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

How Fear the Spotlight became Blumhouse's first video game
"What would you do if you had an extra year to work on it?” Blumhouse asked Cozy Game Pals in October 2023.
Neva review: A platformer that's so perfect, it made me cry
Neva is a living fairy tale that plays out in dreamlike scenes of natural beauty, starring two creatures bonded by tragedy and propelled by an intense need to protect each other — and save the world in the process.
The next Tron game is an isometric action adventure due out in 2025
Where Tron: Identity was a visual novel, Tron: Catalyst is an isometric action game with a looping narrative, and it’s coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch in 2025.
Phoenix Springs review: A dazzling and disquieting sci-fi mystery
Playing Phoenix Springs feels like being trapped in a gorgeous dream that’s steadily becoming a nightmare. It’s a point-and-click mystery set in a bleak futuristic world of dramatic shadows and muted primary colors, its scenes connected by streams of anxious static.
PlayStation 5 Pro preview: I don't need it, but I want it
Sony is mining a niche market with the Pro, targeting dedicated PS5 players who happen to have money to burn.
Ghost of Yōtei is a Tsushima sequel coming to PS5 in 2025
The 2020 PlayStation hit Ghost of Tsushima is getting a sequel featuring a new protagonist, era and landscape.
Kind Words 2 takes cozy letter-writing to the city on October 7
If anyone can create a troll-free anonymous social network, it’s Popcannibal.
iPhone 16 Pro has a DSLR-like camera button and a slightly bigger display
Say hello to the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max.
Astro Bot PS5 review: One of the best games Sony has ever made
Astro Bot highlights the importance of play. It’s Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics, at once an introduction to common video game mechanics and also a significant challenge for seasoned players.
Razer's first controller with Hall effect joysticks is the $200 Wolverine V3 Pro for Xbox and PC
The Wolverine V3 Pro introduces Hall effect joysticks for the first time in a Razer gamepad, and it’s also the company’s first fully wireless controller for Xbox consoles.
How The Crush House turns procedural generation into social manipulation
The Crush House was a jumble of random dialogue and code for a long time before its procedural generation systems had enough information to produce a rational, powerful experience.
Gamescom 2024 Opening Night liveblog: How to watch and what to expect from Xbox, Capcom and more
It's Gamescom time! Follow along with Senior Reporter Jessica Conditt, Contributing Reporter Kris Holt and Executive Editor Aaron Souppouris
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has a Nazi-slapping mechanic
Parts of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are in third-person, and there are plenty of cutscenes for players to admire Troy Baker's spot-on Harrison Ford impression.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hits Xbox and PC on December 9, PS5 in spring 2025
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC
CIA brainwashing experiments helped make Outlast an iconic horror series
The Sleep Room in The Outlast Trials is named after a real-life space at McGill University’s Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, where from 1957 to 1964, doctors conducted mind-control experiments on patients as part of the CIA’s MK-Ultra initiative.
I really want to like Star Wars Outlaws
There’s plenty to look forward to here, but I can’t forget the frustration that’s seemingly built into the parkour mechanics, grappling hook and navigation systems.
'Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess' review: Demonic delights
Kunitsu-Gami balances beauty and gore with supreme skill, and introduces a novel combat loop that feels fantastic.
Still Wakes the Deep is a modern horror classic
In Still Wakes the Deep, horror comes in multiple forms.
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024
After E3 collapsed on itself like a sad soufflé, Summer Game Fest has emerged as the home of mid-year video game goodness, offering a little more room for smaller studios and plenty of space to grow.
Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design
Neva is going to make me cry.

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