Shannon Liao
Shannon Liao is the Deputy Gaming Editor at Inverse.
She previously ran her own gaming newsletter, Updater, and was a staff writer at The Washington Post, breaking industry scoops around business and tech, and contributing the occasional article to other sections. She has also been a tech and culture reporter at CNN and The Verge, and has moderated panels across the country at events like SXSW, Adweek, GDC, the Game Devs of Color Expo, and more.
A native New Yorker, Liao is a regular contributor to The New York Times' video game section and has appeared on cable networks including CNN, CNBC, Cheddar, CGTN, and Al Jazeera.
'Blue Prince' Guide: How The Laundry Room Works
Launder away to save your day.
'Blue Prince' Was Not Made For Everyone, Creator Says
The Game of the Year contender may be rated E, but it’s not for everyone.
Blue Prince Made Me Obsessively Take 44 Pages of Notes — And I'd Do It Again
Inverse Score: 10/10
Why Hades 2 Will Be Exclusive To One Console For Now
Where it all begins. Again.
Nintendo Answers All Our Questions, Finally
From a 10,000 foot view.
The Nintendo Switch 2's Most Exciting Feature Is Around The Corner
More innovations are still coming.
In Search of The Perfect Pair of Pants to Game On
‘You can play it while playing it on your pants.’
The Making Of Napoleon In 'Civilization 7'
The Emperor, the flowery lover, and the main ingredient of the soup.
In The Biggest Sims Rival, AI Is The Feature, Not The Bug
In this Sims-like, AI is fully fleshed, wrinkles and all.
Gaming's Finest Title Is Getting A Spiritual Sequel
We now know the vibes of the troubled studio's sophomore game.
2025’s Unexpected Hit Game Split Fiction Has Choice Words For AI
A force of good or evil?
Rebel With A Co-Op
Josef Fares, maker of It Takes Two and Split Fiction, believes in playing game together, storytelling, and telling it like it is.
Forget Games Copying 'Fortnite.' Director Josef Fares Thinks The Trend Hurts Creativity
‘The sad part is...’
After Star Wars, Pat McGrath Looked To ‘Fantasy’ For ‘Candy Crush’ Collab
Nerds who also wear lipstick unite.
Revisiting Baldur’s Gate 3 With A Way Better Graphics Card Changed Everything — Or Did It?
Better-looking eyelash batting.
44 Years Later, Pac-Man Proves Simplicity Can Still Be Delightful
The legacy continues.
25 Years Later, The World's Fist And Weirdest Sims Games Are Finally Playable Again On PC
Sul sul.
Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Released the Cozy Game of the Decade
Dear Daniel makes his brief cameo.
'Grand Theft Hamlet' Made Me Contemplate Life, the Universe, and Everything
This GTA Hamlet that you speak of... what is it?
All the Final Fantasy High Notes Captured in One Evening at Carnegie Hall
Video games feel front and center to the action at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
