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
Indie dev behind one of the best roguelikes of all time releases its source code to the public "in the pursuit of sharing knowledge"
By Anna Koselke published
News Rogue Legacy is now open to all
This co-op farm sim is a whimsical blend of games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley, and I'm obsessed after playing the Steam Next Fest demo
By Anna Koselke published
News Luma Island is downright delightful
Kingdom Hearts forced Naughty Dog to go "oh sh*t" while making Jak 2, because Square Enix's character models were so much more detailed that the platformer devs had to change course
By Anna Koselke published
News The rework just "made sense"
This Steam Next Fest's second-biggest demo so far is like Valorant meets Paper Mario, complete with anime girls
By Anna Koselke published
News Strinova is already proving super popular
Manor Lords publisher leads a strategy game renaissance, with the medieval city-builder racking up more than half of its 4.5 million yearly sales
By Anna Koselke published
News The game has sold over 2.5 million copies
Garry's Mod creator "finally" gets one of the sandbox game's rarest achievements: to play on the same server as himself
By Anna Koselke published
News Yes, he is the real Garry!
Metaphor: ReFantazio is yet another 80+ hour JRPG from Atlus, but its director says the studio "didn't want to bore our players by keeping it the same the entire time"
By Anna Koselke published
News The game is admittedly "pretty voluminous"
As re-sales of the Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Edition reach $3,000, one dev condemns scalpers: "It's designed to make someone happy, not rich"
By Anna Koselke published
News The Collector's Edition "isn't a commodity"
Skyrim lead designer says Bethesda can't just switch engines because the current one is "perfectly tuned" to make the studio's RPGs
By Anna Koselke published
News The engine is suited for "the kinds of games that Bethesda makes"
Europa felt like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reimagined in a stunning Studio Ghibli world, and I loved every second of it
By Anna Koselke published
Feature Indie Spotlight | A short but (bitter)sweet adventure that I'll not soon forget
Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals 2024: What to grab if you still want a deal
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Prime Day Prime Day Kindle deals are underway, and while the entire range isn't discounted, there are definitely some offers worth grabbing.
The First Descendant publisher says game developers need to be "focusing on user feedback," not looking at old data, if they want to make great games
By Anna Koselke published
News It's "the most reliable method at the moment"
Black Myth: Wukong reportedly cost around $43 million to make – and this $60 action RPG has now sold over 20 million copies across PC and PS5
By Anna Koselke published
News It far outsold its costs in just a month
This first-time Witcher 3 player found a new way to die that I've never seen in 250 hours: getting kicked in the head by Geralt's own horse in the very first fight
By Anna Koselke published
News Ouch
Baldur's Gate 3 fan mods all of the RPG's companions into Tekken 8, effectively respeccing them all into the Monk class
By Anna Koselke published
News Mortal Kombat next, please
Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke catches sight of the RPG community's most lewd creation yet, a "$20,000 life-sized Astarion sex doll"
By Anna Koselke published
News It's certainly a sight to behold
The Legend of Zelda vibes coming off this new action RPG "inspired by 90s classics" are incredible - and it's already almost doubled its $36,000 Kickstarter goal
By Anna Koselke published
News Maple Forest is downright stunning
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
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