Elie Gould
Elie is a news writer with an unhealthy love of horror games—even though their greatest fear is being chased. When they're not screaming or hiding, there's a good chance you'll find them testing their metal in metroidvanias or just admiring their Pokemon TCG collection. Elie has previously worked at TechRadar Gaming as a staff writer and studied at JOMEC in International Journalism and Documentaries – spending their free time filming short docs about Smash Bros. or any indie game that crossed their path.
Latest articles by Elie Gould
![A bedroom with pictures hung on the wall and decorations](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EAc2aBFFsL5D5kanuUP4Q3-320-80.jpg)
'It's not the most glamourous setting': Still Wakes the Deep's developers discuss why the oil rig setting works so well
By Elie Gould published
All aboard It's a big rig out there.
![A hallways that is twisted and glowing orange](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XgdJZ53mXYVBGePbP5aDgU-320-80.png)
Still Wakes the Deep gets the fundamentals of horror just right while also having an incredible location and grisly action
By Elie Gould published
Facing fears Never look back.
![xdefiant](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DtrQHA2UKnrxgQJLdgPTak-320-80.jpg)
'Personal best KD at 0.23': XDefiant is handing out participation trophies to players who suck
By Elie Gould published
News At least you tried.
![A person covered in bright clothes looks on](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J5WEa9sEw7sZVWh5W647R8-320-80.png)
Synergy's solarpunk aesthetic and harsh resource management makes it one stellar city builder
By Elie Gould published
Force of nature Like a fish out of water.
![In Gray Zone Warfare, an assault rifle-wielding private military contractor advances through a field. Other combatants follow behind, while a scout helicopter flies in the distance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NXNqWtAXixmGSMond39WgH-320-80.jpg)
Gray Zone Warfare's first patch aims to fix over 200 issues, including one that doomed players to never-ending menu music
By Elie Gould published
News That's music to my ears.
![Cheshire Cat face glaring at camera in Animal Well](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/huKhSVCLiDL4k4PSGuPu7c-320-80.jpg)
Animal Well developer Billy Basso hints at a new game that will 'be in the same universe but may not be a direct sequel'
By Elie Gould published
News The fun continues.
![Team members standing in an underground cave](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C6C4YCT5nBSFd2sSwWCyLD-320-80.jpg)
'Y'all killed it': Survive the Undead, a community-made PvE zombie mode, is bringing players back to Halo Infinite
By Elie Gould published
News Back from the dead.
![Gundam standing in a city](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MZvmPjWDaGgBxM8kFNJnPX-320-80.png)
Call of Duty's Gundam crossover has fans frothing at the mouth, but looks aren't everything
By Elie Gould published
News Gundam down.
![XDefiant — Key art for XDefiant featuring character operatives from Ubisoft factions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ALZMF2Fm5GcUY8GX9cxnCH-320-80.jpg)
Ubisoft wants to be very clear that XDefiant won't have any pay-to-win elements, pinkie promise: 'We know this is an important topic'
By Elie Gould published
News Your money is no good here.
![A white cartoon dog smiling](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h4de7dGZBN3M6DLpxgrhmc-320-80.png)
Undertale developer Toby Fox assures fans that Deltarune chapter 4 is underway, 'I don't want anyone to burn out waiting for this'
By Elie Gould published
News Everything's under control.
![Eric Barone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TWEpoRZy6xdFu2zyynASX-320-80.jpg)
'I have this problem where once I start, I can't stop': Eric Barone discusses how Stardew Valley has affected work on his upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier
By Elie Gould published
News Let him cook.
![Manor Lords promo art - knight on horseback looking at a medieval village in the distance, viewed from behind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K3MWLL2FRmD8vDoswSMPVP-320-80.jpg)
So far the Manor Lords modding scene is focussed on the essentials: free beer, bigger punch-ups, and letting you walk around as Geralt
By Elie Gould published
News Fine, I'll do it myself.
![Angry man holding with a shotgun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P4cbRRvMKSSA84uPa5ayXP-320-80.png)
Dead by Daylight's new multiplayer horror game Project T is brave enough to ask: What if the survivors had a lot of guns, and also a truck
By Elie Gould published
News Working together is scary enough.
![Headshots of Roger Clark and Britt Baron](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KB9NdKNk5T8RcPweBJ3dHB-320-80.jpg)
Arthur Morgan and Tifa Lockhart's actors are hosting this year's Future Games Show Summer Showcase
By Elie Gould published
News We're more ghosts than people.
![A medieval city](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8hhQZ5Ym7yGN2wNuRvfGB-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords players debate whether it should get gallows, but the historical accuracy crowd says they should be in the stocks for even thinking of it
By Elie Gould published
News A crime punishable by death.
![Skeletons dancing while wearing party hats](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/idFcH7EZTLoPdHpNPoZhzg-320-80.jpg)
Minecraft is celebrating its 15th birthday with '15 days of exclusive items and daily specials'
By Elie Gould published
News It's time to party.
![Overwatch 2 Sigma mythic skin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D6EnUioDQ5tkAS3WwXDojH-320-80.jpg)
Overwatch 2's mid-season patch has made Sigma's ultimate even more terrifying than before
By Elie Gould published
News This isn't singing to me.
![Key art for XDefiant, featuring one of the mercenaries from the Phantoms faction.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TP9cvBAji4KMFsHYZ6egRA-320-80.jpg)
XDefiant is doing away with skill-based matchmaking: 'We believe that no SBMM is paramount to a fun and varied game'
By Elie Gould published
News Taking the skill out of matchmaking.
![Phil Spencer giving a talk on stage, wearing a t-shirt with an 'X' on it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dpz8ECHqvNrsbqEd6vFaoN-320-80.png)
This just in: Phil Spencer may be storing weapons of mass destruction—in Fallout 76
By Elie Gould published
News Officer on Deck.
![Two prisoners fist bumping](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U5s52dwhtwnTfk4wWMTAP5-320-80.png)
Prison Architect 2 developer Double Eleven has been replaced by publisher Paradox Interactive after working on the series for nearly a decade
By Elie Gould published
News Out with the old and in with the new.
![Houses in Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zTfigSsdKzzyrx5XiQjhYG-320-80.jpg)
One Manor Lords player is managing a city with over 3,000 residents and just 1 market to 'push the game to the limit'
By Elie Gould published
News Sitting on a knife's edge.
![Three knights fighting on a misty battlefield](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ERsdMrhvdUhho9tKRsu7Wb-320-80.png)
Manor Lords' new massive patch stops your villagers from partying too hard and introduces players to the woeful world of the King's Tax
By Elie Gould published
News Party-rocked too close to the sun.
![Akuma model in resi 2 running through a hallway](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yMVoFB6wm2UUQ5qoCwSkS4-320-80.png)
Resident Evil modders and the biggest fighting game channel on YouTube join forces to remedy a 26-year-old April Fools' joke
By Elie Gould published
News An urban legend no more.
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