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About Drew Swanson
Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Being a gamer all his life and enjoying everything from ARPGs like Diablo to JRPGs like Pokemon and Persona, his love of digging into game lore and history naturally led to a passion for sharing these ideas with others through writing. He has been writing about games professionally for over 4 years, with bylines as a Contributing Writer at High Ground Gaming for 2 years before joining TheBestWarGames. He also has a background in video game studies with a degree from Washington State University, where he also won the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Award in 2021 for his writing and design work on the game Quest for Arete.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Drew is a huge Pokemon fan, so completing a living National Dex through Pokemon Gen 9 is a huge achievement for him. He tries to complete the Pokedex in each new generation, but it wasn't until Gen 7 that he started building and maintaining a living National Dex that contains one of every critter in the franchise.
Favorite Games
Pokemon Black and White, Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy 7, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Xenoblade Chronicles, Elden Ring, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Metroid Prime are some of his favorites, but it's hard to pick just one. He tends to love JRPGs, and his "holy trinity" of JRPGs are Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy 7, and Xenoblade Chronicles.
Industry Focus
Drew focuses on Diablo 4 content, following trends in the community and highlighting popular builds for new seasons since the game's release nearly 3 years ago. He also leverages his almost 30-year fandom of Pokemon to write about the series' past, present, and future, including its lore and real-world connections. Otherwise, he tends to stay on top of the latest gaming trends, exercising his love of new gaming experiences to dive deep into new RPG, Survival, and Extraction Shooter releases.
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Diablo 4’s Paladin Has Achieved Something that the Necromancer Couldn’t in 11 Seasons
With the release of the Paladin in Diablo 4 Season 11, the Necromancer has suddenly fallen behind the curve when it comes to one meta build.
PSA: Most ARC Raiders Players Have Never Seen This 1-of-a-Kind Gun Mod
Legendaries in ARC Raiders are the rarest items players can find, with one gun mod being particularly elusive and part of an exclusive club.
What to Expect from the Fallout Franchise in 2026
The Fallout series has been on fire to close out 2025, but Bethesda still may have some tricks up its sleeve for fans of the franchise in 2026.
Yes, My GOTY Really is a Game, and It Should Be Treated as Such
While 2025 has been a great year for games, my personal GOTY gets left out of the conversation for not being enough of a "game," but I beg to differ.
One of the Best Games of 2025 is a Bizarre Dispatch and Yakuza Hybrid, and It’s 30% Off on Steam Right Now
For fans of Dispatch and Yakuza, this hidden gem of 2025 is a must-play, and it's currently on sale for a nice discount during the Steam Winter Sale.
Diablo 4 Season 11 Makes 1 Feature a Double-Edged Sword, and It’s the Only Change I Have Issues With
The changes to Diablo 4 in Season 11 are overall a really positive direction for the game, but one sticking point still holds the season back.
Diablo 4 Players Shouldn’t Sleep on this Virtually Unbeatable Goblin Farming Method in Season 11
Diablo 4 players have the chance to earn great rewards from the Goblin Greedings event, but they should take advantage of one farming route to do so.
PSA: Diablo 4 Players Are Tempering Their Gear Wrong and Wasting Its Potential
With the changes to Tempering and Masterworking in Diablo 4 Season 11, some players might be accidentally wasting their gear with suboptimal Tempers.
Lord of Hatred Proves This Diablo Game Will Forever Reign as the King of the Franchise
With the new features coming in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, it's clear that one entry in the series is a favorite and will forever influence the series.
11 Seasons Later, Diablo 4 Has Created a Ship of Theseus that Deserves a Second Chance if It Didn't Click at Launch
The identity of Diablo 4 has shifted drastically in the years since it launched, and it's almost unrecognizable from the game's release day version.
TGA’s Game of the Year Winner Disqualified from Another Award Show Over Gen AI Use
Despite winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025, this indie title has been disqualified from receiving any awards at another event due to AI.
This S-Tier Diablo 4 Paladin Build Gets Kills Without Ever Swinging a Weapon
Diablo 4's new Paladin class has one build that makes Season 11 a breeze, as players technically never need to use their weapon to get kills.
Diablo 4’s Paladin is Already The Gift That Keeps on Giving, But There's Still 1 Thing Left on My Christmas List
So far, Diablo 4 Season 11 has given me almost everything I want for Christmas, but there's still one item on my list I hope to see under the tree.
Diablo 4 Patch 2.5.1 Hits One Target Too Hard
Diablo 4 patch 2.5.1 includes some necessary bug fixes, but one ends up going too far and nerfs one of the best builds in Season 11.
Diablo 4 Season 11 Makes Farming Mythics Easier Than Ever with This Trick
The endgame Mythic grind is one of Diablo 4's toughest tasks, but Season 11 has a new method for obtaining multiple of these rare items with ease.
Diablo 4 Season 11’s Secret Altar Mystery Has Been Solved, and It Comes With Some Must-Have Rewards
Diablo 4 Season 11's biggest mystery has been solved, and players will want to find out for themselves what rewards they can earn from this event.
Marvel Comics Reveals Cosmic Variant Covers for Godzilla: Infinity Roar [Exclusive]
Marvel and Godzilla fans are getting their first look at the Cosmic Variant covers for the upcoming Godzilla: Infinity Roar series.
Diablo 4 Paladin Players Should Drop Everything and Farm for this Season 11 Unique Immediately
Players should make farming this unique a top priority in Diablo 4 Season 11 if they want to make the most out of their Paladin builds.
This Diablo 4 Season 11 Paladin Build Basically Turns You into Marvel’s Thor
Diablo 4 and Marvel fans can cosplay as Thor in Season 11 with a powerful Paladin build that trades Mjolnir for Blessed Hammers.
Diablo 4’s Paladin Has a Major Disadvantage That I Wish I’d Known About Before Starting Season 11
Diablo 4 shadow dropping the Paladin for Season 11 was a huge surprise, but I wish one part of the class was known before release.