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
16 video games you should have on your radar for fall 2022
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Fall Preview 2022 16 video game releases you should have on your radar for fall 2022
Take-Two buys facial animation studio that worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Avengers: Endgame
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News Dynamixyz will now work only with Take-Two companies like Rockstar and 2K Games
Latest GTA 6 release rumors shot down by Take-Two itself
By Alyssa Mercante, Connor Sheridan last updated
News The marketing budget is for something else
What does your outfit say about the way you play GTA Online? A lot, apparently
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Features Chatting with GTA Online and Red Dead Online players about the games' underground fashion scene
Saints Row hands-on: Could be the post-GTA 5 crime game you've been craving
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Preview Saints Row is trying to bridge the gap between dildo bats and brunch hangs
Apex Legends Gun Run is a sensational sweatfest
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features Gun Run is a limited-time mode that condenses the game's best features into one frantic fight
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre game is a new and terrifying take on asymmetrical horror
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features We spoke to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre developer Gun Interactive, the same team behind Friday the 13th
Overwatch 2 loses lead hero designer who's been with the franchise since launch
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Geoff Goodman was one of the most recognizable faces on the Overwatch dev team
Valheim modders are adding enemies and environments to unused biomes
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News Deep North and Ashlands get a makeover with these Valheim mods
Warzone 2.0 AI factions will add a new layer of danger
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The AI faction will add a layer of danger to the new Al Mazrah map
New Overwatch 2 hero Kiriko is basically Genji as a support healer
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Details about Overwatch 2's new hero Kiriko dropped at the Tokyo Game Show
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reactions are as measured as you'd expect
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News Zelda fans are eating good after the latest Nintendo Direct
Overwatch 2's approach to new heroes is bad for both players and the game
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features Locking new heroes behind battle pass progression is not the Overwatch I know and love
10 games like Uncharted full of adventure and treasure
By Heather Wald last updated
Features If Nathan Drake inspired you, check out these games like Uncharted for more action and adventure
Assassin's Creed Hexe could give us the scariest game in the franchise – and I love it
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Features Rumored to center around the witch trials of the Holy Roman Empire's Europe, Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe may scare the crap out of us
High on Life devs promise the guns aren't "blabbing" all the time
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
news High on Life's Gamescom showcase was full of brash talking guns, which garnered mixed reactions from players
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
Features 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
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
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