Jordan Gerblick
After scoring a degree in English from ASU, I worked as a copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. Now, as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer, I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my apartment, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.
Latest articles by Jordan Gerblick
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5 million people played Fallout games in a single day, with Fallout 76 alone accounting for 1 million, amid the TV show's massive success
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The Fallout TV show is inspiring millions of people to check out the original RPG series
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Stellar Blade director "grew up too poor to afford" a PS1, but when he finally got one in college, Ridge Racer and Final Fantasy inspired him to make games
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Wholesome content warning
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After at least 1,400 layoffs, 7 studios closed, and 29 games canceled, Embracer CEO admits "I deserve a lot of criticism"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Although "it's been painful," Lars Wingefors says "I still believe in what we do"
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Diablo 4 dev is sending 666 buckets of literal bugs to "meat their maker" at a charity for hungry birds
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Duriel the Maggot King "rests easy knowing his brood has been used for good on Earth Day"
![El Paso, Elsewhere](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MtkGb4MhzoUCoK9Npcobod-320-80.jpg)
The cult vampire third-person shooter that nearly bankrupted the small studio that made it is getting a film adaptation from the Transformers producer
By Jordan Gerblick published
news El Paso, Elsewhere is getting a film adaptation starring LaKeith Stanfield
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As Helldivers 2 players struggle with a brutal Major Order, dev says GM Joel secretly helps them out: "Short of handing you the win, there isn't a lot more we can do"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "You weren't set up to fail, quite the opposite, you were given more of a chance to succeed"
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After the Fallout show's success, Diablo boss says the ARPG "could translate very well" to TV: "I definitely think it could work"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Rod Fergusson says Diablo has some "very relatable themes"
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Scientist analyzes Mario Kart 8's 703,560 possible builds to create a formula that picks the best racer for you
By Jordan Gerblick published
news There are builds that are mathematically optimized, but it all depends on your playstyle
![Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T3hVRvf9WojzhALFjSybXS-320-80.jpg)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is twice as big as the first game, has revamped combat "to make it more accessible," but stays "true to the core RPG experience"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The long-awaited sequel has 5 hours of cutscenes
![Fallout tv show Easter eggs](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UcCsjFi3PQYhyTgL7SeXaB-320-80.jpg)
Everyone liked that: Fallout TV show renewed for season 2 at Amazon
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Fallout season 2 is a go
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Now that's rare: A single fan petition with just 70 signatures prompted Sea of Thieves' director to bring back a fan-favorite feature that was removed this year
By Jordan Gerblick published
news It sounds like Black Powder Stashes Voyages are making an explosive return
![Divinity Original Sin 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewAiDNytwFScypLndoa72N-320-80.jpg)
After leaving D&D behind, Baldur's Gate 3 dev confirms its next two projects are original IP, which could be good news for fans of its long-running RPG series
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Could Larian be working on a new Divinity game?
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHE2HUK5YqxeQB568gQkuB-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 bug fixes take time because the dev team hasn't grown with the game's massive success: "There's just only so much time in a work week"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "Arrowhead still has a very small team compared to the success of the game"
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The mega viral co-op horror hit that was free for its first 24 hours was mostly developed in a single month
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The majority of Content Warning was made during a month-long trip to South Korea
![Three playable characters stand in a triangle wearing suits and holding guns in GTA 5](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMagVc7eJNPZXAt3LNLhTo-320-80.jpg)
After making $8.5 billion from GTA 5 and saying it had "no current plans" for layoffs, GTA 6 publisher announces nearly 600 layoffs and $140 million in canceled projects
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
news As recently as February, Take-Two's CEO said no layoffs were planned
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qEUuDJ4U7LirXijbmef5TG-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's most painfully boring minigame was originally twice as tedious, but at the last minute Square decided "it might be stressful"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Square Enix "put in a lot of work" to make mako vacuuming "feel satisfying" and, well, at least they tried
![Baldur's Gate 3 Gale and Tav looking up at aurora in the sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HTCp7FWXfCWkSSkW7YWrRP-320-80.jpg)
D&D owner Hasbro is already "talking to lots of partners" about the next Baldur's Gate game and hopes "it's not another 25 years" before it comes out
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "We're going to take our time"
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/raiX63RLxeFjny4vaSGDGE-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director is struggling to decide how to kick off the JRPG's final installment
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Naoki Hamaguchi is stuck on how to proceed with the beginning of the end of the Remake trilogy
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Reading 42 pages of Elder Scrolls Online Gold Road patch notes won't make Elder Scrolls 6 get here any quicker, but it's a good way to kill some time
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is a behemoth of an MMO update
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Helldivers 2 devs are reworking "fire as a whole" after admitting the way it works now is "ridiculous"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The works – DPS, DOT, the host thingie, not dying in two seconds from just touching it etc
![Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond heavy armor helldiver](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8SveXzuJEJSHWx5QJkL7Ni-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's ammo booster was inspired by the director's time in the military where "it was always possible to stuff an extra magazine in another pocket"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Not everyone's a fan of Helldivers 2's ammo boosters, but they probably aren't going anywhere
![Tchia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H3kiVJwmvVsmhhKsv3W5Mo-320-80.jpg)
Heck yeah, my favorite open-world indie game of 2023 is releasing on Switch in June
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The absolutely stunning Tchia has a new Switch gameplay trailer
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EA shoots down rumors of a canceled Dead Space 2 remake: "There is no validity to this story"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news No matter how you slice it, it really sounds like Dead Space 2 remake isn't happening