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About Oli Welsh
Oli Welsh has been covering the business and culture of video games for two decades. He started out writing for Edge and other publications (specializing in MMOs and Blizzard, as cover for his World of Warcraft playtime) before joining Eurogamer, where he worked for 14 years as reviews editor, deputy editor, and editor-in-chief; Eurogamer won many Games Media Awards during his tenure. At Polygon, he writes about film and TV as well as games, and provides news, analysis, and criticism on the entertainment we love and the industries that make it, all from his home in London. He loves role-playing, racing, puzzles, tactics, exploration, storytelling, Nintendo, mysteries, spies, fantasy, reality, cars, and classic cinema. He wanted to be a movie critic when he grew up, and now he’s definitely grown up, and occasionally is one. He considers this a win.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered is officially the best-reviewed game of the year
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GTA 6 won't break Clair Obscur's big GOTY record
Rockstar's behemoth is ineligible for the Golden Joystick Awards, meaning a Big Five slam is off the cards
Minecraft Dungeons 2 goes from good baby Diablo to great junior Diablo
Dungeon-crawling for all the family
Xbox almost spoiled the best time of year for games
It was a weird, sad week for Xbox fans, but great games just refuse to be killed
Control Resonant has a secret weapon in the GOTY race
Remedy is a perennial underdog, and everyone loves an underdog
The GTA series is a game preservation nightmare
Rockstar doesn't seem to care about its old games, but it should
PC gamers will have GTA 6 at home on Nov. 19
Meet Phantom Vice Auto, a cheeky game with a cheeky release date
Nintendo should make more games about people
It's rare for Nintendo games to embrace messy humanity, but Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave does it and then some
World of Warcraft would never work on PS5 or Xbox
The official gamepad support in WoW: Forever is about as good as it could be, but it's still a square peg in a round hole
Game Awards 2026: All Game of the Year front-runners and predictions
What’s in pole position for gaming’s top prize? Let’s make some predictions
Xbox is turning its back on Xbox Game Studios
Only three studios remain at the flagship studio group; Xbox's own publisher is on the way out
Xbox layoffs and studio mergers said to be imminent as huge Halo move rumored
Xbox's premier franchise is reportedly moving to Activision Blizzard
Silent Hill: Townfall can't match the stellar reviews of 2025's Silent Hill f
Critics love the atmosphere and storytelling, are less impressed by the gameplay
Fire Emblem just majorly shook up the 2026 GOTY race
An underdog in any other year, in 2026, Fortune's Weave is one of the strongest contenders yet
BlizzCon was good, but the vibes were weird
Blizzard's big celebration carried a note of desperation, but also some heartwarming stories
The GTA timeline doesn't matter
Yes, the games are in the same universe(s), but each stands alone for a reason