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
2 years after Elden Ring's release, players are still surprised to find cheaters dropping 86 million Runes in PvP
By Hope Bellingham published
News "Patches is set to retire in luxury"
Hogwarts Legacy is getting more content this summer, but devs say to keep your expectations to "additional updates and features"
By Hope Bellingham published
News We'll have to wait a little longer for more details
The best visual novels that'll capture your imagination
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Looking to get lost in a good text-based adventure? Our list of the best visual novels is here to help
As more and more Palworld players hit the endgame, more and more of them are getting stung by the survival game's creeping repair costs
By Hope Bellingham published
News "Repairs really add up"
The best Switch indie games you should play right now
By Alysia Judge last updated
Features The best Switch indie games are a bewitching bundle of monsters and magic
Dragon's Dogma 2's devs take death "seriously," so you'll have to protect your favorite NPCs if you don't want them dead forever
By Hope Bellingham published
News Capcom isn't afraid to kill off NPCs
Finishing this beautiful tactical RPG with Fire Emblem and Suikoden vibes after 10 years has left its developer without any money - just like its last hit
By Hope Bellingham published
News Unicorn Overlord will be worth the wait
Steam's new Metroidvania sale is a bit weird, but I've found 15 great games on sale for as little as $2
By Hope Bellingham published
News Who doesn't want a new Metroidvania to play?
Diablo 4's new endgame dungeon isn't winning back fans let down by Season 3: "If you need help sleeping, play this a few times"
By Hope Bellingham published
News The Gauntlet isn't for everyone
The Star Wars beer meme has left a galaxy far, far away and has found itself in Helldivers 2, Diablo 4, Yakuza, and more
By Hope Bellingham published
News You never know where Cerveza Cristal will pop up next
Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of 2023, but Warner Bros says it wants to focus on free-to-play and live-service games even after Suicide Squad setbacks
By Hope Bellingham published
News I don't think that's what industry experts call 'a good sign'
This upcoming shopkeeper simulator takes the fantasy of Baldur's Gate 3 and adds the relaxing life sim elements of Stardew Valley
By Hope Bellingham published
News Merchants of Rosewall is a cozy management sim set in a high-fantasy world
"Mad scientist streamer" makes Sonic the Hedgehog proud by running Sonic 3 using the electricity generated by chili and hotdogs
By Hope Bellingham published
News You know, in case you were wondering if it was possible
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's new Moogle design is being called everything from "cursed" to "creepy"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Is that a Moogle or a weird koala?
Palworld dev teases updates with "very cool things" on the way, as the survival game sails past 250,000 glowing Steam reviews
By Hope Bellingham published
News Can we expect more Palworld content soon?
Xbox announces another showcase for this week with appearances from Capcom, EA, Nexon, and more
By Hope Bellingham published
News Expect 30 minutes of trailers and gameplay footage
Stardew Valley's creator doesn't think he'll ever "officially close the book" on the farming sim
By Hope Bellingham published
News 1.6 might not be the last update for Stardew Valley
Helldivers 2 director says Halo comparisons are unnecessary: "We need more compassion and union in the world, and less rivalry"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Johan Pilestedt says "Why compare?"
Stardew Valley's developer has some advice for composers trying to get their music out there: "All I had to do was develop an entire video game from scratch"
By Hope Bellingham published
News Becoming a game dev allowed ConcernedApe to be a composer
This short and sweet city builder set on a Japanese-inspired street full of tanukis is the cozy game of my dreams, and it's got the 'Very Positive' Steam reviews to match
By Hope Bellingham published
News Minami Lane will reward you for petting the cats
Final Fantasy rhythm game literally unplayable on Feb 29 as Square Enix apparently didn't account for leap years
By Hope Bellingham published
News "Square Enix y2k’d Theatrhythm"
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't always end where the original JRPG's most heart-wrenching twist occurs, but it soon became obvious that it's the "best turning point in the story"
By Hope Bellingham published
News The sequel ends at the Forgotten Capital for a reason
Modder confirms Stardew Valley's 1.6 update won't break the beloved community mod project that's been adding new NPCs, locations, and more to the farming sim for the past 5 years
By Hope Bellingham published
News Stardew Valley Expanded recently hit 2 million downloads
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