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About Ford James

Ford James is a UK-based freelance games writer at Polygon. He also has bylines at industry-leading outlets including GamesRadar, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, and more. He mostly writes about FPS games such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Arc Raiders, but is also partial to a decent RPG, roguelike, or sports game. He's a huge Pokémon fan, thinks The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the best game of all time, and has a degree in Games Journalism & Public Relations.

What's your origin story?

My first video game was Pokémon Blue when I was only a few years old, and I've played video games ever since. I started my own blog reviewing indie games when I was 18 before going to university to study games journalism, then after finishing my degree, I joined GamesRadar as a guides writer. The rest, as they say, is history!

What's a recent obsession?

Arc Raiders is the most recent game I've been truly addicted to, although that has recently been taken over by Pokémon Pokopia, which is a vastly different experience.

The player in Valor Mortis wielding a glowing purple sword with an enemy about to strike.
What to Play

The 20 best Steam Next Fest demos to play right now

Three soldiers in Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode hanging onto the rope of an aircraft flying away.
Previews

Modern Warfare 4 is going full Arc Raiders with its reimagined DMZ mode

James Bond in 007 First Light smirtking at the camera.
Reviews

007 First Light completely retcons Bond as we know him, to great success

Iorveth in The Witcher 2.
Feature

The Witcher 4 needs bigger consequences

Latest

Cadet Lucas Reyes in Gears of War: E-Day.
How long is the campaign in Gears of War E-Day?
Gears of War: E-Day

A not-so-whistlestop tour of Kalona

A saloon in Far Far West caught in a spectral whirlwind.
All active Far Far West codes list
Far Far West

Get that loot

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Marcus Fenix in Gears of War: E-Day.
Gears of War: E-Day is Gears at its finest, despite one huge flaw
Reviews

Back to where it all began

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A locust enemy in Gears of War: E-Day.
What time does Gears of War: E-Day release in your time zone?
Gears of War: E-Day

The Locust Horde is coming

Dylan singing karaoke in Control Resonant.
All karaoke answers for 'The Party Won't Stop' in Control Resonant
Control Resonant

How to save everyone at the party

Goats wander around a hill in Toem 2.
Toem 2 is somehow even more perfect than Toem
Reviews

Say cheese!

A squad of soldiers on a helicopter in Wardogs.
Flying a helicopter is 2026's most stressful gaming experience
Feature

The most high-pressure role in Wardogs

Dylan Faden standing next to the washing machines in the laundromat in Control Resonant.
How to solve the laundromat puzzle in Central in Control Resonant
Control Resonant

It looks suspiciously like binary

Dylan looking at one of the artworks for the Echo art gallery secret in Control Resonant.
How to solve the Evacuation Zone art gallery secret in Control Resonant
Control Resonant

Journey, Windows, Thunder, Tides

Dylan standing by the soda machine in the Urban Fresh Mart for the cash register code secret in the West Incursion Zone in Control Resonant.
How to solve the Urban Fresh Mart cash register secret in Control Resonant
Control Resonant

Gotta reverse those lights

Three players on Buried City in Arc Raiders running through the street.
Arc Raiders' cheating epidemic is being dealt with 'quietly and continuously'
Interview

"The cheating industry is so large right now"

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The player in Arc Raiders standing in front of a Leaper.
Arc Raiders' new machine-learning enemy looks absolutely terrifying
Feature

The Bully is coming for you

An image of the Emperor in the side of the mountain on the new Pendola Pass map in Arc Raiders.
Arc Raiders' biggest-ever update officially looks epic
Feature

It's time to go topside again, raider

A soldier in Wardogs aiming an RPG at a Humvee coming down the street.
Wardogs' honeymoon period is officially coming to an end
Feature

Balancing issues are starting to become more apparent

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A raider in Arc Raiders shooting a Bastion with a Rocketeer above on the Spaceport map.
Arc Raiders is finally getting more endgame content
Interview

"Different players have different needs"

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George in Mr. Records sitting in his pants and sipping a cup of tea.
The best gaming soundtrack of 2026 is from a platformer that isn't even out yet
Previews

George's music taste is impeccable

Logan holding Jean Grey by the shoulders in the Marvel's Wolverine ending.
Marvel's Wolverine's secret ending officially sets up new X-Men game
Feature

Call this the pre-apocalypse

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A soldier in Wardogs dragging a fallen ally across the road as a tank advances toward them.
41 Wardogs tips the FPS game doesn't teach you
Wardogs

There are a lot of hidden mechanics

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Wardogs is the best FPS game for people who don't play shooters
Impressions

And you don't even have to shoot anyone

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A soldier in Wardogs dragging a fallen ally across the road as a tank advances toward them.
The best ways to make money in Wardogs
Wardogs

Dollar dollar bills, y'all

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