Hope Bellingham
After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at 12DOVE before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training. My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.
Latest articles by Hope Bellingham
Black Friday Xbox controller deals 2024: The best offers available now
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Black Friday Black Friday Xbox controller deals have well and truly arrived, with budget options and premium pro controllers all going on sale at the biggest retailers.
Black Friday 4K monitor deals 2024: early 4K monitor discounts available now
By Phil Hayton last updated
Black Friday Black Friday 4K monitor deals won't return until November this year, but we're here to fill you in on what to expect from the seasonal sale in 2024.
What to expect from Black Friday Disney Plus deals 2024
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Black Friday Black Friday Disney Plus deals are a highlight of the sale, so here's how to take advantage of them
Cyber Monday gaming chair deals 2024: What you need to know about this December
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Cyber Monday Cyber Monday gaming chair deals could help you budget for a new throne. Here's what we expect going into deals season.
Cyber Monday Pokemon card deals 2024: What to expect
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Cyber Monday Cyber Monday Pokemon card deals aren't far away, so it's time to prep
Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything we know so far
By Hope Bellingham last updated
Features There's no Kingdom Hearts 4 release in sight, but there is plenty of news and details to dive into ahead of Sora's next adventure
Hyper Light Breaker director says the open-world roguelike's runs aren't "the be-all and end-all" so players will have "a lot more freedom"
By Hope Bellingham published
News The Hyper Light Drifter sequel enters Early Access this summer
Ori and the Blind Forest devs decided not to go with Microsoft for its new ARPG as PlayStation players always begged for the Metroidvania
By Hope Bellingham published
News No Rest for the Wicked isn't limited to Xbox or PC
A year after Redfall's disappointing launch, players are still waiting for a $100 special edition bonus
By Hope Bellingham published
News The Bite Back Edition is yet to deliver its exclusive Hero Pass
After selling 100,000 copies of its idle Stardew Valley-like, Rusty's Retirement dev celebrates "spawning a genre" of games that run at the bottom of your screen
By Hope Bellingham published
News The dev has inadvertently started a new indie game trend
Professor Layton studio CEO wants to make "erotic" and "violent" games one day and I'm afraid of what that means
By Hope Bellingham published
News Don't worry, the puzzle series won't change that drastically
Todd Howard says Starfield criticism is "perfectly understandable" as the RPG is a "different experience" to Bethesda's other games - but not everyone agrees
By Hope Bellingham published
News A new IP means "doing some things differently" than before
Helldivers 2 is already one of PlayStation's all-time bestsellers, and it's all thanks to the PC version
By Hope Bellingham published
News What an impressive first couple of months for Helldivers 2
GTA: Vice City almost had a much more complex police system, but its developer says it was "too much hassle to set up"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Did you spot the unique police cars?
One of the deadliest killers in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has slain 2.6 million players - and it isn't even a boss
By Hope Bellingham published
News Dogtown stadiums' catwalks might be the biggest foe of all
Todd Howard says Fallout: New Vegas "is a very, very important game to us" and that it's "hard to canonize" for the TV show
By Hope Bellingham published
News The Obsidian title is a tricky one to adapt
Baldur's Gate 3 owner says it's got $1+ billion invested in game dev, and it's using one Mass Effect vet's new sci-fi RPG to help
By Hope Bellingham published
News One of Hasbro's studios is also working on a D&D game
Baldur's Gate 3 owner Hasbro reflects on the RPG's success: "People really, really like a great, well-executed D&D game"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Video games are part of Hasbro's strategy going forward
PUBG studio's upcoming Sims competitor is full of realistic features like driving and getting into car accidents - but not like "what you see in Grand Theft Auto"
By Hope Bellingham published
News You can't say InZoi isn't realistic
Sims competitor Life By You finally releases this summer after its early access delay
By Hope Bellingham published
News Life sim fans only have to wait a couple more months
Manor Lords dev hits back at players complaining over crash reports: "99% so far are old drivers"
By Hope Bellingham published
News "And when people say 'I updated the drivers,' I check logs and see old drivers."
Life is Strange developer's upcoming game Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is split into two parts, partly because of Game of Thrones
By Hope Bellingham published
News Just like Life is Strange, Lost Records will release episodically
This in-progress Stardew Valley mod brings everyone's favorite Baldur's Gate 3 characters to the farming sim, but only one of them is dateable
By Hope Bellingham published
News Baldur's Village is hoping to release around the RPG's first anniversary
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