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About John Bonelli
John Bonelli is a news writer for Game Rant who's been writing about video games since 2017. He fell in love with gaming upon playing Fallout 3 for the first time in 2013; it's still his favorite video game of all time to this very day. He enjoys nearly any and all types and genres of games and hopes for a renaissance of stealth games as a huge fan of Dishonored, Assassin's Creed, and Desperados III.?
Favorite Games
John's favorite game of all time is Fallout 3. As his first ever open world experience, he enjoyed the murky green atmosphere of The Capital Wasteland and fell in love with listening to Galaxy News Radio. John also loves indie games, Outer Wilds, Firewatch, and Carrion being some of his all-time favorites.
Industry Focus
John enjoys a wide breadth of different game genres and, as such, covers several different types of video games at GameRant, from RPGs, to first-person shooters, multiplayer games, stealth games, indies, and more.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
As someone who loves chasing Xbox achievements, crossing the 100K and 200K Gamerscore milestones were awesome moments.
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2024 Soulslike is Getting a Physical Release
One of last year's Soulslikes is finally set to receive a physical release on Xbox and PlayStation months after its original digital-only launch.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Confirms Two More Classic Arcade Games
Two more classic Sega arcade games are confirmed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to appear in the imminent Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Hell is Us Release Date Leaked
The release date and pre-order details for one of 2025's most interesting and mysterious games, Hell is Us, seemingly leaks online.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Players Need to Be Careful When Robbing Houses
One Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 player gets into a dicey situation after robbing an NPC home and wearing the stolen armor.

Avowed Rumored for Eventual PS5 Release
Avowed is the latest first-party Xbox game to join the PlayStation 5 port rumor mill just weeks before its much anticipated release later this month.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Guns Are Bad on Purpose
It seems players are struggling to use Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's ranged firearms, but developer Warhorse Studios reveals they're clunky by design.

Call of Duty Giving Players Free Access to Multiplayer and Zombies for Limited Time
Gamers have a limited window to try out Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's popular multiplayer and Zombies modes for free.

Rumor: Big Starfield News Could Be Coming Next Week
Rumors begin to swirl about Bethesda's massive 2023 sci-fi RPG Starfield potentially having big news to share at some point next week.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Reveals Returning Sega Arcade Game
Sega fans can look forward to a classic arcade game making its return in RGG Studios' imminent Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii spinoff.

Sumo Digital Announces Business Shift to Only Work on Partner IPs
Sumo Digital, the studio known mostly for the Sonic All-Stars Racing games and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, announces a big shift.

Overwatch Classic Bringing Back Damage Doomfist
Damage Doomfist is coming back to Overwatch 2 with the return of Overwatch Classic, which is adding some of the game's post-launch heroes.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Mod Adds Wallace to the Game
A new PC mod replaces Ninja Gaiden 2 Black's Ryu Hayabusa with Wallace from the Wallace and Gromit animated film and TV franchise.

Phil Spencer Has Bad News for Gears of War Fans
Xbox boss Phil Spencer shed some light on his recent revisiting of the original Gears of War trilogy, sparking hope for a Marcus Fenix Collection.

Doom: The Dark Ages Won’t Be the Last Game in the Series
The Creative Director of the highly anticipated Doom: The Dark Ages says there will be more new Doom games from id Software in the future.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is Almost Complete
Days after the thrilling reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4, co-developer PlatinumGames shares a promising progress report on the highly anticipated sequel.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black File Size is Gigantic Compared to the Original Game
The freshly shadow-dropped remaster of popular action game Ninja Gaiden 2 is causing some hubbub online about the game's bloated file size.

Lost Records Tape 2 Delayed
Don't Nod fans eagerly awaiting the studio's new game, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, will have to wait a bit longer for the second Tape to release.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Reveals 5 New Multiplayer Maps Coming in Season 2
Treyarch shows off a new batch of multiplayer maps that are set to come as part of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 2 in late January.

Balatro Reaches Another Incredible Sales Milestone
Balatro, one of last year's most unique indie games, has surpassed yet another impressive sales milestone almost a full year since its release.

Xbox Fans Think a Gears of War Collection is Happening
Phil Spencer gets Xbox fans' hopes up about a potential Gears of War collection after revisiting Gears of War 2 and Gears 3 over the holidays.