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Oli Welsh

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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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Resident Evil Requiem screenshot featuring Leon S. Kenney holding a bloody ax among a pile of bodies
The 25 best PlayStation 5 games
What to Play

Got a PS5? Here’s what you should play

Kratos stares at an urn in God of War
Sony will stop bringing PS5 exclusives to PC — because they’re not selling
Analysis

PlayStation hits like God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man don't replicate that success on Steam

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A red-and-black pixelated close up of Mario's face from the Virtual Boy game Mario Clash
Nintendo to celebrate Mario Day with two more Virtual Boy games
News

Plus the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Leon Kennedy roundhouse kicks a zombie in Resident Evil Requiem.
Requiem is the fastest-selling Resident Evil game ever
News

Latest installment sells 5 million copies in 5 days

The evil elf witch Xal'atach smiles at the camera in WoW: Midnight
World of Warcraft: Midnight is WoW at its WoWiest
Impressions

Drawing deep from the game’s history — both real and imagined — the new expansion hits hard

Leon sits behind the wheel of his car in a trailer for Resident Evil Requiem.
Resident Evil Requiem has done enough to start the GOTY conversation — but only just
GOTY Watch

Reviews are good, but soft enough that it might still get squeezed out

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close-up photo of Xbox power button on Xbox One S
Everything we know about the next Xbox console
Analysis

Here’s what we know, what we think we know, and what we don’t

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Void monsters pour forth in key art for World of Warcraft: Midnight
What time does World of Warcraft: Midnight early access release in your time zone?
Guides

The second chapter of WoW's Worldsoul Saga is almost here

Pokemon Red Blue Game Boy
Nintendo and Pokémon owe everything to each other
Analysis

Pokémon might be the gaming giant's most valuable property, but it has never fully controlled it

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Microsoft Xbox logo on a glitchy green background
Phil Spencer’s exit doesn’t leave Xbox with a lot of options
Analysis

Asha Sharma promised the ‘return of Xbox.’ But from where, and to what?

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A hand drawing of Link kneeling and looking down on a wild landscape with the sun setting behind mountains
No Zelda game is closer to Breath of the Wild than the 1986 original
The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is a miniature game design manifesto that would go unrealized for over 30 years

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WoW Midnight
Don’t judge World of Warcraft’s war on mods until you’ve played Midnight, Blizzard says
World of Warcraft

Developer wants players to ‘really look at the creatures that are trying to kill them’

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Diablo 2's Warlock levitates a book in one hand with a bound demon behind him
Diablo 2’s Warlock puts something truly new in a really old game
Impressions

You can quibble about the cost of the expansion, but this is a unique achievement

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An abstract angled shot of the PS5 Pro against a black background
Everything we know about PlayStation 6, Sony’s next-gen console
Analysis

Here’s what we know, what we think we know, and what we don’t

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A car surrounded by glowing energy races through a cyberpunk city in Screamer
Racing games need new ideas, but Screamer might have too many
Previews

Veteran racing studio Milestone is trying to reinvent itself. Is it trying too hard?

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Art for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, showing player characters and animals bustling around an island parardise
The 25 best Switch 2 games
What to Play

Here’s what you should be playing on Nintendo’s new console

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Jim Carrey, dressed in smart colorful clothes, smiles in bright sunshine in The Truman Show
The Truman Show is more than just prophetic (and it’s very prophetic)
Movies

The 1998 Jim Carrey masterpiece predicted the century of reality TV and social media, but it has a deeper spiritual resonance

A black and white shot of Jeff Goldblum holding Geena Davis close in The Fly. They look alarmed and she holds a video camera
There is no more romantic movie than David Cronenberg’s The Fly
Movies

Ronnie <3 Brundlefly

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Gustave and Sophie talking before a red and white tree
Clair Obscur's GOTY rampage continues at the DICE Awards
News

Sandfall's unstoppable sweep continues with five awards at the industry shindig

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Artwork for the 30th Anniversary Edition of Rayman
Rayman 30th anniversary edition, packed with bonus features, is out tomorrow
News

Includes multiple versions and interactive documentary by Digital Eclipse

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