Anna Koselke
After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
Latest articles by Anna Koselke
![Dinkum screenshot showing a cartoonish person with two buns and a red button-up blouse feeding multi-colored chickens in their pen, trees and grasslands-y area surrounding](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BfVPDXd6CqJ5YpzFnWR4Sk-320-80.jpg)
The Wholesome Games Celebration comes to Steam, putting some of my favorite relaxing Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley-likes on sale
By Anna Koselke published
News Time to get my cozy fix
![inZOI Character Studio screenshot showing a young woman with short black/pink hair, black cat-like ears, and a black blouse with a bowtie](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMFooHKycX2TTmoCymBeX-320-80.jpg)
The most realistic-looking Sims 4 competitor I've ever seen is bringing its character creator to Steam, and I still can't believe it comes from the PUBG studio
By Anna Koselke published
News Step aside, Create-A-Sim
![Manor Lords screenshot showing medieval-style farm fields featuring autumn-esque colouring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eEymKaBL8yajq3mYjymvNP-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords publisher says "so many games fail" because of bad contracts where publishers insist on making all their money back before devs get a bite of revenue
By Anna Koselke published
News He calls most publisher deals "terrible"
![Grand Theft Auto IV screenshot showing a middle-aged man with short brown hair and dark sunglasses wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt posing with his arms open](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hi2qTr6Jx7oZCGzmW7QoKP-320-80.jpg)
GTA 4 fan taking on unwise challenge of beating the game with traffic amped up to "warp speed" explains why: "If life is suffering, why not choose more suffering - and more life?"
By Anna Koselke published
News A valid point
![Civilization 7 reveal trailer screenshot showing a man wearing mining gear while wielding a massive hammer above his head, his expression pained](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7bfBTTqwsc7CffeSgha8HQ-320-80.jpg)
"Absolute W": PC gamers celebrate as the 2K launcher is removed from Civ 6 and won't be implemented for Civ 7
By Anna Koselke published
News +5 era score
![Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail trailer screenshot showing Wuk Lamat, a Hrothgar woman with fiery long hair, aboard a ship at sea](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SRAqg4KdTAny8BSPqkC4Hc-320-80.jpg)
A diss track would not be enough so this Final Fantasy 14 player made an entire website telling the MMO's community to stop using this healing spell
By Anna Koselke published
News The fan has "finally had enough"
![Deviator screenshot showing the game's protagonist, a small black cat-like creaure with one glowing white eye, wearing a light blue scarf](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HHKJCVbZUrNGQj3A6WaiKb-320-80.jpg)
New Metroidvania channels Hollow Knight so hard it should almost come with a Fair Use law blurb, gets 71% positive Steam reviews because it "feels like a copy of Hollow Knight"
By Anna Koselke published
News One of these is very much like the other
![Baldur's Gate insignia showing the symbol of Bhaal, a skull surrounded by a ring of tear drops](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w88Djj9jaBcZx4KjL3YLdC-320-80.jpg)
OG Baldur's Gate developer outlines the changing face of IP deals: "You have to sell 10 million units just to break even"
By Anna Koselke published
News The reality is "kind of scary"
![Mecha Break screenshot showing a a massive winged mech suit wielding weapons mid-air, colored white, pink, and cyan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qpgMpcsNveyyra4B6MJzxH-320-80.jpg)
Breakout mech game finds its way onto 1 million Steam wishlists after holding an open beta that nearly 3 million players turned up for
By Anna Koselke published
News Mecha Break is already a smash success
![Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 screenshot showcasing three fully-geared Space Marines standing side-by-side with weapons equipped](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eyt9nZLkfMX3wxZtb5KXaU-320-80.jpg)
Space Marine 2 only allows for 3-player co-op because Space Marines "are almost invincible" and any more would make the shooter "too easy"
By Anna Koselke published
News "They're superhuman on a really crazy scale"
![Skyrim](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BUm2ZnvQ2scEsFuDdbuUzk-320-80.jpg)
It's been 13 years, but Skyrim stans aren't sure what one mysterious stone carving means: "I honestly still don’t know what this symbol even is"
By Anna Koselke published
News A dragon, a helmet, or a horker?
