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About Gemma Johnson

Gemma Johnson is a Senior Contributor from the United Kingdom who writes guides, lists, and updates. Gemma's passion for video games began in the 90s, growing up with classic titles like Goldeneye, Diddy Kong Racing, and Super Mario World, to name a handful.  

She's always loved stepping into the shoes of feisty action heroines like Lara Croft and is a big fan of action-adventure, action RPG/RPG, and life/farm sim games today, but enjoys dappling in most genres. When not gaming, she's usually enjoying movies and TV series, reading, or chilling with her pet budgie. 
 

Industry Focus

Gemma loves playing and writing about video games and is currently writing guides, lists, and updates for the site. Gemma also has experience writing previews and features, plus covering interviews with video game developers and other industry professionals. 

Favorite Games

Growing up, some of Gemma's favorite games/franchises included Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Diddy Kong Racing, Goldeneye/The World is Not Enough multiplayer, and Mario Kart. Today, Gemma remains a big fan of the Tomb Raider games and Dragon Age: Inquisition. More recently, she enjoys Stardew Valley, Fields of Mistria, Sea of Thieves, Alan Wake 1 & 2, Disney Dreamlight Valley, and Remnant 2, to name a handful.
 

Favorite Console

Gemma enjoys gaming on Xbox Series S and PC. 

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