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Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Haydenjoined usin the autumn of 2021, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as a fresh face in the world of games journalism. They took to their role instantly, throwing themselves into the likes of Minecraft,Back 4 BloodandBattlefield 2042, before joining guides editor Ollie in the guides trenches writing about Warzone and Call Of Duty: Vanguard. They went on to cover all manner of games in the months that followed, and their ability to switch from things like COD and Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel to Tunic andElden Ring, all while becoming an instant expert in all of them, has never ceased to amaze me.
Hayden went on to stretch their feature-writing muscles after that, combining their extensive guides knowledge with their personable style of writing, telling us about how Elden Ring’s Mimic Tear Ash nerfleft them broken-hearted, and the effects ofDiablo 4’s disastrous pre-season one patch. They also threw themselves into our themed feature weeks, collecting together5 games that make your mate the monsterfor Halloween last year, and thelovely Ikenfellfor our Magic Week back in February.
They also threw themselves into review writing, taking on ourSniper Elite 5 review, as well asAs Dusk Falls,Temtem,Grounded,Terra Nil,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s RevengeandLil' Gator Game, awarding the latter with a Bestest Best.
I think my favourite piece of Hayden’s, though, will always be their big interview feature aboutthe making of As Dusk Falls, which not only has one of my all-time favourite quotes in a headline, but it was also Hayden’s first big interview full stop, and their very first studio visit. Doing these sorts of features is no easy feat when you’re still quite new in the world of games writing, but Hayden rose to the occasion brilliantly.
PS: nope, that doesn’t mean TIE Fighter’s going back on our list ofbest Star Wars games. Hayden’s ranking remains pure and true on that front, so you’ll just have to let that one go, young padawans.
