Cup
By Elie Gould Published
News Shoot the cat down.

Thanks for the Soup is the most fun I've had in a horror game in a long time, and that's owing to the broccoli
By Elie Gould Published
five-a-day Broccoli seeds + medium fertilizer = cash.

Social media is awful but the UK under-16 ban won't solve anything: 'Instead of punishing children, the government needs to target the source'
By Fraser Brown Published
No quick fixes PC Gamer's writers and editors tackle the impending ban on Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.
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