Ellie Gibson
Contributor
Ellie spent nearly a decade working at Eurogamer, specialising in hard-hitting executive interviews and nob jokes. These days she does a comedy show and podcast. She pops back now and again to write the odd article and steal our biscuits.
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Ellie Gibson says goodbye.
FeatureVideo games: officially better than films
If you're seven, says Ellie Gibson.
FeatureLegend of Zelda, Love Island and Me, by Ellie Gibson
Is it ever too late to join the party?
FeatureWhy Jack Reacher is gaming's greatest hero
Child's play.
FeatureWhy I don't understand YouTube: A middle-aged woman writes
Will video game videos kill the video game star? What?
FeatureHow I ruined Sega's financial results
Or: What I did on my summer holidays, by Ellie Gibson.
FeatureWill there ever be a good stand-up comedy game?
You must be joking.
FeatureEllie Gibson on E3
The high and the lows.
FeatureAre we all living in a video game?
Ellie Gibson on space, simulations, and Sweden's Eurovision fortunes.
FeatureMy word game rage shame
Hell hath no fury like Ellie Gibson losing at Scrabble.
FeatureEllie Gibson on mortality and Mario Odyssey
Also: how do koopas have sex?
FeatureHow Amstrad Action changed my life
Ellie Gibson goes back to her roots.
FeatureShould games and politics ever mix?
Ellie Gibson on Juice Jam and fascism.
FeatureIs being bad at games really so terrible?
Ellie Gibson investigates.
FeatureBehind the Scenes on Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Ellie Gibson tells all. Well, some.
FeatureSonic boom: Ellie Gibson on nostalgia, novelty, and that 9/10
Look, at least it's not another Pokemon Go article.
FeatureWhy video games are better than Lego
Someone should tell Ben Fogle.
FeatureDear Donald: How video games could help you trump Hillary
Hair today, guns tomorrow.
FeatureWhy I hope it's the end for Uncharted
Forget about Drake.
FeatureWhy virtual reality is the future
By Ellie Gibson, lawnmower woman.
FeatureWhat have walruses and video games got in common?
Marks out of tenuous.
FeatureDear Charlie: A letter to my son about video games
By Ellie Gibson.
FeatureEllie Gibson on: Manual Stimulation
In praise of a dying format.
ReviewSingStar Ultimate Party review
The day the music died.
FeatureGamesMaster: The Inside Story
From the archive: Dominik Diamond, Dave Perry and friends reveal what went on behind the scenes of the greatest games show ever made.
FeatureThe worst games I've ever played, by Ellie Gibson
She says goodbye to Eurogamer in the way she knows best.
FeatureSome celebrity games that don't feature Kim Kardashian
In case you fancy a change.
FeatureA horse named Gizmondo: The inside story of the world's greatest failed console
From the archive: A look at one of gaming's most spectacular failures.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Yoshi's Island while doing a Mick Hucknall quiz
Plus: My Drugs Shame by Oli Welsh.
VideoVideo: Fish chickens and broad-shouldered women
Let's Replay Golden Axe.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Dungeon Keeper with Not Peter Molyneux
He's a bit shy.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Maximo
Remember when "pants" was funny?
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Super Mario Kart
"It's like you're Goose and I'm Val Kilmer."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Morrowind
"Better than the Nazis."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Spy Hunter
"Spies Like Us has a lot to answer for."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Street Fighter 2
"There was blood all over the SNES controller."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Robotron: 2084
Donlan and Gibson go down the arcade.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Super Mario Sunshine
Ellie and her latest guest look back at a forgotten classic.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Metal Gear Solid
Snake in the past.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Diablo 2
"Ou est le syndicat d'initiative?"
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Full Throttle
Cara Ellison talks adventuring.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
"Better than Star Wars."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Crash Team Racing
"You are a failure and an idiot."
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Thief: The Dark Project
Featuring Paul Dean, man of steal.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Final Fantasy 7
Cloud computing with Simon Parkin.
VideoVideo: Let's Replay Tomb Raider 1
It was acceptable in the 90s.
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Follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park.