When she's not doing that, you might find her running a tabletop RPG or two, perhaps even voluntarily. This crash course in NPC lifestyles uniquely qualifies her to pick apart only the juiciest video games for your reading pleasure.Ĭat cut her teeth on MMOs in the heyday of World of Warcraft before giving in to her love of JRPGs and becoming embedded in Final Fantasy XIV. To be clear, Throne and Liberty was built in Unreal Engine 4, as announced in 2019 and shown off in 20 using the popular Epic Games engine, after a rework from the original Guild Wars 2 proprietary engine. She's also been an art gallery curator, an ice cream maker, and a cocktail mixologist. She has three degrees and has studied and worked at Cambridge University, University College London, and Queen Mary University of London.

An inveterate RPG maven and strategy game enjoyer, Cat is known for her love of rich narratives both story-driven and emergent.īefore migrating to the green pastures of games journalism, Cat worked as a political advisor and academic. As seen on, , and, Cat is here to bring you coverage from all corners of the video game world. Hailing from the crooked spires of London, Cat is an experienced writer and journalist. Cat Bussell is a Staff Writer at TechRadar Gaming.

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