Steve Hogarty

Steve Hogarty

Steve Hogarty is a London-based freelance journalist covering games and technology. His bylines have appeared in publications including GamesRadar, The Independent, Yahoo, VICE, Eurogamer, and more. He is also the co-host of the pocast, Regular Features. 

Latest articles by Steve Hogarty

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Is it time to let go of physical game discs?

By Steve Hogarty published

Opinion Official Xbox Magazine's Steve Hogarty reckons we should ditch the packaging and go digital for the good of humanity

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Are exploding red barrels the biggest cliché in video games?

By Steve Hogarty published

Opinion It's time to take those explosive containers, currently enjoying a renaissance in The Division 2, and put them somewhere safe

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Smashing the fantasy RPG trope of the all-powerful potion: let's make games more realistic

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This is how to improve video game inventory screens (sort of...)

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Are hacking minigames the most overused of gaming tropes?

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Jiggling the handle on the trope of the unopened door

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Why infuriating fetch quests in games should take a hike

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Tackling the bottom-rung shock tactic in games: the jump scare

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Morality in video games shouldn’t be about being a good turtle or evil scorpion

By Steve Hogarty published

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Here's how Final Fantasy 15 creates believable friends who live inside your television

By Steve Hogarty published

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Improve games by throwing those infuriating audio logs in the bin

By Steve Hogarty published

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How removing regenerating health brings tension and challenge back to modern gaming

By Steve Hogarty published

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This is how developers can fix stealth mechanics in games

By Steve Hogarty published

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Aliens vs Predator review

By Steve Hogarty published

Creepy, ultra-gory three-species war mostly lives up to the legacy

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Aliens vs Predator review

By Steve Hogarty published

Creepy, ultra-gory three-species war mostly lives up to the legacy

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Aliens vs Predator review

By Steve Hogarty published

Creepy, ultra-gory three-species war mostly lives up to the legacy

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Brink – hands-on

By Steve Hogarty published

A shooter on the cusp of something spectacular

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction - hands-on

By Steve Hogarty published

Two men, one co-op: taking the stealth online

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BioShock 2 - hands-on

By Steve Hogarty published

Back beneath the waves, Big Daddy’s home

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RAGE

By Steve Hogarty published

Get dragged into the sun by id’s blue-sky shooter

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RUSE

By Steve Hogarty published

Lying has become the new tactic of choice

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Mass Effect 2 – hands-on

By Steve Hogarty published

Shepard rises from the galactic grave in gaming's biggest space opera

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – hands-on

By Steve Hogarty published

We get elbow-deep in the campaign's spawning pool

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Silent Hunter 5 – first look

By Steve Hogarty published

Silent but violent

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Brink – updated impressions

By Steve Hogarty published

Agile first-person shooting with a customized, persistent avatar

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