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

Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks have been shut down
Microsoft has shuttered three ZeniMax teams: Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Studios. Roundhouse Games is also seeing changes.
What the heck is going on with Helldivers 2?
You've seen the angry tweets, Discord messages and Reddit threads — here's what's going on.
Take-Two is shutting down the studios behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2
This one's a bummer.
Explore Starfield's barren planets at 60 fps on Xbox Series X starting this month
Starfield's May update adds the option to target 30, 40, 60 fps or an uncapped frame rate on Xbox Series X.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes preview: This may be my GOTY
Simogo knows how to make a damn fine puzzle game.
It took 20 years for Children of the Sun to become an overnight success
Though it feels like Children of the Sun popped into existence over the span of two months, it took Rother a lifetime to get here.
Playdate developers have made more than $500K in Catalog sales
Panic is celebrating Playdate's second birthday this month, and the party favors include some piping-hot statistics about Catalog game sales.
Take-Two plans to lay off 5 percent of its employees by the end of 2024
Take-Two Interactive plans to lay off 5 percent of its workforce, or about 600 employees, by the end of the year.
Tesla halves the price of its Full Self Driving (Supervised) subscription to $99 per month
Tesla's Full Self Driving (Supervised) subscription now costs $99 per month.
The Playdate Stereo Dock got stuck in factory limbo, but it's still coming
Panic is still working on the Stereo Dock, and the hold-up is due to unexpected issues in its factory pipeline.
Playdate revisited: Two years with the little yellow inspiration machine
Playdate has only gotten cuter and more relevant with age.
Vampire Survivors hits PlayStation this summer
Vampire Survivors is due to hit PlayStation 4 and PS5 in summer 2024. Yep, the summer that starts in just a few months.
Massively co-op game 33 Immortals will have a closed beta at the end of May
The closed beta for 33 Immortals will kick off on May 24 and run through June 2.
Indie Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge is gonna be a movie
Dredge is going to be a movie.
Get free Chipotle chips and guac by playing Tekken 8 on PS5
The Chipotle Challenger Series featuring Tekken 8 will kick off on PS5 Tournaments with a qualifier round from April 15 to 26.
Open Roads review: Take it slow and savor the drama
Open Roads tells a twisting tale about generational trauma with all the comfort and warmth of an early 2000s network drama like Gilmore Girls or Charmed.
Hyper Light Breaker hands-on: I'm here for the hoverboard
Hyper Light Breaker is a hoverboard sim — and so much more.
Even cozy games can get toxic
GGWP is an AI moderation kit used by more than 25 studios, including thatgamecompany.
Children of the Sun brings FPS puzzles to Steam on April 9
Children of the Sun is a bullet-bending puzzle game set in a trippy world of cults and revenge, and it's due to hit Steam on April 9.
ULTROS and the palette of surreal sci-fi
Every scene in ULTROS is packed with detail and brilliant color. This is what surreal sci-fi looks like to Niklas Åkerblad, AKA El Huervo.

...