Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante is an editor and features writer at GamesRadar based out of Brooklyn, NY. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.
Latest articles by Alyssa Mercante
The best Fallout games, ranked
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List We rank the best Fallout games to decide which one rules the Wasteland
Best crafting games for the craftiest gamers among us
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Here are the 25 best crafting games to play right now, from Minecraft to Valheim!
The Elder Scrolls 6: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature The Elder Scrolls 6 is heading our way, so here's everything you need to know about the upcoming game
The best free Switch games to play right now
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List The 10 best free Nintendo Switch games you can enjoy without paying
The 15 best Mario games of all time
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best List The best Mario games will keep you busy after playing the new title Mario and Luigi: Brothership
The 25 best RPGs you can (and should) play right now
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Best List Ranking the best RPGs, from classics like Assassin's Creed to the punishing Lands Between of Elden Ring
The Sims 4 relationship cheats for friendships and romance
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide These Sims 4 relationship cheats will have your beau swooning and your friends blowing up your phone
The Sims 4 skill cheats to master bartending, herbalism, and more
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide These helpful Sims 4 skill cheats will help you become a master of all trades
The best Sims 4 expansion packs to buy right now
By Emma-Jane Betts, Rachel Weber published
Best List To celebrate the release of the new Life and Death pack, here are the best Sims 4 expansion packs to play in 2024
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
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
Skate 4 trailer, playtests, and everything else we know
By Josh West last updated
Feature Upcoming free-to-play game Skate 4 has been retitled Skate and is coming out in 2025
The best battle royale games to prove you're number one
By Joseph Yaden last updated
Best list Hold your ground in the best battle royale games, from Warzone to Apex Legends
Ranking the best Batman games
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Feature We've taken the best Batman games and ranked them - how does your fave fare?
10 games like Resident Evil to scare you silly
By Joseph Yaden last updated
Feature Step aside, Leon Kennedy – these games like Resident Evil offer brand new nightmares
Dune Awakening: Everything we know so far about the new Dune MMO
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Dune Awakening is coming our way in 2025! Here's all the details you need to know about the new game
Borderlands 3 Moze skill trees to make the best of the Gunner with a mech
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Moze's Bottomless Mags is brunch the Borderlands way
Borderlands 3 FL4K skill tree, abilities, pets and action skills
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Perfect your Borderlands 3 FL4K build with this guide to their abilities
The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
By Josh West last updated
Feature Xbox-exclusive The Outer Worlds 2 is on the way
Best two-player Switch games that let you team up with a friend or family member
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature The best two-player Switch games for multiplayer mayhem
Ranking the best Pokemon games from worst to best
By Heather Wald last updated
Best list The best Pokemon games from across the generations
The best Switch indie games you should play right now
By Alysia Judge last updated
Feature The best Switch indie games are a bewitching bundle of monsters and magic
The best multiplayer Switch games you can play today
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List 25 best multiplayer Switch games for online and offline play
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