Heather Wald
I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at 12DOVE. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
Latest articles by Heather Wald
Ark 2: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature Studio Wildcard is still yet to confirm whether the Ark 2 release date is slipping out of 'late 2024' and into 2025
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
South of Midnight: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature Compulsion Games has shown more of its darkly gorgeous Deep South setting, and this new action-adventure is fast becoming one of the most anticipated Xbox games of 2025
Project Mara: Everything we know so far
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Feature Ninja Theory is striving to deliver experimental horror in a photorealistic setting in its next Xbox exclusive
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature Metroid Prime 4 is landing on Nintendo Switch in 2025, and Samus' return looks well worth the wait
Dragon Age The Veilguard has a difficult balancing act to juggle, but I'm more curious about the RPG's direction than ever before
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | With only three major choices making it over from Inquisition, I can't stop thinking about what that means for Dragon Age The Veilguard
Contraband: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature Contraband is a co-op heist game set in a fictional 70s locale that has gone missing-in-action
Assassin's Creed Infinity: Everything you need to know about the Animus Hub
By Josh West last updated
Feature Ubisoft is pitching the Animus Hub as the one-stop "entry point" into all future Assassin's Creed games
Assassin's Creed Hexe: Everything we know about the new flagship AC game
By Josh West last updated
Feature The latest Assassin's Creed Hexe news and all details on the mysterious open-world RPG from Ubisoft Montreal
Starfield Shattered Space doesn't always play to Bethesda's strengths, but two small side quests did
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Starfield Shattered Space may bring us to the home of the RPG's most elusive faction, but my highlight ended up being two small side quests
Starfield Shattered Space review: "delivers an intriguing opening and strong ending that bookends a lackluster middle"
By Heather Wald published
Review
Best open world games to play right now and completely forget real life exists
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature Explore every nook and cranny of the best open world games, from Red Dead Redemption to Far Cry 6
BioShock 4: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature With 2024 nearly over, here's the latest news on BioShock 4
"Players can explore like they used to in Fallout and Skyrim": How Shattered Space brings the "bespoke goodness" of past Bethesda RPGs to Starfield
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | "We knew very early on that we needed to add an explorable landmass with lots of hand-crafted content"
This Metroidvania where you play as a janitor cat in the afterlife is the purrfect adventure for genre newbies like me
By Heather Wald published
Feature Indie Spotlight | Crypt Custodian is a Metroidvania full of ghost stories and challenges
Former Tekken and Splatoon 3 devs are behind Hirogami, an action-platformer that's already won me over with its Kirby-like abilities
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | Hirogami is a beautiful, creative 3D platformer that aims to capture the nostalgic simplicity of games past
The 10 best Zelda games of all time
By David Roberts last updated
Best List From Majora's Mask to Tears of the Kingdom, here are the best Zelda games to play after Echoes of Wisdom
Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming From Assassin's Creed to Anno Pax Romana, these upcoming Ubisoft games cover a lot of genres
Assassin's Creed Shadows: Everything we know so far about Ubisoft's next RPG
By Josh West last updated
Feature Assassin's Creed Shadows is now coming out in 2025, so here's everything you need to know about the game ahead of the new release date
Ghost of Yotei - Everything we know so far about Ghost of Tsushima 2
By Heather Wald published
Feature Here's everything we know so far about Ghost of Tsushima 2, from the setting to its release date window, and more
Upcoming PSVR 2 Games: New PlayStation VR2 games for 2024 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature From exclusives to new ports, here are all the upcoming PSVR 2 games to watch out for
The one feature that put me off playing Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom actually makes me feel like a creative genius
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Tears of the Kingdom makes me feel creative and smart without even trying too hard
After playing Fire Emblem Engage and revisiting Three Houses, I'm yearning for older Fire Emblem RPGs to come to Switch
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Whenever the next Nintendo Direct is, I will once again be getting my summoning circle ready for Fire Emblem Fates, Awakening, and more to come to Switch
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