Robin Bea

Robin Bea is a gaming writer focused on the intersections of queer culture, TTRPGs, and indie games. She lives in Pittsburgh where she can be found cat-proofing her apartment, making coffee, and telling herself she’s just about to learn to sew one of these days. Robin produces and co-hosts Girl Mode, a gaming and media criticism podcast, with freelance critic Willa Bloomfield-Rowe. You can follow her on Bluesky at robinbombus.bsky.social or email her at robin.bea@inverse.com.

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Logging on for the last time.

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Pokopia is more than just Animal Crossing with Pokémon.

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Horizon leaves the console it was made for behind.

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The latest push to embrace AI is no more convincing than the last.

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It’s gonna be a long winter.

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Like a dragon.

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'No Man's Sky' Is Doing Something Every Live Service Game Should Copy

Just as good the second time around.

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A promising start for a somber sci-fi tale.

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What’s another word for genius?

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Steam’s New Old-School RPG Feels Like The 'King’s Field' Successor I Needed

Don’t let your guard down.

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'Peak' Just Got Its Creepiest Update Since Launch

Pack your bug spray.

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One last stop.

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Release the mammoths!

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Nintendo switches it up.

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15 Years Ago, The Kinect Turned Gaming Into A Full-Body Activity

I’m Han Solo.

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1000xResist Brings One Of The Decade’s Best Games To PlayStation 5 Today

Hekki grace.

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Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival Is The Best Halloween Game For The Horror-Averse

An autumnal oddity returns.

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'RuneScape' Has A Novel Solution To The Microtransactions Players Hate — Rip Them Out

Players get the final say on RuneScape’s microtransactions.

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We’re back on island time.

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