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
An artist imagined The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda in Metroid
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
News A girl can dream, and she did
These are the fictional video game bars I want to drink at right now
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Features The video game bars I'd go to now that I'm vaccinated, from Mass Effect's Afterlife to every pub in the Witcher 3
Elden Ring mod deletes the Erdtree instead of burning it
By Alyssa Mercante published
news An Elden Ring modder removes the Erdtree for the sake of frame rates
Poodle turned into Arcanine could pass for a real-life Pokemon
By Alyssa Mercante published
News Professional dog groomer recreates a Pokemon that has long been admired for its beauty
Dead by Daylight gets second Resident Evil crossover, adding Ada Wong and Albert Wesker
By Alyssa Mercante published
news Rumours of a new Dead by Daylight Resident Evil crossover have been confirmed
Terraria devs want to add crossplay
By Alyssa Mercante published
News "An exciting hill to climb to be sure, but one we are eager to attempt"
The Thirsty Suitors demo let me live out my dream of dance battling my exes – for that I am grateful
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features The Thirsty Suitors demo shows off an emotionally mature yet playful RPG from Outerloop Games
How Respawn is making Apex Legends "a forever game" and what that means for Season 14
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Features We sat down with Respawn to learn more about shifting design philosophy and the future of Apex Legends
Minecraft player is building all nine Pokemon regions in one playable map
By Alyssa Mercante published
news The massive map will require the Minecraft Pixelmon mod
iBuyPower Y60BG201 gaming PC review: "Pretty bold and pretty powerful"
By Alyssa Mercante published
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Elden Ring gave me the confidence I needed to try Dark Souls again
By Alyssa Mercante published
Feature Returning to try Dark Souls after dozens of hours with Elden Ring has proven I'm a changed woman
8 new Annapurna games announced at today's showcase
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features Here are all the details on the newly announced Annapurna games
Ranking the best Uncharted games
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Features We rank the best Uncharted games, from the core four to a Nate-less spin-off
I'm desperate to play Halo Infinite co-op but it's tough to find teammates
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features Halo Infinite co-op won't support online matchmaking, Xbox confirms
Sony Inzone M9 review: "Breathtaking visuals and a thoroughly unique design"
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Review The Sony Inzone M9 gaming monitor offers a gorgeous 4K HDR picture at a competitive price with some neat extra bells and whistles that will attract both PS5 and PC players alike.
The 25 best party games to play at home
By Heather Wald published
Features The best party games can both build and destroy friendships, and we've gathered them all
Menu bugs and lingering issues have me ready for Warzone 2
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Features The latest Warzone Season 2 Reloaded update is great, but lingering problems point to things the sequel needs to address
Save $70 on the HTC Vive Cosmos headset with this Prime Day deal
By Alyssa Mercante published
Deals This Prime Day VR deal for the HTC Vive Cosmos headset is certainly one to check out
Warzone Fortune's Keep has dethroned Rebirth Island as the battle royale's best map
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features 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
Features 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
The 10 best PSVR games to get lost in
By Connor Sheridan published
Features The best PSVR games for your Sony headset, from Beat Saber to Superhot
No game does pride like Apex Legends
By Alyssa Mercante published
Features For Pride Month, we spoke to Respawn about Apex Legends and its inclusive cast of LGBTQIA+ characters
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