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

Saints Row review: "A new era that's still somewhat stuck in the past"
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Review

Halo Infinite could be great but I'm tired of waiting
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature With local campaign co-op quietly canned, my Halo Infinite goodwill may have officially expired

Lady Gaga may be coming to Fortnite after famously asking "what's fortnight?"
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News New leaks suggest the Chromatica Ball star may be joining the battle royale

Halo Infinite split-screen co-op mode quietly scrapped
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The latest Halo Infinite roadmap removes a sought-after mode to focus the dev's attention on other areas

5 reasons why buying a gaming phone is a great idea
By Alyssa Mercante published
Gaming on your phone is more popular than ever before, here's why

One free week of Destiny 2 campaigns dragged me right back in
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Bungie should give us more than a week of free Destiny 2 content

Halo Infinite Forge will "change the game forever"
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The Halo esports and viewership lead took to Twitter to promise Forge mode will deliver the goods

Of course new Saints Row combat lets you shove a grenade down an enemy's pants
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News New Saints Row combat honors the franchise's sillier traditions

Destiny 2 players want Ketchcrash to be a permanent strike
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Destiny 2 players think the Season of Plunder activity is a total treasure

FIFA 23 leaks suggest even EA thinks Cristiano Ronaldo has fallen off
By Alyssa Mercante published
News A ton of FIFA 23 leaks are flooding the internet ahead of its September release

The Sims 4: Realm of Magic is Hogwarts for your Sims in all but name
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News Featuring a wand duel Gilderoy Lockhart would be proud of

Here's why John Carpenter quit Red Dead Redemption
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Carpenter is back with more video game opinions

Genshin Impact devs are "currently working on" reported ransomware exploit
By Alyssa Mercante published
news We reached out to HoYoverse about the recent exploit, here's what it had to say

There's a newer, lighter PS5 model available in one country only right now
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The CFI-1200, a lighter PS5 model, is reportedly on sale in Australia

The Last of Us Part 1 expands upon Naughty Dog's award-winning accessibility features
By Alyssa Mercante published
News A new trailer and PlayStation blog post details The Last of Us Part 1's accessibility features

Have you tried… embracing your inner rodent in New York Rat Simulator?
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature This rat will not help you cook a five-star French meal

Lies of P is the breakout Gamescom hit
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The upcoming Pinocchio-themed Soulslike is clearly the Gamescom 2022 darling

Destiny 2 streamers complain about new PvP matchmaking, but Bungie says it didn't change anything
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Well, what have we all learned from this experience?

Every Destiny 2 campaign is free to play for a week
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Yes, that means you can play the best Destiny 2 campaign for free right now

Destiny 2 disables some grenade launchers after accidentally buffing them to the moon
By Alyssa Mercante published
news You may notice grenade launchers like Anarchy are currently unavailable

Destiny 2 Season of Plunder revives Eramis from Beyond Light plus the beloved King's Fall raid
By Alyssa Mercante published
news We got a Destiny 2 Season of Plunder trailer and tons of details about the latest season

Layers of Fears gets a brand new and seriously creepy trailer
By Alyssa Mercante published
News We got a great (but creepy) look at the highly anticipated reimagining

Electrifying side-scroller Teslagrad 2 trailer debuts at Future Games Show
By Alyssa Mercante published
The sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer got a trailer, a release window, and more in the Future Games Show at Gamescom
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