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Clare FitzPatrick

Clare is a professor, author, journalist, and digital content creator. Her work has appeared in numerous literary and gaming publications. In addition to her life's goal of educating the world on the literary merit of video games and the future of storytelling, Clare streams mediocre gameplay on Twitch and plays absurd amounts of Dungeons & Dragons. She is a Professor of Digital Media Studies at St. Mary's College of California and lives in San Francisco.

Retrospective: Playing Through the Halo Games 25 Years Later

April 24, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
Halo Master Chief Collection image

I remember those days like it was yesterday: a stale, stuffy bedroom on a Friday night, a couple of Costco …

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Categories Features Tags bungie, Halo, halo studios Leave a comment

The Best Friendslop Games to Play Right Now With Your Pals

April 17, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
Collage of the games featured in the article

There is no shortage of co-op games available to play with your friends, games now most often referred to as …

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Opinion: Pokémon: Pokopia Has Finally Helped Stop My Panic Disorder

March 26, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
A CGI rendered person with their hands on their head and their brain highlighted in a bright red, representing high stress. Next to them, a thought bubble with characters from Pokemon: Pokopia.

It always starts the same way; jolting awake in the middle of the night, around 3 or 4 in the …

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Categories Features, Nintendo Tags pokemon Leave a comment

Spotlight: 10 Fantastic Women Streamers To Follow

March 12, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
Art presenting three women playing video games

With March, we celebrate Women’s History Month, and all the achievements large and small by all women in the service …

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Categories Features Tags Soulslike Leave a comment

Opinion: An Extremely Nice Girl Vs An Evil Baldur’s Gate 3 Run

February 26, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
The Dark Urge character standing to face their adversary, Orin the Red.

I consider myself to be a pretty nice person. I always hold the door open for people, I smile when …

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Categories Features, PC Tags larian studios Leave a comment

Top 5 Games If You’re Single On Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2026 by Clare FitzPatrick
A sad and scared looking princess facing the player-character, holding a knife.

If you’re like me, Valentine’s Day is that yearly reminder that I am painfully single. All my friends are off …

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is GameObserver’s 2025 Game Of The Year

April 24, 2026December 17, 2025 by Clare FitzPatrick
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Logo

“We are but a fragile dream, a singular weed, resisting, ever resisting.” There are many themes, morals, and lessons to …

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Categories Features Tags Game of the Year, GameObserver Awards, sandfall interactive Leave a comment
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