Oli Welsh-Senior Editor, U.K.

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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Yoshi and some other Yoshis look to the sky on their island
5 most anticipated Switch 2 games to play in May
What to Play

A new Nintendo platformer! A major AAA adventure!

A young James Bond smirks slightly in closeup
Why 007 First Light completely upends the character of James Bond
Interview

'Everybody has an opinion about this guy' — including developer IO Interactive

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James Bond holds a shotgun in a red-lit room while bullets streak past
After 3 hours, the new James Bond games feels faithful — to Hitman and Uncharted
Previews

007 First Light is shaping up to be a fine stealth action game. But does it have a grasp on the iconic character?

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Resident Evil Requiem Leon smoldering
Game of the Year 2026 predictions: The front-runners and challengers to come
GOTY Watch

What’s in pole position for gaming’s top prize? Let’s make some predictions

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The Steam Machine: a black, cube-shaped console-PC hybrid with an LED strip at the bottom.
Steam Controller reviews are up. So where's the Steam Machine?
Analysis

Valve's console-like PC seems further from launch than ever

d4vd stands before a large school building in a photo
Epic will offer immediate refunds for Fortnite players who bought D4vd items
News

Developer promises this is the start of 'a bunch of changes' following star's murder charge

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white Xbox logo floats over glitchy green “clouds”
Xbox is dead, long live Xbox
Analysis

Asha Sharma seems willing to change everything about Microsoft Gaming, even the name. How far will she go?

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Gustave in a blue suit holding a red flower in a screenshot from Clair Obscur Expedition 33's prologue
Clair Obscur's astonishing Game of the Year run should change gaming for the better
GOTY Watch

We shouldn't let the fact it was expected blind us to how surprising it is

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A cel-shaded Lancia Delta powerslides past windmills in Super Woden: Rally Edge
I have discovered the best game soundtrack of 2026 so far and it is Super Woden: Rally Edge
Opinion

Nobody's going to a symphonic concert of this

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Rahul Kohli looks despondent while laying on the ground in key art for Saros
Saros reviews praise a more accessible Returnal, but not everyone agrees
News

Critics are split on whether Housemarque has retained what made its last game special in the process of making it friendlier

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Soldiers carrying rifles silhouetted against a dawn sky in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Xbox's big bet on Call of Duty didn't pan out
Analysis

A sensible price cut disguises serious questions about Microsoft's Game Pass strategy

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pragmata run
The 25 best PlayStation 5 games
What to Play

Got a PS5? Here’s what you should play

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Mephisto stands before some red lightning in all his demonic glory
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred's much improved story gets in the way of its sweet, sweet grind
Reviews

The second expansion is a step up but exposes a fracture in the way modern Diablo is played

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Godrick the Grafted, a boss from Elden Ring
Elden Ring movie officially sets release date and unveils cast
News

Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, and Tom Burke will headline Alex Garland's adaptation, hitting IMAX in March 2028

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Annual E3 Gaming Industry Conference Held In Los Angeles
I miss the taste of E3 hype
Opinion

CinemaCon makes me feel the lack of video gaming's own meaningless hype fest

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The Voidforge as it appears in World of Warcraft Midnight patch 12.0.5
What time does World of Warcraft patch 12.0.5 release in your time zone?

The first big content update for the Midnight expansion is almost here

Gustave looking at the continent in Clair Obscur Expedition 33.
Clair Obscur completes its sweep of all the major GOTY awards with BAFTA win
News

BAFTA Games Awards joins the consensus

Hugh, in a futuristic space suit, looks at Diana in Pragmata
Pragmata on Switch 2 is just Pragmata
Impressions

Is it time to stop pretending we need fancy consoles?

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Timothee Chalamet stars at the camera in Fremen garb as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two.
Dune 3 looks 'staggeringly epic' according to CinemaCon reactions
Movies

Warner Bros. also wowed attendees with an unrecognizable Tom Cruise in Digger

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Zach Cregger directs Julia Garner in front of a police car on the set of Weapons
Weapons director Zach Cregger is making a big sci-fi movie next
News

It's called The Flood, it's coming in 2028, and it's 'maybe the best thing I ever wrote'

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