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
Co-op RPG 13 years in the making is a gorgeous tribute to SNES classics and finally, officially out this month with a bonus roguelike mode
By Hope Bellingham published
News Secret of Mana fans will like this one
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has got fans celebrating the X and Y sequel we never got: "Pokemon Z is real, we just needed to wait a decade"
By Hope Bellingham published
News This is the closest fans have got to Pokemon Z
Stardew Valley has sold 30 million copies, and its creator says it's "thriving more than ever"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Fans can't get enough of the farming sim
Despite Marvel's Spider-Man 2's ending, Peter Parker's voice actor doesn't think we've seen the last of his character
By Hope Bellingham published
News Yuri Lowenthal wants to play Peter Parker "forever"
"Please stop that": Baldur's Gate 3 lead speaks out against "threats and toxicity against our devs and community teams" as the RPG gears up for long-awaited mod support
By Hope Bellingham last updated
News Mod support has been in development "since launch"
After T-Pain reveals he's working on GTA 6, rapper Schoolboy Q teases his involvement in the soundtrack
By Hope Bellingham published
News Some of the rapper's songs have already appeared in GTA 5 and GTA Online
The studio that somehow improved on Half-Life with Black Mesa teases beta tests for its next game
By Hope Bellingham published
News What is Crowbar Collective up to?
This cozy farming sim answers an important question: What if Stardew Valley was set on the high seas?
By Hope Bellingham published
News Dreaming Isles is for farming sim fans who love sailing
Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode world record drops under 19 minutes as two top RPG speedrunners battle it out
By Hope Bellingham published
News Will anyone be able to beat the current 18m 57s world record?
Helldivers 2 players hope for the best and prepare for the worst as CEO warns "we might still hit the limit" after devs raise server cap to 700K for the busy weekend
By Hope Bellingham last updated
News Arrowhead is still trying to get players into Helldivers 2
The latest Nintendo Direct's graphics change has got Switch 2 hopefuls expecting some kind of announcement soon
By Hope Bellingham published
News Could the subtle change mean more than we realize?
After a catch-'em-all MMO, TemTem dev reveals a co-op roguelike that looks like Pokemon meets Vampire Survivors
By Hope Bellingham published
News But not everyone is happy about the announcement
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's new suits are getting Barbie and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air comparisons from fans
By Hope Bellingham published
News The Fly N' Fresh suits are part of a charity collaboration
It's been 14 years but Mickey Mouse and Oswald are back in a "faithful" remake of one of my favourite Wii games
By Hope Bellingham published
News Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is coming to Switch this year
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time looks like the RPG take on Animal Crossing: New Horizons that I've been waiting for
By Hope Bellingham published
News It's time to restore another deserted island
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is heading to Nintendo Switch, and it's bringing playable Kit Fisto with it
By Hope Bellingham published
News The collection includes additional maps and characters
Survival game fans think Nightingale has "the weirdest character creator ever," and they're not sure if that's a compliment or not
By Hope Bellingham published
News Stylized or ugly, you decide
Helldivers 2 players think they’re getting mechs soon, as well as a faction from the original game
By Hope Bellingham published
News Arrowhead Studios is working on more than just fixes
This "impossible" Yu-Gi-Oh speedrun can take three days to complete and only has a 3% chance of being viable, and after 25 years only 100 people have done it in under 9 hours
By Hope Bellingham published
News Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories might have one of the most challenging speedruns out there
New Lara Croft image is a "unified vision" of the character and isn't how she'll look in future Tomb Raider games
By Hope Bellingham published
News Not everyone was a fan of the archaeologist's re-design
15-year-old PlayStation shooter gets surprise new Trophies for PS4 and PS5
By Hope Bellingham published
News Resistance: Retribution has been given a new lease of life
This cozy camper van survival game takes the best elements of The Sims and Stardew Valley and puts them on wheels
By Hope Bellingham published
News Outbound has you using the elements to your advantage
It's been 24 years, but the 'father' of the original Xbox says people are still worrying about the same things following new console tease
By Hope Bellingham published
News Seamus Blackley thinks Xbox is working on something "amazing" right now
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