![Black Mesa's company logo in white as it appears against a black building's exterior](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vY7Je2TVjJMv5fNAmiQdXY-320-80.jpg)
Half-Life fans mistake vaccine company founded by FPS stan as an official Half-Life 3 teaser from Valve: "We do not work in this sector at all"
By Anna Koselke published
News This is all happening because of you scientists!
![Helldivers 2 Escalation of Freedom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/noPyLcMP4cTxpcaEWFyXBF-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players are worried about the future as the bots close in on Super Earth: "I bet Arrowhead does not have a working Super Earth biome ready to go"
By Anna Koselke published
News Will Super Earth fall?
![Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot showing Gortash, a human man with tousled brown hair and shadow-y facial hair, smirking](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXWWRxz3LApppgbStmTXkF-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 writer says they're sorry they "fumbled" an infamous community romance: "At least you know I ship it"
By Anna Koselke published
News Dark Urge x Gortash is so close, yet so far
![Baldur's Gate 3 companion Shadowheart, a young half-elf woman with braided black hair and plated armor, smirking while glancing to the side](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UHsNbNMK8c3nkQBhrAh8Bd-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 players have been so busy kissing Shadowheart, the RPG's most-smooched companion, her actor says "I think I've sprained my tongue"
By Anna Koselke published
News And they're probably not stopping any time soon
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing Emmrich, a necromancer man with short greying hair and green magic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ppz7acMjR6kkB5DtqvtpK-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard director says the RPG's big opening will make Inquisition's finale "look like a minor inconvenience"
By Anna Koselke published
News BioWare "wanted the prologue to feel like the finale of any other game"
![The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim screenshot showing the an armored man wielding a shield in front of a raging dragon, holding back against the creature's fiery breath](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m38wUAez2UbW9sfjYjJFLo-320-80.jpg)
Skyrim is "very, very immersive sim" and Baldur's Gate 3 is "at least immersive sim-adjacent," declares imsim expert behind Dishonored and Prey
By Anna Koselke published
News Bethesda games "totally rely on simulation"
![The Sims 4 Lovestruck reveal trailer screenshot showing an adult woman with short black hair and a dark lace mask dancing, her hands crossed behind her head](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hk3XWyyjSjRebUvuzPzVz8-320-80.jpg)
For the first time in 10 years, I'm enjoying The Sims 4 without any mods - and it's all thanks to Lovestruck
By Anna Koselke published
Opinion Opinion | EA is finally listening to us
![Baldur's Gate 3 anniversary - the Blood of Lathander](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5GF8d5YsduyGUoeapZLCf-320-80.jpg)
As Baldur's Gate 3 hits its first anniversary, here's why we've poured a cumulative 3,550 hours into Larian's world-beating RPG
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Feature Here's to 365 days of adventures in Faerûn – and the many yet to come
![Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team cover art showing a group of four Pokemon gathered around a Magnemite mid-air](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/goca6vNC3kxFaHjFf48Gz3-320-80.jpg)
The main Pokemon games still aren't available via Nintendo Switch Online, but the next best thing is coming with one of the greatest spin-offs
By Anna Koselke published
News Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is coming
![Prison Architect 2 screenshot showing a cartoon-style prisoner behind black cell bars, wearing a bright orange outfit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2CLu4qxn3rg3Ky3ajYSUZm-320-80.jpg)
Paradox woes continue after Life by You cancellation, now with yet another "indefinite" Prison Architect 2 delay
By Anna Koselke published
News The publisher is still "confident" that the sequel will be great
![Song of the Prairie art showing a young woman and man standing together in a vibrant town under a bright blue sky, animals surrounding them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/okx9cckGSCn4yXKANGQV68-320-80.jpg)
I've been waiting over a year for this adorable 3D Stardew Valley-like life sim to launch, and its full release is finally here
By Anna Koselke published
News Rune Factory and Stardew Valley collide
![Grand Theft Auto character and developer Lazlow Jones as shown in game art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XSDZoZZZ5EuSS73knMT8s5-320-80.jpg)
Former GTA leads' new open-world game isn't as mysterious if you pay attention to their audio series: "A lot of the questions could be answered by listening"
By Anna Koselke published
News Time to binge A Better Paradise