Alex Avard
I'm GamesRadar's Features Writer, which makes me responsible for gracing the internet with as many of my words as possible, including reviews, previews, interviews, and more. Lucky internet!
Latest articles by Alex Avard
Here's all the Battlefield 2042 maps included at launch, and what to expect from each
By Alex Avard published
Feature The Battlefield 2042 maps are the biggest, most dynamic theatres of war that DICE has ever created
Sony PlayStation E3 2021: What to expect from State of Play this year
By Alex Avard published
Feature Battlefield 6, Mass Effect, and Star Wars lead our EA Play 2021 predictions
When did PlayStation stop believing in generations?
By Alex Avard published
Feature PlayStation sold PS5 on the promise of next-gen exclusives, making its U-turn all the more difficult to comprehend
EA E3 2021: What to expect from this year's EA Play conference
By Alex Avard published
Feature Battlefield 6, Mass Effect, and Star Wars lead our EA Play 2021 predictions
From Deathloop to Returnal, how 2021 became the year of the video game time loop
By Alex Avard published
Feature Closed circuit: Why everyone's making video games about time loops
Why people are returning to Battlefield Firestorm two years on from launch
By Alex Avard published
Feature The Battlefield 5 battle royale mode Firestorm is seeing a resurgence of players: Here's what Warzone could still learn from it
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic will let players relive the magic of Outland, right down to its launch day chaos
By Alex Avard published
Feature "Things may get a little crazy": Blizzard reveals how its bringing Burning Crusade back to life in World of Warcraft Classic
Dying Light 2 livestream event teased for this Thursday
By Alex Avard published
News Dying Light 2 is kicking off E3 early with an online event later this week
Warzone Season 3 Reloaded's Power Grab mode is another perfect blend of battle royale and Call of Duty bombast
By Alex Avard published
Feature Power Grab is the best thing Call of Duty: Warzone has brought to battle royale since Rebirth Resurgence
Why Arkane's ultra stylish PS5 shooter Deathloop is so much more than just Dishonored with bigger guns
By Alex Avard published
Feature Deathloop brings '60s swagger to the assassination sandbox for what might just be the smartest PS5 exclusive yet
Enlisted is the perfect next-gen shooter to keep you busy until Battlefield 6
By Alex Avard published
Feature Hands-on with Enlisted, the Battlefield-inspired PS5 and Series X shooter where every bullet counts
Subnautica: Below Zero shows why not all survival games should front-load their storytelling
By Alex Avard published
Feature Subnautica: Below Zero trades scares for storytelling in an expansion that loses some of its predecessor's evocative charm
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart preview: Hilarity and hijinks with the most persuasive PS5 showcase so far
By Alex Avard published
Feature "The story has become even more personal": Diving deep into the making of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with Insomniac Games
Hood: Outlaws & Legends is a refreshingly unbalanced multiplayer experiment that threatens to steal hours of your time
By Alex Avard published
Feature Hood: Outlaws & Legends is a messy barrel of laughs with the right band of Merry Men
10 essential Battlefield 5 tips to know before you play
By Alex Avard published
Tips These are the Battlefield 5 tips you need to know before jumping into its WW2 themed multiplayer
"We send each other holiday cards": Meet the Battlefield megalodon hunters searching for the series' biggest secrets
By Alex Avard published
Feature Ahead of Battlefield 6, we talk to the Easter egg hunters dedicated to uncovering the games' hidden mysteries
"It has been a lifeline": How games have helped school children stay connected over lockdown
By Alex Avard published
Feature How Roblox, Minecraft, and more have become the school classroom and playground all at once
A conversation with the voice of your subconscious in Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
By Alex Avard published
Feature "I've never done anything like this before": How Lenval Brown stayed sane voicing 350,000 words for ZA/UM's hit RPG
How Red Dead Online role-players turned an out-of-bounds prison into a working Wild West criminal justice system
By Alex Avard published
Feature Inside Red Dead Online's working state penitentiary
How Call of Duty: Warzone season 3 takes its story back in time to synch up with Black Ops Cold War
By Alex Avard published
Feature Nukes, Zombies, and Stitch: here's what you need to know about the Call of Duty: Warzone story and the Hunt for Adler in Season 3
How Call of Duty: Warzone season 3 draws from the best of Black Ops history for Verdansk 84
By Alex Avard published
Feature From Summit to Standoff, exploring the Black Ops maps that Call of Duty: Warzone season 3 brings to Verdansk 84
The Call of Duty: Warzone zombies containment event has been a slow, confusing farewell party for Verdansk as we know it
By Alex Avard published
Feature Call of Duty: Warzone is using its zombies in all the wrong ways ahead of season 3
Circular warfare: Lemnis Gate brings the time loop craze to the hero shooter, and finds multiplayer gold
By Alex Avard published
Feature Fighting against and alongside multiple timelines of myself in Lemnis Gate, one of the most innovative multiplayer shooters on the horizon
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