Shannon Liao
Shannon Liao is the Deputy Gaming Editor at Inverse.
She previously ran her own gaming newsletter, Updater, and was a staff writer at The Washington Post, breaking industry scoops around business and tech, and contributing the occasional article to other sections. She has also been a tech and culture reporter at CNN and The Verge, and has moderated panels across the country at events like SXSW, Adweek, GDC, the Game Devs of Color Expo, and more.
A native New Yorker, Liao is a regular contributor to The New York Times' video game section and has appeared on cable networks including CNN, CNBC, Cheddar, CGTN, and Al Jazeera.
Mario and Luigi Bro It Up in 'Brothership,' Potentially Sidelining Princess Peach Again
More of the same?
How the Mother of a School Shooting Victim Is Fighting Back With Video Games
Change the Ref made an unexpected game.
10 Years Later, the Publisher of the World’s Weirdest Video Games Is Doubling Down
10 years later, the co-founders sit down to talk about Doki Doki Literature Club, Roman Sands Re:Build, and others.
Ghost of Yōtei May Have the One Crucial Thing Tsushima Was Missing
There’s reason to believe Yōtei could be more exciting than the original.
'Black Myth: Wukong’s Epic Chinese Mythology, Explained
If you want to understand this blockbuster new game, your best option is to read the 2,300-paged tome Journey to the West.
The Unholy Truth Behind 'Black Myth: Wukong's Massive Sales and False Hype
Definitely not a 10/10.
How to Start Playing Star Wars Outlaws As Soon As Humanly Possible
Breath of the wild.
20 Years Later, the Most Classic Role-playing Game Has Still More to Prove
The new Big Bad is really purple.
Can the Most Exhilarating Shooter of 2024 Finally Dethrone Fortnite?
Survival of the funnest.
SAG-AFTRA Video Game Workers Go on Strike For AI Protections
Non-struck video games can still be affected.
Pro Philosopher 2 Lets You Debate Machiavelli for Gamer Points
Ace Attorney meets Disco Elysium.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure Brings Back the Series’ Favorite Protagonist and New Time-Bending Powers
Gaming from a bygone era.
The Latest Star Wars Game Feels Like Playing Overwatch at Galaxy’s Edge
“The maps are like Disneyland,” art director Dominic Estephane tells Inverse.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Like stepping into a video game time machine.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Is the Persona 5 Fix You’ve Been Looking For
Become the god of high school.
'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' Is a Gut-Punch of Nostalgia
Return to Rogueport.
Google Never Left Video Games
Google Cloud director of games Jack Buser reveals how the company plans to win gaming with cloud servers and AI.
Dead Cells’ Developers Are Applying the Same Early Access Formula to a New Zelda-Inspired Roguelite
A work in progress.
Why Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Doesn’t Do Cross Play
Activision exec Chris Plummer talks AI, mobile gaming, and sniping in Verdansk.
2024’s Video Games, Ranked From Worst to Best
It’s already been a big year for gaming. Here’s every title Inverse has reviewed so far.
