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Alex Van Aken

Minneapolis

Senior Video Editor at Game Informer

Senior Video Editor @GameInformer and making gaming documentaries @viewportvideo. Follow @itsVanAken on Bluesky and Instagram for regular updates.

Articles

  • 2 days ago | gameinformer.com | Kyle Hilliard |Alex Van Aken |Charles Harte |Marcus Stewart

    Alongside the rest of the magazine and website, The Game Informer Show podcast took an unexpected hiatus last year. We've been hard at work getting our feet back under us, making lots of behind-the-scenes efforts on the website, and working toward bringing back the physical magazine. It's kept us busy!But ahead of the magazine officially returning, Summer Game Fest activities, and the launch of Switch 2, we wanted to make sure we had an outlet to share our conversations and have you listen in.

  • 3 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken

    I’ve been to more video game conventions than I can count or remember, and while the experience varies wildly from show to show, one constant is shared by all: booths. They range from standard 10x10s (~$2,500) that can fit a few visitors to loud theater-like experiences with camera jibs and shoutcasters. There’s also usually streamers somewhere in a glass enclosure, streaming to a digital audience while passersby awkwardly watch from the other side.

  • 3 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Charles Harte |Wesley LeBlanc

    FBC: Firebreak, a cooperative first-person shooter set in Remedy's Control series, impressed us during a recent visit to the studio's headquarters in Finland. Charles Harte and Wesley LeBlanc highlight the Alan Wake developer's upcoming FPS in this episode of New Gameplay Today. Watch FBC: Firebreak Gameplay In Action:Disclosure: Remedy covered flight and hotel accommodations for Charles' trip to Finland.

  • 1 month ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken

    Platform PC Publisher CCP Games Developer CCP Games Release 2026 EVE Online is arguably the most obtuse MMO ever made. Famous for its headline-making space battles, it continues to entertain its audience 22 years after its release.

  • 1 month ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken

    Platform PC Publisher CCP Games Developer CCP Games Release 2026 EVE Online is arguably the most obtuse MMO ever made. Famous for its headline-making space battles, it continues to entertain its audience 22 years after its release.

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Alex Van Aken
Alex Van Aken @itsVanAken
7 May 25

Over a decade later, EVE Online's developer is getting another shot to fulfill its vision for the ill-fated Dust 541. What if the events in one game affected the other?

Game Informer
Game Informer @gameinformer

EVE Vanguard: An Ambitious Second Chance At MMO FPS Innovation Read @itsVanAken's hands-on preview: https://t.co/J45UPQR0gh https://t.co/VZnpIRRhOj

Alex Van Aken
Alex Van Aken @itsVanAken
3 May 25

I’m attending Summer Game Fest in June, so please reach out if you’re scheduling press opportunities at or nearby the event: [email protected] https://t.co/wktAIzwogO

Alex Van Aken
Alex Van Aken @itsVanAken
5 Apr 25

RT @boopyape: “Girl, the tariffs…” is the new excuse I’m using to not go out