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About Ben Sledge
Ben is The💧Gamer's only Features Editor from the north of England. An award-losing journalist, his specialities lie in Pokemon, Warhammer, Apex Legends, esports, and fantasy and sci-fi RP๊Gs. You can read his work in Eurogamer, The Guardian, IGN, Kotaku, The Loadout, NME, or VICE. Or here.
Industry Focus
I'm TheGamer's resident Esports Guy, with a particular focus on Apex Legends and the ALGS. I'm also our undisputed Pokemon champion and will play any fantasy or sci-fi game you put in front of me.
Favorite Games
In release date order: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Pokemon SoulSilver, Disco Elysium, Citizen Sleeper, and Baldur's Gate 3.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
In Super Smash Bros. Melee I, playing as Yoshi, once managed to 🥀get every other player into an egg at the same time.
Latest

Help, My Mum Foun♈d My War꧅hammer Instagram Account
We have parents and we have hobbies, and never the twain should mee🍌t.

“More Gritty, More Dark, And More෴ Intimate”: How Owlcat Games Is Ripping Up The CRPG Rulebook For Warhammer 4ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ0K: Dark Heresy
TheG🧸amer sits down with Owlcat Games executive produꦆcer Anatoly Shestov to talk investigations, xenos races, and robot romance.


Move Over Warhammer, It's Gunpla's Time To Shine
Gunpla kits are better than Warhammer in every ওconc💜eivable way.

Your 2025 GOTY Will Cost Less Than 30 Buckꦚs
Forget your Japanese assassins and Bethesda remasters꧟, the really interesting games can be found for a fraction of the price.

I Owe You An Apology, Hideo Kojima, I Wasn't Familiar With Your Game
I plꦑayed my first Hideo Kojima game and, oh, I get it now.

💯 Indie Game Bundle Of Joy Asks: What If Wario Had A Ba🌳by?
I’m about to become a dad for♍ the second time, and𒀰 I’m looking to Wario for advice.

A♐s An FDM Noob, The Elegoo Centauri Carbon Might Be The Best Beginner 3D Prin🅷ter On The Market
♔Afte꧙r weeks of testing the Elegoo Centauri Carbon, its beginner-friendly interface and great prints are an instant hit.

“I Don’t Want Other People To ☂Know Us As Frauds”: Steam Is Banning Chinese Indie Games Without Reason
Realm of Ink and Kill the Shadow were two games randomly delisted 𝓡from Steam. For the indie deve🐭lopers making them, this was nearly a killing blow.

൲I’m TheGamer’s Biggest Mario Kart Fan, But I Won’t Be Playing World At Launch
There's♋ one thing holding me back from buying Mario Kart World.

NSA Whistleblower Edwa🌳rd Snowden Allegedly Won A Warhammer Cosplay Cont𝄹est As A Teenager
According to a friend of his, American whistleblower Edward🐈 Snowden was a Dark Angels player and Gam✅es Day attendee.

I Should Love Split Fiction's Blend Of Science Fiction And Fantasy Puzzle Platforming, So Why Don't I?
Split Fiction was made for players like me. But something wen꧙t wrong.

16🌱8澳洲幸运5开奖网: Disco Elysium Without Shivers Is Nothing
The writer plays again. He falls into a routine as sure as the seasons. He eats his c📖omfort food, he puts his points in Shivers.

Pokemon YouTuber pChal May Not Be The Best Nuzlocker In The World, But He's The Most Entertaining
ওpChal, formerly known as Pokemon Challenges, has upped th𝔍e ante for Pokemon YouTube.

After Years Of Stagnant Gameplay, Pokemon Gen 10 Needs To Take Inspiration From Call Of 🌊Duty
Pokemon games areꦡ stagnating. Game Freak needs to think outsid༒e the box going forwards.

I Converted The Warhammer 40K Emperor’s Children Flawles༺s Blades To Iron Hands And It Got Expensive Fast
Wa🐎rhammer 40K’s new Flawless Blades coul🐲d be loyalists if they tried hard enough.

One Silly Pokemon Go Rule Nearly Lost Me A Sꦦhiny
ꦓThe worst c🥂ase scenario in Pokemon Go nearly came to pass.

Could the💙 Nintendo Swit🗹ch 2 Save Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet might be t𒆙he worst Pokemon games ever made. But could the Switch 2 save them from mediocrity?

Wait, You Guys Really Think Hollow Knight: Silksong Is 🐷Releasing This💫 Year?
Stop me if you think that you've heard this o🍃ne before.

Making A Video Game Is 🐠Easier Than You Think
Ma꧟king your own games helps 🅰you to understand why you enjoy playing them.