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Alessio Palumbo

Senior Editor, Gaming

With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief.

In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews.

Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications.

His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.

Joined August 2015 12402 articles

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Nintendo Steps on PR Minefield as Exec Tells People They Can Buy the Switch If They Can’t Afford the Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 unveiling may have been largely positive, but there are a few things that didn't sit very well with some fans, such as the pricing of the hardware and some of the software. It doesn't help that the console pre-orders, scheduled to go live later today in most of the world, have been delayed in the United States and Canada due to the US tariffs issue, making North American customers even more anxious about a further price increase. Now, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has shared a tone-deaf statement that has riled up fans even more. […]

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A limited Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition has been leaked in pictures via X user Zuby_Tech and might be very close to launch, at least according to Game Sandwich, which reckons the branded VR device will be available for purchase starting on Tuesday, June 24. The report says the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition will include a black and green headset with matching accessories, an Elite Strap, an Xbox wireless controller and a three-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Internally, it will have the same 128 GB standard system memory as the Meta Quest 3S. Pricing will be set at […]

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Amidst several announcements of new handhelds powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 processor, Microsoft also talked about its upcoming highly anticipated Xbox handheld at CES 2025. The Verge was able to discuss the subject with Jason Ronald, Vice President of Xbox Gaming Devices and Ecosystem at Microsoft. Ronald, who previously led the development of the Xbox One X and Xbox Series S|X console launches, promised that the Xbox handheld would offer users the best of console and PC put together. We’ve been really innovating for a long time in the console space, and as we partner across the industry it’s really […]

2 min read Jan 8, 2025

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