Aaron Souppouris

Editor-in-Chief

Aaron Souppouris has been writing about design, technology, video games and culture for more than a decade. (Like, way more – his first feature was published on Gaming Age in 1998.) After three years at The Verge, Aaron moved to Engadget in 2014 as a senior editor, reporting on everything from VR to immortal bacteria, before becoming features editor in 2017. As features editor, he ran a small team that won a Society for Features Journalism award in 2019 for its profile of Impossible Foods. After five years as Executive Editor, Aaron became Editor-in-Chief of Engadget in 2025.

Articles by Aaron Souppouris

The best SSDs for PS5 in 2025
If you need more space to store games on your PS5, these are the best drives you can get.
All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days
AI hardware startup Humane has given its users just ten (10!) days notice that their Pins will be disconnected. The AI startup is discontinuing its AI Pin and selling out to HP.
Analogue’s 4K remake of the N64 is almost ready, and it’s a big deal
A year after it was first teased, Analogue says it’s nailed its most complicated project yet: rebuilding the Nintendo 64 from scratch. The Analogue 3D will ship in Q1 2025, and pre-orders start on October 21 at $250.
The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today
These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.
The Plucky Squire expertly transforms old ideas into something new
Behind each turn of The Plucky Squire's pages, there's a new little surprise just waiting to make you smile.
Throwback survival-horror game Hollowbody is coming on September 12
Hollowbody was one of the standouts from Steam Next Fest earlier this year, and it’s coming out real soon.
Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity
Atlus' giant fantasy RPG 'Metaphor: ReFantazio' has been a long time in the making. After rolling through a demo at Summer Game Fest last weekend, I’m dying to play it.
Lego Horizon Adventures might be Sony’s most important game of the year
Lego Horizon Adventures might not have generated the Summer Game Fest headlines that the new Doom and Assassin’s Creed games did, but in many ways its legacy may be more interesting.
Microsoft’s Xbox refresh can't compete with its leaked roadmap
Microsoft showed off three new Xbox models yesterday, but anyone following the mass of leaks last year may have been surprised at how little changed for this mid-cycle refresh.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 kicks it back to the '90s on October 25
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on October 25, 2024.
‘Thirst-person shooter’ The Crush House hits PC on August 9
The Crush House, the latest game from Reigns developer Nerial, will debut on August 9.
Slapstick platformer Thank Goodness You're Here! arrives August 1
Thank Goodness You're Here! is coming to PC, Switch and PlayStation on August 1.
Valve’s next game appears to be Deadlock, a MOBA hero shooter
According to a pair of content creators, the wait for a new Valve game is almost over: A third-person hero shooter is imminent, and it’s called Deadlock.
Cities: Skylines 2's embarrassed developers are giving away beachfront property for free
Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order is unlisting and refunding purchases of its controversial Beach Properties asset pack less than a month after its release.
Engadget is turning 20
This Saturday, on March 2, 2024, Engadget turns 20. To mark the occasion, our team has prepared almost 20 articles about the tech industry over the past two decades, the products that truly made an impact and how tech has changed our lives.
Microsoft should exit the console business
Why does Microsoft, a software and services company, need a console business? The same question was asked when The Rock announced the original Xbox console in 2001, but the industry has changed a lot in 23 years, and it’s worth asking again.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II finally arrives on May 21
We finally have a release date for Ninja Theory's Hellblade sequel: May 21, 2024.
Sega is resurrecting its classics including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe
Sega promised a new era at The Game Awards, and it gave us five games to look forward to. Well, "new" is doing a lot of heavy lifting: The storied developer announced that fresh titles are coming based on Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage.
Netflix's new 3 Body Problem trailer reveals a delay to March 2024
Netflix’s new prestige sci-fi show is delayed until March 22, 2024. 3 Body Problem was originally scheduled for release in 2023, before being pushed back to January, and now March.
The Analogue 3D is a Nintendo 64 for modern times
The Analogue 3D aims to be the ultimate Nintendo 64, playing original N64 cartridges on modern 4K displays. I’d love to show it to you, but Analogue is only announcing a logo and a few key specs today.

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