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

These are the best Prime Day deals for Apex Legends players
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Deals Check out these Prime Day Apex Legends deals to upgrade your hardware or get your hands on some new collectables.

Our fave Razer gaming headset is at its lowest price ever thanks to this Prime Day deal
By Alyssa Mercante published
Deals The Razer BlackShark V2 gaming headset is 35% off thanks to this great Prime Day deal

Warzone Fortune's Keep has dethroned Rebirth Island as the battle royale's best map
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Warzone Fortune's Keep has lured me back to the battle royale with its beautiful visuals and pitch-perfect map layout

How Bloodhunt is evolving to avoid the battle royale graveyard
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Bloodhunt devs on staying fresh in the battle royale genre, player feedback, and the Swedish art of jävlar anamma

Bloodhunt is adding Team Deathmatch and ditching seasonal battle passes
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Sharkmob is changing its live-service model after both player and dev feedback

No game does pride like Apex Legends
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature For Pride Month, we spoke to Respawn about Apex Legends and its inclusive cast of LGBTQIA+ characters

From Ghost of Tsushima to Stray, here's how devs design the most realistic in-game animals
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature From mo-cap dog suits to using office cats for inspiration, here's how devs approach realistic in-game animals

Overwatch 2 battle pass means no more loot boxes
By Alyssa Mercante published
News We don't have many details yet, but Blizzard is promising a comprehensive Overwatch 2 battle pass breakdown

Why the Overwatch 2 free-to-play model might be a mistake
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Overwatch 2 free-to-play is great for access but could be a nightmare for hero balances and gameplay

My Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals hands-on was eerie and enticing
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature

Just because Starfield has 1000 planets doesn't mean it'll have 1000 planets worth of content
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Bethesda wants you to feel like a small part of a much larger universe, which is where the Starfield 1000 planet boast comes into play

As Dusk Falls is an interactive drama that will hold a mirror to your soul
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature I went hands-on with At Dusk Falls and learned a lot about myself

A Plague Tale: Requiem gameplay is gruesome and gorgeous
By Alyssa Mercante published
Preview Expect A Plague Tale: Requiem gameplay to make you feel uneasy, queasy, and downright scared

The Modern Warfare 2 campaign seeks to strike a balance between provocation and pleasure
By Alyssa Mercante published
Preview Chatting with Infinity Ward about what to expect from the Modern Warfare 2 campaign

Modern Warfare 2 has an MGS5-style inflatable dummy
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Infinity Ward is leaning into wild field upgrades and equipment with Modern Warfare 2

How Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer is being shaped by Warzone's sandboxes
By Alyssa Mercante published
Preview We spoke with the team behind Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, which is bigger and wilder than ever before

Stray is catnip for cat lovers
By Alyssa Mercante published
Preview Stray, an upcoming indie from Annapurna Interactive, is a gamified love letter to cats

PUBG is no joke, even for a seasoned battle royale player
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature PUBG: Battlegrounds may be free-to-play but it hasn't gotten any easier to play for newcomers

I want Mass Effect 5 to star Commander Shepard, but I know it's not the right move
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature My love for FemShep knows no bounds, but BioWare would have to do some serious back-bends to pull off her return

Inside Halo Infinite's iconic sounds with the audio wizards at 343 Industries
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature The sounds of the Halo franchise are iconic, and so are the ways 343 Industries makes them

The Halo TV series is the gold standard for video game adaptations
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Paramount Plus' Halo series subverts expectations in brilliant ways, making for a meaningful and unexpected video game adaptation

New Daredevil series in the works at Disney Plus
By Alyssa Mercante published
News There were rumors of a Daredevil reboot swirling back in March

Live-action Barbie movie reportedly features more diverse versions of Barbie and Ken
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The other versions of the iconic characters could be played by Issa Rae, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, and Hari Nef
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