Ed Smith

Job Title: News Writer
Joined: November 2016
Twitter: @esmithwriter
Bio: Previously of Edge, Vice, Polygon, and the BBC, Ed is symbiotically connected to the gaming news matrix, covering everything from Cities Skylines 2 road tools, to Half-Life mods, and classic boomer shooters. Between Counter-Strike 2, Starfield, and Resident Evil - as well as everything and anything related to GTA 6 - he has a close eye on the heady world of videogames, and can often be found lamenting the tragedy that IO Interactive’s Freedom Fighters never got a sequel. He was once in the top ten for speedrunning the original Resident Evil 2 and has a weird knowledge of how RNG works in Doom.

New Cities Skylines 2 mods make traffic and vehicle AI actually work

Cities Skylines 2 mods: A busy roundabout in Paradox and Colossal Order city building game Cities Skylines 2

Dec 7, 2023

Gigantic, classic MMO game launches free FPS spinoff

EVE Vanguard release: A robotic person from MMORPG game EVE Online

Dec 7, 2023

One of the most exciting new horror games of 2024 just got delayed

Alone in the Dark release date delayed: A woman with blond hair from survival horror game Alone in the Dark

Dec 7, 2023

Resident Evil 4 remade as a fixed-camera, classic survival horror game

Resident Evil 4 fixed camera mod: A secret agent, Leon Kennedy from Capcom horror game Resident Evil 4

Dec 7, 2023

Starfield new game plus is hiding one of Bethesda’s best secrets ever

Starfield new game plus secret: A blond woman, Sarah Morgan from Bethesda RPG game Starfield

Dec 7, 2023

Resident Evil 4 and Disco Elysium combine in stunning new horror game

Holstin Steam survival horror game: A man holding a pistol in Steam survival horror game Holstin

Dec 6, 2023

Forget Metal Gear Solid, this is the strangest stealth game ever

Militsioner new Steam stealth game: A huge police officer from Steam stealth game Militsioner

Dec 6, 2023

A new Civilization game just launched out of nowhere

New Civilization game: A leader from Firaxis strategy game Civilization 6

Dec 6, 2023

New Counter-Strike 2 update accidentally VAC bans people

Dec 6, 2023

Resident Evil Reverse barely has enough players to fill a single game

Resident Evil Reverse Steam players: A frightening man in glasses, Jack Baker from Capcom survival horror game Resident Evil 7

Dec 6, 2023

We basically just got a new Resident Evil game, set in medieval times

New Resident Evil game mod: Leon Kennedy from Capcom survival horror game Resident Evil 2

Dec 5, 2023

Red Dead Redemption 2 meets Stalker in new FPS blowing up on Steam

Blood West Steam: A cowboy with a shotgun from FPS game Blood West

Dec 5, 2023

The co-creator of Left 4 Dead just released a new co-op FPS game

The Anacrusis Steam: A character from Left 4 Dead-style Steam FPS game The Anacrusis

Dec 5, 2023

Controversial, cult classic FPS game is finally back after 24 years

Kingpin Reloaded Steam: A criminal from classic FPS game Kingpin

Dec 5, 2023

GTA 6 trailer is hiding a secret clue about the new Vice City

GTA 6 trailer: A young woman, Lucia from Rockstar sandbox game Grand Theft Auto 6

Dec 5, 2023

Cities Skylines 2 CEO apologizes for “poor choice of words”

Cities Skylines 2 CEO: A huge downtown area from city building game Cities Skylines 2

Dec 4, 2023

The Day Before dev insists it’s not a scam or an asset flip

The Day Before release date statement: A soldier with a rifle in Fntastic survival game The Day Before

Dec 4, 2023

GTA 6 trailer release time and date in every region

GTA 6 trailer time and date: A character, Trevor Philips, from Rockstar sandbox game Grand Theft Auto 5

Dec 4, 2023

It’s time for a new Deus Ex game, and Adam Jensen agrees

New Deus Ex game: A cyber soldier, JC Denton from Deus Ex

Dec 4, 2023

The GTA 6 trailer has been hiding in plain sight for months

GTA 6 trailer: Trevor Philips from Rockstar sandbox game Grand Theft Auto 5

Dec 4, 2023

25 years later, one of the best PC games ever has a huge new expansion

Thief The Dark Project: A hooded assassin, Garrett from stealth game Thief The Dark Project

Dec 1, 2023

GTA 6 trailer date confirmed, as Rockstar teases return to Vice City

Dec 1, 2023

More Resident Evil remakes are definitely happening, Capcom confirms

Resident Evil Remakes: A young woman, Claire, from Capcom horror game Resident Evil Code Veronica

Dec 1, 2023

Elden Ring DLC will be “a little while yet,” FromSoftware confirms

Elden Ring DLC: A fantasy character with one eye closed in FromSoftware RPG game Elden Ring

Dec 1, 2023

Amazing 9/10 FPS game is now free to play, for a while

BattleBit free to play: A soldier from Call of Duty and Battlefield-style FPS game BattleBit

Dec 1, 2023

Forget Civilization 7, new strategy game set in Hell is coming soon

Solium Infernum release date: A huge fiery demon from strategy game Solium Infernum

Nov 30, 2023

Elden Ring DLC reveal may be soon as FromSoftware drops secret updates

Elden Ring DLC: A mysterious character from FromSoftware RPG game Elden Ring

Nov 30, 2023

New Baldur’s Gate 3 patch takes up 130 GB of your hard drive

Nov 30, 2023

Unique, 10/10 FPS game, and a former GOTY, is now available for free

Deathloop free Prime Gaming: An assassin, Colt, from Arkane and Bethesda RPG game Deathloop

Nov 30, 2023

Starfield hides a huge secret, discovered after completing it 34 times

Nov 30, 2023

Cities Skylines 2 CEO tells some fans it “just might not be for you”

Cities Skylines 2 CEO comment: A huge downtown area from Colossal Order city building game Cities Skylines 2

Nov 30, 2023

The sickest strategy game ever made is yours for less than $2

Theme Hospital GOG sale: A doctor from Bullfrog strategy game Theme Hospital

Nov 29, 2023