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Phil Hornshaw

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I'm a journalist, copywriter, and mock reviewer with more than a decade in the industry. I've been published in GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, IGN, GameSpot, NME, and have recently written an essay …

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Professional writer and journalist of 15 years. Specialties include video games, technology, anime, entertainment, pop culture, and music coverage as well as commerce and branded content creation.

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Latest Articles

2026's Best Horror Game Isn't Even A Horror Game

By almost every account, playing Big Walk with your friends is a charming, sweet, and borderline magical experience. It’s a game about exploring, communicating, and collaborating, and it eschews traditional systems familiar in other games. For example, there is nothing in this open-world puzzle-adventure game designed to harm you–no health …
By Chris Compendio
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Kingdom Hearts 4 Lets You Play As The Final Fantasy Universe's Most Powerful Black Mage

For good reason, developers often don’t let playable characters in video games get too overpowered, lest they make a game too easy to plow through. But Kingdom Hearts 4 seems to be straying from that principle, as Donald Duck was revealed to be a fully playable character in last weekend’s …
By Chris Compendio
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Here's Why People Think The Ocarina Of Time Remake Will Launch A Week Before GTA 6

Suspicions are arising among Legend of Zelda fans that the Ocarina of Time remake will launch in mid-November–just within spitting distance of Grand Theft Auto 6. The theories revolve around an apparent pattern of Nintendo’s Amiibo releases, and it’s hard to blame anyone for buying into them.
By Chris Compendio
• GameSpot

Live-Action Zelda Movie Actor Was Too Young To Play Breath Of The Wild When It Released

Ideally, the people involved with adapting a celebrated media franchise should be quite familiar with said franchise. But the actor bringing Link to life in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie has a pretty good excuse for not experiencing a top-rated game of the series–at least when it …
By Chris Compendio
• GameSpot

Here's Why The New Resident Evil Movie Has Snow And Smartphones

There’s undeniable hype and chatter for filmmaker Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, but one talking point from fans concerns the evident differences in setting between the adaptation and the Resident Evil 2 game, despite the film “living in the world” of that game. But Cregger hasn’t been shy to address …
By Chris Compendio
• GameSpot

Disney's Former CEO Seems To Have No Memory Of Approving Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is such a significant part of many people’s lives, but for former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, greenlighting the iconic Square Enix franchise was just another Tuesday. Eisner must have taken a trip through Castle Oblivion, because he seems to have forgotten why he approved the series.
By Chris Compendio
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Viral Raccoon "Jimothy" Gets His Own Browser Video Game, And The Internet Is Smitten

The internet’s hearts have been stolen by yet another mammal, but instead of a small baby hippo named Moo Deng, it’s a short-spined raccoon dubbed “Jimothy.” About a week ago, 33-year-old marketing specialist Kiana Hall posted an Instagram Reel of a creature that looks straight out of The Lord of …
By Levi Winslow
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Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover Reportedly Set To Clear EU Hurdle

After announcing its $55 billion acquisition of EA in September 2025, the European Union is reportedly set to approve Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) purchase at the end of July, according to new reporting from Reuters. As Reuters reported on July 17, people familiar with the deal said Saudi …
By Levi Winslow
• GameSpot

Physical Games Are "Irrelevant" To GameStop's Business, Says CEO

In a games industry that is increasingly shifting to digital, amplified by PlayStation phasing out physical game discs starting in 2028, where does a brick-and-mortar chain like GameStop fit into this future? GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen appears to have no concern for this monumental shift whatsoever.
By Chris Compendio
• GameSpot

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Turns Tough Bosses Into Powerful Friends

Fans of side-scrolling metroidvania games have been eating pretty well for the last few years. Games such as Hollow Knight: Silksong and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have provided solid entries in the genre, each offering fascinating worlds, expansive maps, and deep combat. What’s more, the rising tide of …
By Phil Hornshaw
• GameSpot

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Turns Bosses Into Friends

Belmont’s Curse looks to add a lot of good ideas to the Castlevania series’ formula. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is another in that recent lineage of search action titles, taking the solid foundation of Konami’s storied vampire-hunting, monster-killing franchise, and enhancing it with some of the smart elements like parries, dodges, …
By Phil Hornshaw
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Steam Malware Allegedly Helped Florida Man Steal Over $220,000 In Crypto

Federal law enforcement has unmasked and arrested a 21-year-old Floridian who allegedly played a part in smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims’ wallets by installing crypto-stealing malware into Steam games, according to a new report. As reported by Decrypt (via Yahoo News), Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins was arrested …
By Levi Winslow
• GameSpot

This Isn't The First Time PlayStation (And Others) Tried To Kill Used Games

As monumental as Sony’s decision to abandon PlayStation discs by 2028 is, it isn’t surprising one bit. The move feels like the culmination of industry trends dating back over a decade, and it recalls one egregious business practice–one that took aim at the used-game market, whether companies would admit it …
By Chris Compendio
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Over 220,000 People Petition Sony Not To Kill Physical PlayStation Game Discs

As Sony plans to kill all PlayStation disc production in January 2028, a Canadian retailer has done what everyone was probably thinking of doing: urging the company to change its mind with a petition that’s garnered over 220,000 signatures. PNP Games is an independent retailer based in Canada that started …
By Levi Winslow
• GameSpot

In The Blood of Dawnwalker's Vampire Story, Death Is Not Always The End

The Blood of Dawnwalker‘s best feature might be that it sometimes takes choices away from you. In this story-driven action-RPG, you play a vampire, but even the most good-guy vampire ever still has an insatiable hunger for human blood. Sometimes in Dawnwalker, that hunger can get the best of you, …
By Phil Hornshaw
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In The Blood of Dawnwalker's Vampire Story, Death Is Not Always The End | Preview

Rebel Wolves’ action-RPG balances different quest approaches and tons of consequences to create a story in which you might murder your best friend, and that’s okay. Rebel Wolves’ action-RPG balances different quest approaches and tons of consequences to create a story in which you might murder your best friend, and …
By Phil Hornshaw
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Splatoon Raiders Takes A Page From Monster Hunter To Boost Your Co-Op Chances

The Splatoon Raiders Direct outlined the structure of the upcoming single-player-focused title, and it looks packed with challenging encounters against hordes of Salmonids. If any raids get a little too punishing, an online feature will lend solo players support in a way that recalls modern Monster Hunter games.
By Chris Compendio
• GameSpot