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Aron Garst

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As seen in: MSN Canada, Yahoo Entertainment, MSN UK, The Washington Post, Engadget, ESPN, Red Bull, The Hollywood Reporter, The Verge, Variety and
Covers:  Tech, Food, Gaming, Esports
Writer/Producer covering games, esports, and technology. Currently @GamesBeat, @GameSpot, @LQDMedia, @EpicGames. DMs open.

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Aron Garst has been writing for more than a decade with bylines at ESPN, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, Variety and dozens of other publications.

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The Future of 'Fortnite' Is in the Hands of Its Players

The Future of 'Fortnite' Is in the Hands of Its Players

The ever-popular battle royale's Creative mode offers a freedom that has long outstripped the base game itsel…

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Olympic Esports Series 2023: Second time's the charm for chess grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk

Olympic Esports Series 2023: Second time's the charm for chess grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk

The Ukrainian-born grandmaster speaks to Olympics.com about competing in the Olympic Esports Series 2023 and …

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Video game development in Iran: Limited tools, front companies and a specter of war

Video game development in Iran: Limited tools, front companies and a specter of war

January 3 was a regular workday in Isfahan, Iran, for indie game developer Mahdi Bahrami. Then he read the ne…

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The web's creepiest fictional wiki is now a mind-bending video game

The web's creepiest fictional wiki is now a mind-bending video game

As you make your way down a grey corridor you come across a man sitting behind a glass panel staring at a fri…

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12 years later, players somehow keep Team Fortress 2 alive on the PS3

12 years later, players somehow keep Team Fortress 2 alive on the PS3

Team Fortress 2 was Lars Nilsen's favorite game. He's spent hundreds of hours running between rooftops as the…

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Behind the Jackie Chan-inspired combat of Bloodroots

Behind the Jackie Chan-inspired combat of Bloodroots

"In [Chan's] movies, he uses everything around him. He'll put his foot in a pot and smash it on someone's hea…

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k-ID launches AI-powered compliance tool aimed at speeding global game launches | exclusive

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By Aron Garst 
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Join the must-attend GamesBeat flagship event. This summer in Los Angeles, GamesBeat Summit brings together top leaders, CEOs, and dealmakers on May 18–19 to spark connections and close major deals. Don’t miss where gaming and business converge. To celebrate one year of going independent, enjoy a limited-time buy one, get one free offer—ending soon while supplies last. Secure your spot now before tickets sell out.
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Meet The Dungeon Master Controlling Ghost Of Yotei’s Lawless Japan Original

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By Aron Garst 
| GameSpot
Open worlds are difficult to craft. Make them huge and fill them with enough content to justify the space, and the result can become repetitive or tedious to explore. Lean too heavily on guiding the player toward carefully handcrafted moments, and the world stops feeling open in the first place. It’s a balancing act between freedom and structure that defines the genre, and one Sucker Punch has been iterating on from Ghost of Tsushima to Ghost of Yotei.
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20 Years Later, Okami Still Offers A Distinct Take On Zelda's Formula

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By Aron Garst 
| GameSpot
Okami is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, April 20, 2026. Below, we remember how the visually striking game differentiated itself from the renowned Zelda series. A dead field stretches out under a washed-out sky, its trees brittle and colorless, until a single brushstroke cuts through the air. Color returns in a wave. Ink spills across the landscape, flowers bloom beneath your feet, and a sacred sapling takes on new life.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

J. Jonah Jameson

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I didn't write until college, where I was a city reporter at UC Santa Cruz.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Just write, pitch, and plan. Get out there.

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