Articles by Julian Benson, Contributor, TechRadar Gaming

Julian's been writing about video games for more than a decade. In that time, he's always been drawn to the strange intersections between gaming and the real world, like when he interviewed a NASA scientist who had become a Space Pope in EVE Online, or when he traveled to Ukraine to interview game developers involved in the 2014 revolution, or that time he tore his trousers while playing Just Dance with a developer.

As well as freelancing for publications such as Wired, PC Gamer, and Edge, he's worked as Kotaku UK's News Editor, PCGamesN's Deputy Editor, and he launched and led GAMINGbible's Snapchat channel, curating the most significant gaming stories for an audience of millions of young readers.

Articles by: Julian Benson

PS5 Discord integration seen in the wild for the first time

By Julian Benson published 24 October 22

Discord's PS5 voice integration has been added to the app's beta, signalling an update is coming soon.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

By Julian Benson published 17 October 22

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope fills every turn with a rich set of tactical choices.

A look at the Xbox Cloud Gaming menu in a Meta Quest 2

Xbox Cloud Gaming on Meta Quest may beat PSVR 2 for one simple reason

By Julian Benson published 12 October 22

Microsoft has announced plans to stream its game library to Meta's virtual reality headsets, taking a different path to Sony.

Soldier in skull mask submerged in water with eye just above the waterline

If this feature succeeds for Modern Warfare 2, Microsoft can't ignore it

By Julian Benson published 10 October 22

Modern Warfare 2 will feature SMS Protect, the restrictive authentication method added to Overwatch 2.

GTA 6 leak confirmed by Rockstar Games, 'early development footage' is real

By Julian Benson published 19 September 22

Developer Rockstar responds to the leak of early footage of GTA 6, saying it won't impact the development of the open-world game.

'It gets creepy' if you stare at the characters in the Horizon PSVR 2 game

By Julian Benson last updated 14 September 22

Thanks to the eye-tracking tech in the PSVR 2, you can now see eye to eye with virtual characters.

The face of Jacob Lee in The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol looks so lifelike, even the eyeballs are ray-traced

By Callum Bains published 2 September 22

The devs of the upcoming survival horror game say it will have the "most realistic characters you'll see in a game".

This mining roguelike punishes greed with Pacific Rim-like monsters

By Julian Benson published 31 August 22

Dome Keeper is a roguelike in which you are your own greedy enemy

Dead Island 2 cover art showing a survivor sat on a lilo surrounded by zombies

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 studded with long-awaited premieres

By Julian Benson last updated 30 August 22

Gamescom 2022 is here and the Opening Night Live showcase brings Harry Potter Legacy and Sonic Frontiers trailers.

A wizard in Hogwarts Legacy holding a wand

Hogwarts Legacy has branching quests and lets you torture your friend

By Julian Benson last updated 30 August 22

The Harry Potter RPG features branching quests with dark possibilities.

An illustrated ship of medieval characters in Pentiment

Obsidian worked on Pentiment for 9 months before telling Microsoft

By Callum Bains last updated 24 August 22

A prototype of the upcoming adventure game was made before Obsidian even told Microsoft about it.

Starfield reveal shows Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG is already losing the space race

By Julian Benson last updated 23 August 22

After all this time, Bethesda really needed to blow away the competition but instead it's trailing behind.

Harry Potter screaming in disappointment at Hogwarts Legacy delay

Hogwarts Legacy release date announced, and it brings disappointment

By Julian Benson published 12 August 22

The Harry Potter RPG has been delayed again, pushing the Hogwarts Legacy release date into 2023.

Saints Row reboot, man wearing LCD display mask

Will Criminal Enterprises make Saints Row a real competitor to GTA 6?

By Julian Benson published 11 August 22

Saints Row has one trick up its sleeve to stand out from the GTA-alike competition.

GTA 5 for PS5 and Xbox Series X release date confirmed

By Julian Benson last updated 2 August 22

Rockstar's announced the release date of its third version of GTA 5.

God of War Ragnarok release date revealed in achingly short new trailer

By Julian Benson last updated 21 July 22

We finally have a fixed God of War Ragnarok release date, after multiple delays and a rumored push into 2023.

There's nothing in the new Saints Row to challenge Watch Dogs, let alone GTA 5

By Julian Benson published 21 July 22

The new Saints Row is smaller and has lost what made it special when compared to GTA.

Aliens: Dark Descent trailer reveals brutal tactical shooter

By Julian Benson last updated 13 June 22

Aliens: Dark Descent looks to be a shooter inspired by the classic co-op game Alien Swarm.

Fort Solis is Dead Space meets Duncan Jones' Moon

By Julian Benson last updated 13 June 22

A coy trailer reveals little of what we'll be up to in Fort Solis but the tone at least we can see is deeply creepy.

Forza Motorsport looks stunning in gameplay demo

By Julian Benson last updated 13 June 22

Forza Motorsport looks to be a huge advance for the series in new trailer and gameplay video.