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
No Man's Sky dev fixed one fan's 611-hour save because "when a player has put that much into our game it deserves the engineering fix"
By Anna Koselke published
News With saves so big, devs "can't help but take extra time" to fix them
Skyrim "was not as polished an experience on the PS3" as getting the RPG to work on Sony's console was a "Herculean effort for Bethesda"
By Anna Koselke published
News Porting the Elder Scrolls game was no easy feat
As the free-to-play Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp prepares to go offline, Nintendo reveals more on the paid replacement - including its $20 price tag
By Anna Koselke published
News Don't worry, there's a special launch price
"Many times it seemed the game would never get made": Alan Wake 2 is "finally complete" thanks to its new DLC, but even its director says "no one knows about the future"
By Anna Koselke published
News The Lake House just released
Before Balatro took over the world, the roguelike's creator considered naming it Fool's Gambit - "obviously not a great name," but it had a killer main menu
By Anna Koselke published
News You could rearrange the letters for fun
After Death Stranding and Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima wants to create a game that aliens will look at "centuries later" and say "that's awesome"
By Anna Koselke published
News He says "that's what it means to leave something behind"
The Sims 4 Life and Death is everything I've ever wanted from EA, and it's so good I don't even care there won't be a Sims 5
By Anna Koselke published
Preview Preview | This one's for all the Grim-obsessed girlies
Singer dedicates a whole song to her "Stardew Valley wife" Abigail, and even creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is listening to it
By Anna Koselke published
News "Abigail, you know I'm yours"
Paradox says Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is more of "a spiritual successor" than a sequel, and it "maybe shouldn't be compared to" the original RPG
By Anna Koselke published
News "It's about setting the right expectations"
As the Prince of Persia Metroidvania team disbands, Baldur's Gate 3 dev says if Ubisoft wants "subs over sales" then "developers must get used to not having jobs"
By Anna Koselke published
News Ubisoft's approach "just isn't sensible"
Baldur's Gate 3 looks like a totally different RPG with a first-person camera mod, and it's so cool that Larian lead Swen Vincke says "I want to play this"
By Anna Koselke published
News First-person AND WASD controls?
JRPG fans are eating good - as if Metaphor: ReFantazio wasn't enough, another Persona 5 spin-off seems to be getting a Steam release soon
By Anna Koselke published
News A mysterious playtest has emerged
The Sims 4 gets a massive new update ahead of Life and Death, granting Grim a last-minute glow-up before players have his babies
By Anna Koselke published
News They really just yassified Grim
Cozy RPG sim My Time at Evershine raises over $2.5 million via its Kickstarter, and it's not even done yet
By Anna Koselke published
News Developers are "skipping" early access thanks to fans' support
The Witcher series is reportedly getting a brand-new book in just 6 weeks
By Anna Koselke published
News Merry (early) Christmas
The mysterious Nintendo Switch playtest has seemingly leaked, and it looks like a Minecraft meets MMO game in which players "develop" a planet together
By Anna Koselke published
News Sign me up
Just one week after Metaphor: ReFantazio's release, Persona director Katsura Hashino says he's already cooking up his next JRPG
By Anna Koselke published
News It's not Persona 6, though
My Terraria love pushed me to try this co-op survival game, and its fabulous Steam Next Fest demo is also an RPG in disguise
By Anna Koselke published
News Build, craft, explore, and fight to your heart's content
The Sims 4 Life and Death introduces the ability to have babies with the Grim Reaper, and trap your sims on this mortal coil through the miracle of reincarnation
By Anna Koselke published
News Life and Death could be EA's best expansion pack yet
Solo dev behind hit city builder says to put "experimentation and art over profit" in response to ex-PlayStation CEO saying there's a "collapse of creativity" in games
By Anna Koselke published
News He makes a strong point
Just when I think I've hit the peak of Steam Next Fest, I find this cozy cafe management sim with cute critters and strong Animal Crossing energy which is also hitting Switch
By Anna Koselke published
News Critter Cafe is my new obsession
Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio director "tries not to be that conscious" of feedback, as "looking at reactions isn’t good for your mental health"
By Anna Koselke published
News He stays off social media, too
New Metaphor: ReFantazio patch aims to resolve game-breaking progression bugs in the JRPG, with a PC release coming "at a later date"
By Anna Koselke published
News Patch 1.03 is available now on PlayStation and Xbox
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