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About Hank Whitson

Hank Whitson is a pop culture omnivore, gaming geek, escapism nerd, and unrepentant anime addict who has been writing for The Best War Games since 2020. He plays and writes about literally everything, but holds a special place in his heart for compelling stories, creative combat, and clever worldbuilding. He attended UCI for his Bachellor's in English and graduated with a special emphasis in Creative writing. At GA Tech, he served as the Entertainment Editor of the award-winning student newspaper, The Technique, and graduated with a Masters in Digital Media having written a thesis on videogame analysis and criticism.

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Industry Focus

I am fascinated by the creative process of game development and enjoy working the interview beat because it allows me to interact with professionals from every facet of the field working on an extremely broad variety of titles. My professional and personal expertise lies with narrative analysis and literary criticism of video games.

Favorite Games

I based the majority of my personality on Final Fantasy 7. Atlus invaded my thoughts and built Persona 5 for me specifically. I am addicted to Genshin Impact. I drink my morning coffee over Doom Eternal and play Beat Saber to stay in shape. Witcher 3's "botchling quest" still haunts me. I'm currently on my first 4-player campaign in Baldur's Gate 3. It is a crime that Bloodborne has not been remade for PC and I will die on that hill, but I don't think it needs a sequel. My Jedi Survivor lighstaber is orange. Tetris is unironically cool.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

To my knowledge, I was the first kid in Pasadena, California to complete the original Pokedex. 

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Here's an in-depth look at the folklore behind some of Persona 5's most mischievous, notorious, and rebellious Personas belonging to the Fool arcana.

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How Bungie is Increasing Powerful Reward Sources in Destiny 2
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Bungie announces Destiny 2 will be introducing new avenues for Guardians to obtain Powerful Rewards all the way up to the Hard Power Cap.

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Borderlands 3 Trailer Details New Arms Race Mode
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Gearbox and 2K Games show off a trailer for Borderlands 3's new game mode, featuring a shrinking arena in a roguelike race against the clock.
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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer announces every Microsoft-developed title released for Xbox Series X and S will be arriving on Windows PCs as well.

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Tomb Raider 2 Movie Director Designs His Sets in Minecraft
PC Gaming

Ben Wheatley reveals a surprising approach to prototyping movie sets, in which Minecraft features prominently as a designing tool.

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A respected business and financial analyst within the gaming industry asserts that Nintendo should abandon the Switch in favor of the Switch Lite.

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Persona 5's protagonist wears many masks over the course of Atlus' JRPG epic, but his most important disguise is also the most innocuous.

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CD Projekt Red senior designers reveal Cyberpunk 2077's facial animations will have full lip-sync for every language dubbed into the game.

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Destiny 2 Game Director Comments on Beyond Light Subclasses
PC Gaming

Bungie's Luke Smith discusses the Stasis-tree subclasses coming to Destiny 2: Beyond Light, and how they will bring the series back to its roots.

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Xbox Game Pass Getting LucasArts Remasters

Xbox Game Pass announces remastered editions of three classic LucasArts titles from the golden age of adventure games are coming later this month.

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Valorant Dataminer Finds Evidence of Upcoming Snowball Fights

Dataminers reveal a snowball-themed limited-time game mode may be coming to Riot's popular hero-shooter Valorant this winter.

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