Giovanni Colantonio-Editor-at-Large

Giovanni Colantonio

July, 2025
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About Giovanni Colantonio

Giovanni Colantonio is a video game journalist who has covered the industry for two decades. He was formerly a senior editor at Digital Trends and has contributed to publications like Inverse, Fanbyte, and Hard Drive. His specialty is criticism, as he’s focused on a modern approach to video game reviews that’s focused on the nuances of how interactivity communicates to players. He is currently a member of the New York Video Game Critics Circle.

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Devraj shoots monsters in Saros.
I accidentally made Saros too easy with a few simple tweaks

Become a god with Carcosan Modifiers

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Garfield blows a bubble containing Doctor Manhattan in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
The best Tomodachi Life creations its twisted fans have made so far

Gaming's most dedicated fandom has really gone to work

A swan flies in front of a player in Flock Around.
The perfect video game exists, and it's a $5 friendslop birdwatching sim that plays like Pokémon Snap

Flock around and find out

Devraj shields himself from damage in Saros.
Housemarque says Saros is easier because no one could beat Returnal

You won't be left for dead in the Crimson Wastes this time around

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Julia Black steals a file from a safe in MindsEye.
I played the MindsEye DLC that was supposed to expose 'sabotage' and just got a painfully bad mission

Blacklisted is a desperate publicity stunt that doesn't attempt to fix MindsEye's real problems

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500 cigarettes sit on a plate in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
Tomodachi Life players can't stop smoking cigarettes

Living the Dream has no filters, but its Marlboros do

A Steam Controller sits with a DualSense and an Xbox Wireless Controller.
The Steam Controller is $99. How does that compare to other gamepads?

Valve's new gamepad isn't too far off from the competition

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A Steam Controller sits next to a Steam Deck.
Valve didn't try to 'reinvent the wheel' with the Steam Controller, but it did anyway

Valve explains why it took so long to get a new Steam Controller just right

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A Steam Controller sits on a white mousepad.
The Steam Controller is so close to being the perfect PC gamepad

Valve's second draft is a perfect match for Steam, but don't expect to use it elsewhere

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Two Steam Controller sits next to a laptop screen.
'This doesn't have RAM in it': Why Valve is selling the Steam Controller before the Steam Machine

Valve says it never intended to launch the two together

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Devraj stands in front of a mult-armed being in Saros.
Saros sands down Returnal's challenging formula into a power fantasy

Housemarque's latest shooter tries to iterate on Returnal with mixed success

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Mega Lucario ex appears in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.
Pokémon TCG Pocket's next Lucario-centric update shakes things up

The next update brings gold frames, new missions, and a leaf blower

A vampire holds a wine glass in Vampire Crawlers key art.
Of course the Vampire Survivors team turned a goof into a shockingly good card game

Vampire Crawlers sounds like a joke, but it's seriously fun

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Titanium Court's puzzle grid appears in a close up view.
Titanium Court lands in the mind-boggling middle ground between Candy Crush and Blue Prince

All the world’s a stage and Titanium Court is its proud jester

Incineroar poses in Pokemon Champions.
Incineroar is still the undisputed king in Pokémon Champions

Can anyone stop the king of Fake Outs?

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A Mii reaches for a cat in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
This Tomodachi Life tool will help you draw with pixel-perfect accuracy

Turn any image into a Palette House-ready creation with this free website

Heroes shoot guns in Enter the Gungeon key art.
10 years later, Enter the Gungeon's creators reflect on a genre in existential crisis

Enter the Gungeon was a revelatory roguelike in 2016, but the genre has changed since then

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Diana stands on Hugh's back in Pragmata.
Pragmata’s Hugh is the anti-Kratos

Tough love isn't the only way to raise a kid

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A Todd Howard Mii appears against a heart background in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
Todd Howard is my archnemesis in Tomodachi Life after trying to steal my girlfriend

Welcome to Skyrim

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A promo image for 007 First Light shows Lana Del Rey.
Track review: Lana Del Rey’s “First Light”

Best New Track

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