Jessica Conditt

Senior Editor

Jessica has written for online outlets since 2008, and she joined Engadget in 2015 after four years as senior reporter at Joystiq. As Engadget’s primary video game editor, her work spans reviews, interviews with prominent developers, in-depth articles about indie creators, and videos on industry trends. She’s published several tech-industry features, including a breakdown of nuclear technology and an investigation into a metaverse scam. Jessica has a B.A. in digital media from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and has appeared on Al Jazeera, Reply All, Spawn On Me, Tech News Today and other platforms. She has moderated multiple panels at venues including CES, E3 and the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Jessica is also a novelist currently working on her second near-future, sci-fi-adjacent book.

Articles by Jessica Conditt

Everything new at Summer Game Fest 2025: Marvel Tōkon, Resident Evil Requiem and more
We're covering SGF 2025 with a small team on the ground in LA and a far larger group of writers tuning in remotely to the various livestreams. Through it all, we'll be collating the biggest announcements right here.
Camper Van: Make it Home takes interior design on the road
Camper Van: Make it Home has everything you'd want out of a home-decorating simulator, but it's all on wheels and slightly miniaturized, and something about that combination is extra peaceful.
Rescue African artifacts from colonizers' museums in the heist game Relooted
Semblance studio Nyamakop is back with puzzles, action and a distinct story to tell.
Bask in the grotesque pixel-art beauty of Neverway
It's grim! It's grotesque! It's hellishly depressed! It's... Neverway!
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is an open-world puzzle game spanning the whole campus
Escape Academy 2 expands the campus into an open world, allowing players to explore and uncover secrets between classes like an actual student.
Killer Inn turns Werewolf into a multiplayer action game
Killer Inn is a little bit murder mystery and a little bit third-person action game, and combined, it looks like a lot of fun.
Nioh 3 is heading to PS5 and PC in 2026, complete with two distinct combat styles
A demo for the game is live today on PS5 and it'll be available through June 18, courtesy of developer Team Ninja and publisher Koei Tecmo.
Suda51 returns with a sword-swinging, gun-slinging, sci-fi action game
Suda51 made an appearance at Sony's State of Play showcase to reveal Romeo is a Dead Man — a game that has no relation to the 2000 action masterpiece Romeo Must Die, as far as we can tell.
Video Games Weekly: I still don't miss E3
After seven years covering E3, Summer Game Fest's focus on independent projects, diverse creators and smaller-scale publishers really hits different.
Video Games Weekly: Grand Theft Auto is no friend to the queer community
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GeoGuessr community maps go dark in protest of EWC ties to human rights abuses
The Esports World Cup is a sportswashing tool used by Saudi Arabia, protestors argue.
'FBC: Firebreak' preview: Controlled chaos
Remedy's co-op shooter is incredibly fun — it just needs a little polish.
'Doom: The Dark Ages' review: Goodbye parkour, hello Shield Saw
The Slayer in Doom: The Dark Ages moves like a bull on ice skates, heavy and meaty but incredibly agile. It feels good, and more importantly, it feels right.
Despelote review: A poignant memoir masquerading as a soccer game
Despelote is a poignant memoir masquerading as a soccer game.
Mycopunk is an upbeat love letter to extraction shooters
This Moebius-styled co-op FPS is super silly and surprisingly deep.
Every puzzle game is a couch co-op game, actually
Though Blue Prince isn’t marketed as a cooperative experience and it doesn’t have any kind of multiplayer input, it naturally lends itself to co-op play.
Possessor(s) is a game about hot demons and other things
Heart Machine knows how to make a stylish game, so it’s no surprise that the studio’s latest project is sexy as hell.
Nintendo is prioritizing Switch Online subscribers in its Switch 2 pre-orders
If you're ordering a Switch 2 directly from Nintendo, things will work a little differently than you're used to.
Baby Steps preview: Serious gameplay in a silly walking sim
Behind all the absurdity, Baby Steps is an incredibly well-crafted, hyper-detailed relaxation tool.
��FBC: Firebreak’ first look: Left 4 Dead but with Remedy’s surreal touch
FBC: Firebreak feels like a modern Left 4 Dead in the best possible way, just with Hiss instead of zombies and three players instead of four.

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