Anna Koselke
After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
Latest articles by Anna Koselke
As Steam's cozy new city builder Tiny Glade celebrates 500,000 players, devs explain why they "don't really want to have a roadmap"
By Anna Koselke published
News That doesn't mean there aren't any updates in store
Dragon Age writer says you can play The Veilguard without playing the series' past RPGs: "Anything that would require a great memory is brought up with an on-ramp"
By Anna Koselke published
News The game is "intended to be friendly to new players"
Legend of Zelda superfan posts side-by-side comparison of A Link to the Past and Echoes of Wisdom, showing how similar the two Nintendo games are
By Anna Koselke published
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Games
Would-be The Sims competitor Life By You was canceled because publisher Paradox realized "everything will be worse if we keep going, so we have to stop"
By Anna Koselke published
News The life sim had one too many "flaws"
This Metal Gear Solid 2 stan recreated his favorite aircraft from the action game in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, and it's awesome
By Anna Koselke published
News Now that's dedication
Echoes of Wisdom fans have figured out how to cheese the new Legend of Zelda game: drowning every enemy in a single cube of water
By Anna Koselke published
News If it works, it works
Metaphor: ReFantazio borrows Persona's iconic calendar system, but devs say players don't need to "worry about missing out on activities due to time constraints"
By Anna Koselke published
News The team "didn't want players to feel limited by time"
Infinity Nikki is a stunning open-world game that somehow fits in almost everything I've ever wanted, and I already can't wait to play more
By Anna Koselke published
Preview Preview | GirlsGoGames' dress-up adventures meet open-world RPGs in Infinity Nikki, and I'm obsessed
After 24 years of developing MMOs, inZOI's director "got sick of it" and wanted to try his hand at making a worthy Sims 4 rival
By Anna Koselke published
News And I'm so glad he did
After just 8 days, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom players have already found a way to play as Link instead of the titular princess
By Anna Koselke published
News The Legend of Link
Forget Spore 2, this stunning indie game inspired by Maxis' 2008 smash hit sim just got a free demo on Steam
By Anna Koselke published
News I know what I'm playing next
This solo dev is creating a retro-style game for the PS1 that's inspired by a legendary mangaka and looks like a spooky spin on Animal Crossing
By Anna Koselke published
News The game even "runs on a real console"
EA teases The Sims 4's spooky new Life and Death expansion early, revealing a "spectral world" and something that sounds a whole lot like a Grim Reaper career
By Anna Koselke published
News Best expansion pack ever
It took just 2 weeks for God of War: Ragnarok modders to remove over 1,500 lines of "pointless" and "patronizing" dialogue that also irked PS5 players on launch
By Anna Koselke published
News No more hand-holding
Final Fantasy 14 pauses the MMO's automatic housing demolition process for NA players following Hurricane Helene: "Our hearts go out to those who were affected"
By Anna Koselke published
News The temporary suspension is in place until further notice
Project Rene definitely isn't The Sims 5, and new leaks of EA's upcoming multiplayer sim prove as much
By Anna Koselke published
News Do I smell microtransactions in the air?
BioWare explains why Dragon Age: The Veilguard's visuals aren't a diversion from the RPG series' first 3 games, but rather a culmination of their unique art styles
By Anna Koselke published
News The Veilguard's aesthetic is very intentional
The Sims 4 teases its spooky new Life and Death expansion, leaving us hopeful a Reaper career may finally be in the works
By Anna Koselke published
News But can we romance Grim?
16 years later, Spore returns with new developers and a promise to "honor" the god sim's history but no sequel or "major updates"
By Anna Koselke published
News Like an arrow to the heart
After going into debt to make it, Danganronpa lead worries his strategy RPG has too much content: "When games are too long, players can get put off, so we’re trying not to talk about it too much"
By Anna Koselke published
News How big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy be?
Sony has a different approach to combatting 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro scalpers in Japan, imposing a strict set of purchase requirements that must be met
By Anna Koselke published
News That's one way to handle them
Blizzard's axed MMO Project Titan reportedly "cost the company $80 million," and was like Animal Crossing or The Sims meets Overwatch
By Anna Koselke published
News "It was just a debacle for the company as a whole"
Hideo Kojima says the choice to create "something new that wasn't Death Stranding" with OD is "a bit risky" as "it's a game like no other"
By Anna Koselke published
News OD is "a new challenge" for the mastermind designer
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