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Andrew Hayward

Andrew is a freelance writer who has covered games, apps, and gadgets since 2006. His work has been featured in more than 60 publications, including places like Macworld, Polygon, Edge, Stuff, IGN, and 1UP. He lives in Chicago with his goofball son, lovely wife, and two ridiculous cats.

Latest Posts From Andrew

Dec 26, 2017

The 20 Must-Download Apps of 2017

Smartphones became bigger, bolder, and certainly more expensive (at least on the high end) in 2017, but as for the apps that run on them?

Nov 15, 2017

The 25 Best Tech Gifts That Are Perfect for Everyone

What makes a perfect gadget gift?

Why All the 'Uncharted' Games Are So Damn Great -- and 'Lost Legacy' Is Too

Aug 22, 2017

Why All the 'Uncharted' Games Are So Damn Great -- and 'Lost Legacy' Is Too

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune hit PlayStation 3 in 2007, and what a decade it's been since for the adventure franchise.

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Mar 16, 2017

The 'Zelda' Clones You Can Play on Your Phone

The long-awaited The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, out now on both the Wii U and the new Nintendo Switch -- a convertible tablet-like device that also docks to your TV as a home console -- reimagines the beloved gaming franchise with a wide-open world and fewer limits on how you can approach each new challenge.

The Most Underrated PS4 Games You Can Download Right Now

Feb 21, 2017

The Most Underrated PS4 Games You Can Download Right Now

With more than 53 million systems in homes after just three years, Sony's PlayStation 4 has proven that consoles aren't being killed by free mobile games -- and thanks in large part to smaller downloadable games, especially from indie creators, the game selection is absolutely immense.

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Jan 13, 2017

What We Know About Nintendo's Gorgeous New 'Zelda' Game

Nearly three years after its original announcement in 2014, you'll finally be able to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild come March 3rd -- and have your choice of systems, too.

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Dec 9, 2016

The Must-Play Mobile Games You Missed This Year

Not every mobile game can be Pokémon Go, the year's startling, explosive, mobile phenomenon.

Dec 6, 2016

Love/Hate 'The Walking Dead'? Try 'Dead Rising 4' This Christmas.

Capcom's first Dead Rising game played the premise for George Romero's subversive horror classicDawn of the Dead for laughs.

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Nov 18, 2016

How Do 'Pokémon Sun' and 'Moon' Stack Up to 'Pokémon Go'?

Pokémon Go hit smartphones just four months ago, leading packs of dazed citizens to wander into traffic, off cliffs, and into all sorts of strange situations.

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Sep 9, 2016

Slay Boredom This Fall With These 21 New Video Games

Saying "so long" to summer isn't entirely sadness-inducing, not with all the unmissable entertainment options queued up over the next few months.

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Aug 10, 2016

Why Everyone's Obsessed with 'No Man's Sky,' the Most Hyped Game of All Time

No Man's Sky became an internet obsession in 2013, when the space simulation's creators promised the ability to explore an endless universe, much like our own.

Jul 27, 2016

Love 'Pokémon Go'? Play These 8 Genius Mobile Games Next

Yes, the Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Candy Crush Saga phenomenons were all intense, but nothing in the mobile-games realm has had an impact quite like Pokémon Go.