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Katelyn Kivel

Michigan

Strategic Copywriter at Freelance

Reporter @GameRant. Fmr. Editor @GanderNewsroom. SPJ member and career nerdy lesbian. Retweets aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Katelyn Kivel

    Dragonroll lead developer Wilson Kazuo Mizutani, art director Lívia Amaral Santos, and music director Livia Maki Yoshikawa recently spoke with Game Rant ahead of Pivot of Hearts’ release and discussed how the game represents non-monogamous/polyamorous relationship dynamics. Pivot of Hearts’ Fulcrum is Polyamory Polyamory in video games is usually the result of mechanical design and less of narrative significance.

  • 3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Katelyn Kivel

    Miller spoke with Game Rant after the release of patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity where he performed the theme for the Arcadion boss Howling Blade: “Unleashed.” But this recent performance is one of several he’s given in the game and others include two of the biggest fan-favorite tracks in Final Fantasy 14.

  • 3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Katelyn Kivel

    Some games approach their genre aiming to reinvent key elements, if not the whole genre. That's not the goal of farming simulator Pixelshire, however. Instead of attempting to upend the cozy farming sim genre, which sounds incredibly unlikely of any game, Pixelshire set out to remix beloved elements of the genre together in its own way. Pixelshire creator Vasileios Karagiannakis spoke to Game Rant about the title, shortly before its May 8 release date, and how its influences blend together.

  • 3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Katelyn Kivel

    In a genre where games are often defined by what friendships form between the player and villagers, Pixelshire leans in hard on this beloved farming sim mechanic. Characters can even be brought with the player as they explore Arcadia, making those all-important connections even deeper. Game Rant spoke to Pixelshire’s creator Vasileios Karagiannakis in an interview about how the new game fits into the broader farming sim landscape. This interview took place shortly before the release of Pixelshire.

  • 1 month ago | gamerant.com | Katelyn Kivel

    A new studio is preparing to dive deeper into its debut title, Raiders of Blackveil, at June’s Steam Next Fest. That studio is Wombo Games, which brings together developers from a wide array of franchises that are household names among gamers. Based in Copenhagen and Budapest, Wombo has a small, dedicated workforce led by Janos Flösser, Square-Enix West’s former creative director and Wombo’s CEO.

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20 Apr 25

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28 Mar 25

RT @BernieSanders: This is oligarchy at work: Musk is going to Wisconsin to give million dollar checks to supporters of the anti-choice ca…

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27 Mar 25

There have been, for at least 30 years, two sets of standards in politics. If a Republican made this comment, it would barely make a headline.

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Crockett claimed she wasn't alluding to the governor's condition and that she's "appalled" by Republicans' outrage. https://t.co/Rf3nmSyvQf