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
![Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6muiWm4cCzZC4LGshSLDb4-320-80.jpg)
20 years later, GTA: San Andreas developer comes face-to-face with the "embarrassing" bug behind the game's infamous plane crashes
By Ali Jones published
News In his defence, it was a "QA nightmare"
![No Man's Sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gEvcRKpxq23yspWchQKSfR-320-80.jpg)
7 years into its legendary comeback, No Man's Sky claws back another 1% on its Steam review score: "I never thought it possible, but guys we might hit 'Very Positive' one day"
By Ali Jones published
News It took 5 years just to hit 70% positive reviews
![Exodus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KS4HACw4uHkRw8qvr2CdtX-320-80.jpg)
New space RPG from Mass Effect veteran takes a hard sci-fi approach to FTL travel, and that means there's nothing that can save you from the ravages of time
By Ali Jones published
News No items, abilities, or technologies will protect you in Exodus
![Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h6GF6Na4EL7r3J3koPnE86-320-80.jpg)
I've found the best skill in Dragon's Dogma 2 - an arrow that lets you nearly kill yourself so that you can one-shot a dragon
By Ali Jones published
News I'm respeccing my whole character around Martyr's Bolt
![Dragon's Dogma 2 character shoots at an enemy in the distance with magic.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5dUrK7R86iXEsfeGA3mtg7-320-80.jpg)
Dragon's Dogma 2 goes all-in on the open-world RPG design trick that made me fall in love with Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas
By Ali Jones published
Opinion Opinion| Fast-travel isn't always all it's cracked up to be
![Elite Dangerous](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AQtSTi6kA99eszf9H5ASM3-320-80.jpg)
18 months into a massive war, MMO devs give the Elite Dangerous community all the tools they need to win - but no instruction manual
By Ali Jones published
News It'll be bad news for the Thargoids - eventually
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fihzeYxkzZFSBMGvaRYCki-320-80.jpg)
The truth behind one of Baldur's Gate 3's most hotly-debated lines might have been found lurking in a 28-year-old D&D source book
By Ali Jones published
News "A handsome younger man," huh?
![That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntmrA4AjJSvxHd2ju38C95-320-80.jpg)
Anime and manga strongarm their way into the Oxford dictionary as 'Isekai' and 'Mangaka' become official English words
By Ali Jones published
News All according to Keikaku
![League of Legends](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/egjrD4G4jF3Zbrb28jAhFg-320-80.jpg)
Underdog League of Legends esports scene rocked by massive match-fixing allegations impacting two-thirds of players: "the stench of this will never leave"
By Ali Jones published
News All eight teams and 65% of players in the VCS are under investigation
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LQo9RmceqkDwvZGSQ4kxP5-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's friendly fire "will never change," because if it did the devs "would have to turn off bullet damage against enemies as well"
By Ali Jones published
News "It's the law."
![Elder Scrolls map](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/phHf4n52tNayfjpdMdbSan-320-80.jpg)
"Early builds" of The Elder Scrolls 6 are being played at Bethesda, offering the same "joy, excitement, and promise of adventure" as the rest of the series' 30-year history
By Ali Jones published
News Don't get us wrong, there's still a long wait coming
![Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter debuting at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XLbtabN4Vz4hvdqNf92yt6-320-80.jpg)
This 2D soulslike RPG features a battle-hardened rat, a serious Game of Thrones homage and a Witcher 3 legend
By Ali Jones published
News Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter debuts at Future Games Show Spring Showcase
![Sand Land featuring in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q36yt36gyBShqMDb6D7DXL-320-80.jpg)
New trailer for anticipated JRPG from the creator of Dragon Ball features Armored Core-style combat and a whole load of bad guys
By Ali Jones published
News The wait for Sand Land is almost over
![Omega Crafter featuring in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fr7q24oAqu7TcxuLdQf4Rc-320-80.jpg)
Palworld and Sons of the Forest's resource systems collide in this upcoming open-world survival game
By Ali Jones published
News Omega Crafter is coming to Steam Early Access this month
![Enotria: The Last Song featuring in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mBuRQVa4vsu35WBYqVqkzi-320-80.jpg)
This intriguing soulslike based on Italian folklore channels brings a much-needed burst of sun to the genre
By Ali Jones published
News Enotria: The Last Song is sunnier twist on Dark Souls
![Harold Halibut featuring in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rnoMhDxGYi8Msv5fkJPZGV-320-80.jpg)
Hotly anticipated adventure game Harold Halibut confirms imminent release date
By Ali Jones published
News The stunning stop-motion adventure begins soon
![Deathsprint 66 debuted at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YGB67fF5rAnbVWfkGTvtAS-320-80.jpg)
Mario Kart meets Mirror's Edge in the world premiere of Deathsprint 66
By Ali Jones published
News High-octane violence from the opening act of the Future Games Show
![The best Steam games to play in 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vfRURfRRhfxEi5z3YssXf6-320-80.jpg)
25 Best Steam games you can play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features The best Steam games offer myriad experiences to make the most of your rig, from thoughtful RTS games to action epics
![The Finals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2cgJ6wUQ346xQypkC3knZK-320-80.jpg)
The Finals' new season is even more explosive than its debut: "We're introducing a way to really leverage the destruction"
By Ali Jones published
Interview Interview | We explore the nuts and bolts of The Finals Season 2 with the folk bringing it to life
![The Finals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lr3PTKZ2ZihtsHigvvCpxL-320-80.jpg)
The Finals Season 2 is a shopping list of community requests combined with a lore dive I don't think anyone really asked for
By Ali Jones published
Preview New guns, gadgets, and game modes, plus a weird narrative twist
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CLdUmgWNoMZL43LxXZBfYZ-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 genius uses 7 D&D classes packed into one of the weirdest RPG builds I've ever seen to deal "infinite damage to 99.9% of enemies" just by walking around them
By Ali Jones published
News Step on 'em
![BAFTA](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWJdiG8Di2op7h5q5rXZx7-320-80.jpg)
The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 host has been announced
By Ali Jones published
News Comedian Phil Wang will host the awards' 20th anniversary show
![Vonderhaar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apBZTa95WKBt8vcuDmfmu-320-80.jpg)
Call of Duty Black Ops legend says his new studio is an attempt to get back to "old-school" game development
By Ali Jones published
Interview Interview| David Vonderhaar is back with Bulletfarm