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

Marvel Rivals has some truly cursed mods, but that's what happens when you mix weirdly detailed character models with the internet
By Elie Gould published
News What if it was Jeff?

The Secret Level creator wants you to know that they did ask Halo to take part in the series, but Microsoft turned them down: 'Man, you think we didn't talk to Halo?'
By Elie Gould published
News We already have a Halo series at home.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 hits peak lack of awareness with its Squid Game skins which, unfortunately, look rad as hell
By Elie Gould published
News Time for the games to begin.

Marvel Rivals' FPS bug puts players with potato PCs at a disadvantage, and that's not the only optimisation issue happening right now
By Elie Gould published
News Now you can actually blame your PC.

Ultros took the feature I hate most about games and made me love it through the power of farming
By Elie Gould published
🏆 A seed for every occasion

This year has proved yet again that horror games do best when devs keep it small-scale
By Elie Gould published
Brain wipe Small but mighty.

Best City Builder 2024: Manor Lords
By Elie Gould published
🏆 An early access medieval sim scratched our city builder itch this year.

It's been a big year for factory sims, but instead of getting a degree in engineering, I've decided to go back to where it all started for me: modded Minecraft
By Elie Gould published
Dish the dirt It's scientifically proven to be fun.

Riot's co-founder says money isn't everything: 'People think we make things like Arcane to sell skins when in reality, we sell skins to make things like Arcane'
By Elie Gould published
News "To be clear, Arcane crushed for players, and so it crushed for us."

GTA 6 fans are convinced that a new trailer is going to release on December 27, because the moon and a license plate told them so
By Elie Gould published
News I'm right about this just trust me has 27 letters in it.

Ready or Not's Dark Waters DLC has some cracking maps and scarily intelligent AI suspects that managed to outsmart me at almost every turn
By Elie Gould published
Robo vs cop It appears that I am not, in fact, ready.

Fallout 76's quest to becoming a ghoul couldn't be easier—unless you want to make friends along the way
By Elie Gould published
Easy as pie Step one: lose the nose.

Playing as a ghoul in Fallout 76 is the new Wasteland experience everyone should indulge in
By Elie Gould published
That's Rad More than just a friendly face.

The game director of Elden Ring: Nightreign has delivered an ultimatum to gaming couples everywhere: Find a third wheel or play by yourself
By Elie Gould published
News Only singles and polycules allowed.

Best Ongoing Game 2024: Stardew Valley
By Kara Phillips published
🏆 Concerned Ape's beloved farming sim is the cream of the crop.

Call of Duty devs admit Ricochet anticheat 'did not hit the mark for integration' at the start of Season 1, and want to do better
By Elie Gould published
News Upgrades people, upgrades.

Marvel Rivals review: Chaotic fun is still fun
By Elie Gould published
Bullseye Marvel Rivals is a very fun hero shooter right now, but NetEase has its work cut out trying to balance it.

Valve is adding an 'extra competitive' option to Deadlock that'll make matches harder, but only because everyone in this mode refuses to speak
By Elie Gould published
News So much for "higher levels of coordination, communication, and competitiveness."

The Thing: Remastered is fun for all the wrong reasons, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy this blast from the past
By Elie Gould published
Trust no one A dash of dark comedy never misses.

Tombwater is a cowboy soulslike set in a mysterious cursed town that has an 'eldritch influence permeating everything'
By Elie Gould published
News You brought an eldritch god to a gunfight.

Marvel Rivals players will be able to complete the luxury battle pass even after the season ends which is music to my busy ears
By Elie Gould published
News It's a good start.

Former Blizzard president thinks Marvel Rivals is a rip-off of Overwatch and that Black Widow is a copy of Widowmaker, or maybe he's joking—it's impossible to tell
By Elie Gould published
News I really hope this is a joke.
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