Ali Jones
I'm GamesRadar's news editor, working with the team to deliver breaking news from across the industry. I started my journalistic career while getting my degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick, where I also worked as Games Editor on the student newspaper, The Boar. Since then, I've run the news sections at PCGamesN and Kotaku UK, and also regularly contributed to PC Gamer. As you might be able to tell, PC is my platform of choice, so you can regularly find me playing League of Legends or Steam's latest indie hit.
Latest articles by Ali Jones
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Skyrim's been out for 13 years, but players are still being surprised by the fact that NPCs die if you steal their hearts
By Ali Jones published
News I heard they die if you chop their heads off, too
![GJA 2023 Bulwark](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkGMvEFEXh42kLhycDBBa5-320-80.jpg)
Frustrated dev of misunderstood city-builder changed his game's name to remind players that it's "a bloody creative sandbox not a f***ing strategy game"
By Ali Jones published
News Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles isn't the game it might appear to be at first glance
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Mass Effect and Dragon Age veteran invokes BioWare's biggest RPG flop as he rails against EA's newfound "hunger" for AI
By Ali Jones published
News David Gaider has some interesting memories of Anthem
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ew9bQTUUihnM5rx7nh6UHD-320-80.jpg)
After Helldivers 2 fixed the bug that helped players squish 2 billion Terminids in 24 hours, a new Major Order pits them against 2 billion bots instead
By Ali Jones published
News But they'll earn some shiny new anti-tank mines if they succeed
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A Fallout: New Vegas fan is trying to raise $500,000 to put the RPG's enigmatic antihero on the Vegas Sphere
By Ali Jones published
News TIL how expensive the Las Vegas Sphere is
![A teaser image presumed to be for Call of Duty 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/unyvQ5CEdYs7LwwXAhMUd9-320-80.jpg)
Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass could still happen this year as Xbox president appears to confirm Activision games will hit the subscription service
By Ali Jones published
News Sarah Bong pledges games from "across the whole slate"
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I went to war in Manor Lords all so my city-builder civilians could get a proper drink
By Ali Jones published
Now Playing Now Playing | I'd do literally anything for a mug of ale right now
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XRMKpijVeg4neGbZfai3Qd-320-80.jpg)
After millions of sales and a glut of awards, Baldur's Gate 3 director says he's nearly done talking about his smash CRPG hit: "I really want to focus on new things"
By Ali Jones published
News Larian is moving on
![Indiana Jones and the Great Circle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jxtVf7z3pqVo4FcKjPcsKT-320-80.jpg)
As Xbox shutters studios, community concern mounts for the teams behind Doom, Avowed, Hellblade, and more
By Ali Jones published
News They "all seem unsafe now"
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jNRcgbntxnbzGdVXVah4Ni-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords players trying to expand into the city-builder's new territories are getting stung by settlements that aren't self-sufficient
By Ali Jones published
News There's no 'set and forget' in medieval Europe
![Hades 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mu48tR4QvvMjaio2Qp4cEY-320-80.jpg)
Indie devs react to Hades 2's stealth launch: "Good thing we picked a quiet news week to launch a video game"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News "Can we collectively stop doing shadow drops for majorly anticipated games?"
![Star Wars Outlaws](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUex4Pgcy6UUJRJJQs5cL7-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws' Reputation system will change "the gameplay around the story" rather than "the story itself"
By Ali Jones published
News Even if Jabba hates your guts
![Hades 2 announcement trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g8sj3PhzBEy4SVgJUZ7b23-320-80.jpg)
Hades 2 review: "The roguelike DNA at the heart of this sequel remains as tight and cutthroat as its predecessor"
By Ali Jones published
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How to beat Hecate in Hades 2
By Ali Jones published
Guide The Witch of the Crossroads is your first major obstacle in Hades 2
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nqATffmpQ8D2gthSbrzdm6-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players triumph as Sony walks back PSN account linking decision and studio CEO says he's "impressed by the willpower of the community"
By Ali Jones published
News PSN account linking "will not be moving forward"
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Diablo 4's new item upgrade is good news for more than just your Season 4 characters: "Things that were just ok in previous seasons are now insanely powerful"
By Ali Jones published
News Older seasonal characters are set to become "gods"
![Diablo 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3SwRRnYgE4gRhYMrTaeJEh-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4 Season 4 plans to "preserve the things that felt overpowered" from the PTR - as long as they don't "literally crash the game."
By Ali Jones published
News Lilith won't know what hit her
![Fallout: New Vegas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ssPXLtGsPYemnyBgTk2kUe-320-80.jpg)
12 years later, I ruined my Fallout: New Vegas replay before I even started it
By Ali Jones published
Opinion Opinion | I ruined my replay of my favorite Fallout by trashing New Vegas' early-game curve
![Peely from Fortnite with Xs for eyes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YZbjaSyVb43cotgScZuRUm-320-80.jpg)
Fortnite co-creator says the game's $26 billion+ success is "humbling" - especially since people "said we were crazy" at the start
By Ali Jones published
News "We were just making stuff up"
![Game of Thrones MMO](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUBKmVxwuDwFhV2Sb3b7Xn-320-80.jpg)
A Game of Thrones MMO set between Seasons 4 and 5 is in development - according to The Witcher community's best-known reporter
By Ali Jones published
News A well-known Witcher site has the drop on the rumored project
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Solo dev behind roguelike hit Balatro expected to sell "maybe 10 copies" and go back to their IT job - but they went on to sell one million copies instead
By Ali Jones published
News "So grateful I get to do what I love as a career now"
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jNRcgbntxnbzGdVXVah4Ni-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords breaks a Steam city-builder and strategy game record, beating Civilization 6 and Cities: Skylines as it sells 1 million copies just one day after release
By Ali Jones published
News The indie hit is off to a flying start
![The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8jmFEeo6JwKHxp8vRnDcE-320-80.jpg)
Solo developer behind Steam's hit new city-builder Manor Lords says he got his studio name from a Witcher 3 vs Mass Effect meme
By Ali Jones published
News "Vodka and Slavic Magic"
![Exodus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zsyiMpciknkmtWgqAYQKua-320-80.jpg)
This space RPG from Mass Effect veterans already had my attention, but thanks to this hyper-intelligent pig with a 10,000-word vocabulary, it now has my curiosity
By Ali Jones last updated
News Exodus had my attention, but now it has my curiosity
![Rusty's Retirement](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AmHtcaK3EJc2EcQULKwQZ5-320-80.jpg)
I tried to turn this idle Stardew Valley-like into a nightmarish Palworld-style dystopia, but it fought back by bankrupting me
By Ali Jones published
Now Playing Now Playing | With a little bit of Palworld's automation and a lot of Stardew Valley's charm, Rusty's Retirement has literally taken over my computer screen