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
The 15 best witch movies that will have you cackling this Halloween
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Burn some sage, grab a goblet of wine, and settle in for a bewitching binge sesh with the best witch movies
Who is Ahsoka Tano? The former Jedi from Star Wars: Clone Wars and Rebels explained
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide The Force-trained Togruta has a long backstory
How to decode the Black Ops Cold war floppy disk and complete Operation Chaos
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Here's how to solve the floppy disk puzzle in Black Ops Cold War
How to get to Batuu in The Sims 4 Star Wars
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide To get to Batuu in the Sims 4 Star Wars, follow these steps
The Sims 4 Star Wars cheats to land among the stars
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Cheats Your Batuu adventure isn't complete without Sims 4 Star Wars cheats
Sims 4 Cottage Living tips you need for the full farm fantasy
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Tips These top Sims 4 Cottage Living tips are they key to success in Henford-On-Bagley
Sims 4 Cottage Living cheats to get evil chickens and more
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Country living made easy with the best Sims 4 Cottage Living cheats
The best dog games that are ruff to put down
By Rachel Weber last updated
feature The cutest four-legged friends in gaming, to Nintendogs and beyond
The best rhythm games to prove you can keep the beat
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Feature Ranking the best rhythm games, from Beat Saber to Metal: Hellsinger
The best cat games that let you live your feline fantasy
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Feature Petting cats, rescuing cats, heck even being a cat - these are the best cat games
The 25 best heroes in games of all-time
By Rachel Weber last updated
Best List Of all the video game heroes we've come to know and love, here are the top 25 most memorable
The best dating sims, ranked
By Marloes Valentina Stella last updated
Best List We rank the best dating sims that will spice up your summer
What is the Disney Dreamlight Valley Founder’s Pack?
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Guide Buy a pack to play Disney Dreamlight Valley right now, no matter what platform you're on
Skullcandy PLYR review: "Super-smooth sound with a super-comfy fit"
By Alyssa Mercante published
Review Skullcandy's return to the gaming headset world is a great one with the Skullcandy PLYR - it's just a tad ugly.
Skullcandy SLYR review: "A no-frills, affordable headset that offers rock-solid audio"
By Alyssa Mercante published
Review The Skullcandy SLYR is a rock-solid headset that sounds great, looks bold, and won't hurt your bank account.
10 games like PUBG to play if you need a new battle royale to conquer
By Josh West published
Feature PUBG may have helped popularize the battle royale, but it isn't the only game in the genre worth your time
Overwatch 2 review: "Shiny and new, but for who?"
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Not yet ratedEarly Access Review
Games like Undertale that subvert and surprise
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Feature These games like Undertale will scratch that itch Toby Fox's game has been causing since 2015
Games like Fallout to jump into while we wait for Fallout 5
By Heather Wald published
Feature With a Fallout TV show on the way, there's never been a better time to get caught up with these great games like Fallout
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 beta dates and times
By Josh West last updated
News The Modern Warfare 2 beta end time and date is fast approaching
Roccat Vulcan II Mini keyboard review: "The lights will dazzle you"
By Alyssa Mercante published
Review The Roccat Vulcan II Mini is striking and small, with a great feel and smart layout that's somewhat mired by pricepoint and limiting software
Modern Warfare 2 teases us with a crumb of Rust
By Alyssa Mercante published
News The fan-favorite Call of Duty map makes a cameo in Modern Warfare 2
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