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Stacey Henley

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About Stacey Henley

Stacey Henley is the Newcastle born-and-based Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer, and an award winning features writer with experience across written and video content. She won the GGW Award for her feature on the parasocial marketing of Cyberpunk 2077, and has been twice nominated for the GameHers award for Journalism. She specialises in analysis of triple-A trends, cinema, and Taylor Swift.

Industry Focus

I mostly cover analysis across the triple-A sphere, focusing on industry shifts, social issues, and consumer backlash, as well as cinema.

Favorite Games

My top 7 (a perfectly rational number to stop at) are Mass Effect 2, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Pokemon HeartGold, Baldur's Gate 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer, Dragon Age 2. Sequels are good, apparently.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

I caught all 151 in Pokemon Blue when I was seven years old. It was more impressive back then.

Latest Articles

Star Wars Outlaws poster with Miss Universe sash
Does It Really Matter How Pretty A Star Wars Character Is?

Kay Vess is causing controversy over modern women in video games, but when you look at her, it's hard to understand why.

The boyfriend looking back meme with Aerith and a Pawn
My Gamer's Dilemma With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth And Dragon's Dogma 2

With Stellar Blade on the horizon, I am abandoning Dragon's Dogma 2 to return to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Indiana Jones stealing treasure but it's Princess Peach
The Nintendo Switch Cartridge Is The Last Bastion Of The Old World

I got my niece and nephew into gaming with a Nintendo Switch, and it would have been impossible with any other console.

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Joker at the microphone mixed with the couple kissing in The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
If You're Excited For Joker: Folie A Deux, Watch The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

Folie a Deux takes heavy cues from the French musical, and is worth checking out for the inspiration

Star Wars Outlaws' Vess saying 'oh I'm not brave enough for politics'
I'm Glad Star Wars Outlaws Is Skipping The Politics

Star Wars Outlaws is not concerned with canon shaping destinies, but with classic run and gun action

Dead Space's Cut Off Their Limbs but it says 'cut off their hopes of a dead space sequel'
The Dead Space 2 Remake Proves We're Running Out Of Ideas

There is some debate over how much a Dead Space 2 remake ever existed, but the future would be brighter if we'd started with something new

Always Sunny's Green Man with Persona stars in the background
If You Care That Persona 6 Is Green, You’re Too Far Gone

We know what Persona's colour scheme is, but right now, that doesn't teach us much.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 griffon with party
Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Easy To Criticise Because We Love It

Dragon's Dogma 2's frictions are what make the game great, and we need more games prepared to frustrate us.

Turtles walking with Splinter meme, with Half life 3, Elden Ring, Silksong, and GTA 6 logos
The End Of The Anticipated Game Era

Cynicism, delays, and long development cycles mean we're never getting another slice of mythos like Half-Life 3

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DJ Khaled Suffering From Success Meme over the Phantom Oxcart from Dragon's Dogma 2
Capcom Stole My D&D Side Quest For Dragon's Dogma 2

Look, the Phantom Oxcart was mine first, okay?

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He cant keep getting away with it meme with Professor Oak behind Jesse
We Can't Let Pokemon Get Away With Calling Starters 'First Partner Pokemon'

Pokemon has been moving away from Starter Pokemon, and we cannot allow that to happen

Dragon's Dogma 2 Beastren Arisen raising their sword
Dragon's Dogma 2's Lifeless Villages Don't Seem Worth Saving

Dragon's Dogma 2 sends you to villages in danger, but no one living there has any personality or purpose.

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Lev firing a bow in The Last of Us with the GDC and PAX logos, and Reptar dancing
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We Went To GDC And PAX, And Our Big Takeaway Was Rugrats

Eric Switzer and Andrew King chat to Stacey Henley about everything they did at GDC and PAX

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Yakuza characters - Ichiban from Like a Dragon, Kiryu from Yakuza 0, and Majima from Yakuza Kiwami
Which Like A Dragon Game Should You Start With?

Three Yakzua fans at TheGamer debate the best starting point: Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 0, or Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Stellar Blade - Character Design Discourse and Embarrassment
You’re Making Me Embarrassed To Like Stellar Blade

It's way more cringe to only play Stellar Blade for Eve than it is to reject the game because of her.

Matt from Wii Sports and Eagle from Kinect Rivals as Ba and Gerrard during the Gerrard Slip
Ten Years On, It Still Hurts That Xbox Couldn't Make Its Own Wii Sports

Kinect Sports Rivals should have been a generation defining sports title like Wii Sports, but it is a mere footnote in gaming history

Eric Andre Show 'why would X do that' meme after gunshot, with Adachi and Ichiban
I Hate RPGs That Don't Let My Friends Stick Up For Me

If my party can't fight on without me, what is even the point of them?

Danny Devito from Its Always Sunny calling Dragons Dogma 2's quests 'derivative'
Dragon's Dogma 2's Main Quests Don't Live Up To Its World

Everything is a mighty adventure in Dragon's Dogma 2, except the main adventure.

D&D 5th Edition logo as a barbarian leaping to attack Larian Studios
Larian Shouldn't Stray Too Far From 5e With Its New Combat

Larian has cited the complications of D&D's 5e rules as a reason to move on from development, but to move too far would be a mistake

Ichiban crying as two characters from Infinite Wealth hug on the beach
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