Authors

came up on PC in the late-1990s and 2000s: Ultima Online and EverQuest era MMOs, Diablo II, StarCraft and Warcraft III LAN nights, then World of Warcraft from 2004 on. Follows Classic, private-server culture, modding and PC hardware upgrades.

• MMORPG
• ARPG
• PC strategy
• immersive sims

grew up on Nintendo and PlayStation consoles from the SNES and PS1 years: Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, then the PS2 and Xbox 360 RPG boom (Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dragon Age). Tracks series lore, remakes and console generations.

• JRPG
• western RPG
• action RPG
• narrative adventure

came up through LAN-cafe and early online competitive play: Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake III, Halo 2 on Xbox Live, then Dota and League, CS:GO to CS2, Valorant, and the battle-royale wave. Follows SEA esports scenes (MLBB, PUBG Mobile, Free Fire) closely.

• tactical FPS
• arena shooter
• battle royale
• fighting games
• MOBA

Southeast Asia based; grew up on Game Boy and PSP, then the smartphone gaming boom (Clash of Clans, MLBB, Genshin Impact), and the handheld PC wave from Steam Deck to ROG Ally. Reads spec sheets for fun and cares about local prices in ringgit, Singapore dollars and pesos.

• mobile RPG and gacha
• racing
• roguelites
• handheld ports