Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante is an editor and features writer at GamesRadar based out of Brooklyn, NY. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.
Latest articles by Alyssa Mercante
The 25 best RPGs you can (and should) play right now
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Best List Ranking the best RPGs, from classics like Assassin's Creed to the punishing Lands Between of Elden Ring
The Sims 4 relationship cheats for friendships and romance
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide These Sims 4 relationship cheats will have your beau swooning and your friends blowing up your phone
The Sims 4 skill cheats to master bartending, herbalism, and more
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide These helpful Sims 4 skill cheats will help you become a master of all trades
The best Sims 4 expansion packs to buy right now
By Emma-Jane Betts, Rachel Weber published
Best List To celebrate the release of the new Life and Death pack, here are the best Sims 4 expansion packs to play in 2024
Wonder Woman game: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature Warner Bros. Games confirms that the new Wonder Woman game won't be live service
Skate 4 trailer, playtests, and everything else we know
By Josh West last updated
Feature Upcoming free-to-play game Skate 4 has been retitled Skate and is coming out in 2025
The best battle royale games to prove you're number one
By Joseph Yaden last updated
Best list Hold your ground in the best battle royale games, from Warzone to Apex Legends
Ranking the best Batman games
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Feature We've taken the best Batman games and ranked them - how does your fave fare?
10 games like Resident Evil to scare you silly
By Joseph Yaden last updated
Feature Step aside, Leon Kennedy – these games like Resident Evil offer brand new nightmares
Borderlands 3 Moze skill trees to make the best of the Gunner with a mech
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Moze's Bottomless Mags is brunch the Borderlands way
Borderlands 3 FL4K skill tree, abilities, pets and action skills
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Perfect your Borderlands 3 FL4K build with this guide to their abilities
10 Activision Blizzard franchises we'd love to see reborn at Xbox
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature Now that Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, what could that mean for older games?
The 15 best witch movies that will have you cackling this Halloween
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Burn some sage, grab a goblet of wine, and settle in for a bewitching binge sesh with the best witch movies
Who is Ahsoka Tano? The former Jedi from Star Wars: Clone Wars and Rebels explained
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide The Force-trained Togruta has a long backstory
How to decode the Black Ops Cold war floppy disk and complete Operation Chaos
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Here's how to solve the floppy disk puzzle in Black Ops Cold War
How to get to Batuu in The Sims 4 Star Wars
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide To get to Batuu in the Sims 4 Star Wars, follow these steps
The Sims 4 Star Wars cheats to land among the stars
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Cheats Your Batuu adventure isn't complete without Sims 4 Star Wars cheats
Sims 4 Cottage Living tips you need for the full farm fantasy
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Tips These top Sims 4 Cottage Living tips are they key to success in Henford-On-Bagley
Sims 4 Cottage Living cheats to get evil chickens and more
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Country living made easy with the best Sims 4 Cottage Living cheats
What is the Disney Dreamlight Valley Founder’s Pack?
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Buy a pack to play Disney Dreamlight Valley right now, no matter what platform you're on
Skullcandy PLYR review: "Super-smooth sound with a super-comfy fit"
By Alyssa Mercante published
Review Skullcandy's return to the gaming headset world is a great one with the Skullcandy PLYR - it's just a tad ugly.
Skullcandy SLYR review: "A no-frills, affordable headset that offers rock-solid audio"
By Alyssa Mercante published
Review The Skullcandy SLYR is a rock-solid headset that sounds great, looks bold, and won't hurt your bank account.
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