
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

'No one leaves'—one Arc Raiders player has devoted themselves to turning Stella Montis into an inescapable maze, revelling in the cries of stuck players: 'I am the engineer of chaos!'
By Elie Gould published
News What an evil way to spend your time.

Battlefield 6 is putting on a week-long free trial to celebrate the latest seasonal content, which brings the warzone to an affluent Californian neighbourhood
By Elie Gould published
News It's a great chance to convert your non-Battlefield 6 playing friends.

Overwatch 2's newest hero has roots in one of the best PvE missions I played 7 years ago
By Elie Gould published
News Looks like we're going with Hero 45.

Arc Raiders' new Deadline mine is so effective that it can one-shot a Bastion, tear a Leaper apart, and help destroy a Queen arc in just 10 minutes
By Elie Gould published
News Put a Deadline on an enemy that will leap towards you, and see what happens.

Arc Raiders players decided to test who was friendlier, PC or console players: 'I am never playing the game on cross-play ever again'
By Elie Gould published
News Next, we need to figure out which region is the nicest.

Resident Evil Requiem's producer assures fans that no punches have been pulled with its horror, but will still welcome player feedback: 'My mental health is very strong—I am fine to read the comments'
By Elie Gould published
News This is what Leon was sacrificed for.

Resident Evil Requiem didn't just start life out as an online multiplayer game, but still retains 'some remaining elements' to ensure it's fun to play
By Elie Gould published
News The real horror is the friends we didn't make along the way.

Arc Raiders hits a new record after three weeks, scoring 480,000 concurrent players on Steam
By Elie Gould published
News The people really do love raiding.

Don't repair your medium shields in Arc Raiders—it's a waste of resources when you could do something way easier instead
By Elie Gould published
News There's a recycle button for a reason.

This Arc Raiders wallhack will get you behind locked doors so you and your friends can find all the best loot
By Elie Gould published
News No need for keys.

Arc Raiders players managed to unlock Stella Montis in under 38 hours, even after Embark buffed the event, because we were all being too generous
By Elie Gould published
News It's time to go topside.

Fallout Season 2's latest trailer includes New Vegas easter eggs like Dinky the T-Rex and the enigmatic head honcho, Mr House
By Elie Gould published
News I wanted answers, but Elvis ghouls work.

New Arc Raiders patch makes crafting cheaper, Arcs scarier—and fixes one of the worst PvP issues
By Elie Gould published
News Oh, and vaulting is also smoother—yippee.

Arc Raiders devs just made the Stella Montis community event harder after players donated way more than expected: 'We had no idea all of you would be so altruistic'
By Elie Gould published
News That's what raiding is all about.

Silent Hill f just became way easier as a new patch adds casual difficulty, sped up NG+ runs, and reduces forced combat areas
By Elie Gould published
News Now you have no excuse.

'We would rather cut off our own arms': Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO's claim that 'every game company is now using AI' in response to Arc Raiders backlash
By Elie Gould published
News "Demonschool is 100% human-made."

I've never been so happy to be wrong: Marvel Rivals has turned Gambit into a Strategist that's focused on utility rather than just healing
By Elie Gould published
News It's always been in the cards.

An Arc Raiders player crawled for 15 minutes to an extraction while downed, all thanks to the best game-clutching MK3 augment
By Elie Gould published
News Just keep crawling

We've reached unprecedented levels of cooked: The Mega Gengar Pokémon TCG is selling for $800 even though it doesn't actually exist yet
By Elie Gould published
News The Mega Gengar isn't that cool.

'Every game company is now using AI': Nexon's CEO defends the use of generative AI in game development in the wake of Arc Raiders' controversy
By Elie Gould published
News If every game company jumped off a cliff, would you?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is bringing back some iconic maps from Black Ops 2 for Endgame: 'You might even find a little piece of Hazard'
By Elie Gould published
News Don't have a Meltdown.

I've found another great loot spot in Arc Raiders—all you have to do is look up
By Elie Gould published
News Time for some parkour.

Only in Arc Raiders could you find players kind enough to reverse extraction camp: 'Any violence brought to my extraction point will be met with severe force'
By Elie Gould published
News Remember to say thank you to the extraction concierge.
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