Hope Bellingham
After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at 12DOVE before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training. My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.
Latest articles by Hope Bellingham
![Nine Sols](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/txsS6bG8vqZfp6sMbDwgHQ-320-80.jpg)
This "Sekiro-inspired deflection-focused" action game is a gorgeous take on Eastern fantasy and is now just 2 months away
By Hope Bellingham published
News Nine Sols is by the studio behind Devotion and Detention
![Earthblade trailer screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJ8d9mgCwJV6VNiGCe6kHR-320-80.jpg)
Beloved indie developers behind 2018 smash hit Celeste confirm their next game is delayed: "This game ain't coming out in 2024"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Extremely OK Games is still "making progress" on Earthblade
![Borderlands 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5C4MYBK2XM56c5vavdg736-320-80.jpg)
Borderlands 4 is in "active development" and is just one of "numerous projects" Take-Two plans to release with Gearbox
By Hope Bellingham published
News Gearbox joins Rockstar and 2K at Take-Two Interactive
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PhMaZRWjUuCfN86oZuvnAa-320-80.jpg)
Filled with ideas for what's next, Baldur's Gate 3 developer has "two games that we want to make" and "lots of concepts"
By Hope Bellingham published
News The end of Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't mean the end of Larian Studios' big ambitions
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yGKLciraRDzNYk3EfqPRik-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Yuffie actor was too good at fake vomiting during recording, told "actually, you need to tone it down - they don’t really like that"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Suzie Yeung was committed to bringing Yuffie's motion sickness to life
![A screenshot of Stardew Valley multiplayer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oYnYHEhAwHz3ejjTVvs8YV-320-80.jpg)
Stardew Valley's 1.6 update gives players a new get-rich-quick scheme, and it involves smoking a lot of fish
By Hope Bellingham published
News It gets even better if you have the Fisher, Angler, or Artisan profession
![Baldur's Gate 3 Gale and Tav looking up at aurora in the sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HTCp7FWXfCWkSSkW7YWrRP-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3's director thinks AI is "a tool that we use to help us do things faster" but doesn't think "it'll ever replace a creative side" of development
By Hope Bellingham published
News Swen Vincke has shared his thoughts on AI
![Sunkissed City aquarium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Er7x5oUgU8AV7YgRQEiC3A-320-80.jpg)
The best thing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons is its aquarium, so this indie dev is bringing it to their Stardew Valley-like in a way that's "as fun to explore"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Sunkissed City is expected later this year
![Dragon's Dogma 2 Medusa](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZyFgF8uRdwUK9hpD2ZpuKo-320-80.jpg)
Dragon's Dogma 2 players pray for more enemy variety in the RPG after fighting a million of the same wolves, Saurians, and god-forsaken goblins
By Hope Bellingham published
News "Lack in enemy variety is the greatest offender of this game"
![Tales of the Shire teaser video](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TyMpMmA6hFfYvd7sFMdJQN-320-80.jpg)
Cozy Lord of the Rings game from the movies' SFX designer finally gets a trailer "soon," but here's another glimpse for now
By Hope Bellingham published
News Expect to see more of Tales of the Shire "soon"
![Cyberpunk 2077](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kuKW3im6M6f5EKSKkvELg8-320-80.jpg)
Cyberpunk 2077 free trial starts at the end of the week for PS5 and Xbox Series X players
By Hope Bellingham published
News Enjoy five hours in Night City for free
![Mass Effect 5](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcEcFVVmnHbQcgtUmWqnSS-320-80.jpg)
Mass Effect 5 is in good hands, as its director confirms the long-awaited RPG sequel is being led by four BioWare veterans
By Hope Bellingham published
News Many of the series' original developers are back
![Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YSWfvKCfZLWK8Kprvieha4-320-80.jpg)
Following days of complaints, Dragon's Dogma 2's first patch lets players start a new game even if save data already exists
By Hope Bellingham published
News Expect the fixes "as soon as they are ready"
![Haunted Chocolatier](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dYFvmJ9JMV4KRfqXCWpXj4-320-80.jpg)
Stardew Valley's Eric Barone is "eager" to get back to working on Haunted Chocolatier but wants 1.6 "bug-free and out to all platforms" first
By Hope Bellingham published
News The 1.6 update is just one of ConcernedApe's projects
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LQo9RmceqkDwvZGSQ4kxP5-320-80.jpg)
This fan-made Helldivers 2 for Wii teaser is so adorable I wish it were real
By Hope Bellingham published
News Imagine Wii Sports but set on Super Earth
![Stardew Valley](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTJn5yfUHYgVFeWvM2ejcA-320-80.jpg)
Thanks to Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, speedrunners are racing to see who can chug a jar of mayonnaise the quickest
By Hope Bellingham published
News Maybe adding that feature was a mistake
![Star Wars Outlaws](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUex4Pgcy6UUJRJJQs5cL7-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws will release with a high age rating in Korea partly thanks to gambling mini-game
By Hope Bellingham published
News This one element seemingly pushed the age rating up
![Little Cat, Big City](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q4aJPXvjBL4VNSx2kLNCjE-320-80.jpg)
FromSoftware's influence is truly everywhere – there's Dark Souls DNA in the world of cute cat game Little Kitty, Big City, and I'm surprised too
By Hope Bellingham published
News It has an entirely different vibe to say the least
![A screenshot of Stardew Valley multiplayer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oYnYHEhAwHz3ejjTVvs8YV-320-80.jpg)
Eric Barone knows what he's doing with Stardew Valley patch notes, promptly "fixes an issue with Willy's rod"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Patch 1.6.2 comes less than 48 hours after the 1.6 update
![Tales of the Shire artwork](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2cTm7p34SPrJuzXMDhc8mL-320-80.jpg)
Cozy Lord of the Rings game pops up for the first time in 6 months with a sneak peek, and there's "more to come soon"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Tales of the Shire is expected sometime this year
![Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nFUtL2qggda9iTaN2VPaPG-320-80.jpg)
Coincidentally avoiding Elden Ring's DLC release date, promising JRPG Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is now launching a week early
By Hope Bellingham published
News Elden Ring has a habit of eclipsing the other games around it
![Stardew Valley](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Te9awpqSvwr9zRN8tz2jpK-320-80.png)
As Stardew Valley fans enjoy update 1.6, Haunted Chocolatier hopefuls hold onto a scrap of info from Eric Barone: "I had this in mind from the beginning"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Stardew Valley is helping Haunted Chocolatier and vice versa
![A screenshot of Stardew Valley multiplayer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oYnYHEhAwHz3ejjTVvs8YV-320-80.jpg)
The Stardew Valley 1.6 update hasn't even been out for 24 hours yet but Eric Barone has already sent out several handy bug fixes
By Hope Bellingham published
News It's been a busy day for Eric Barone
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