Gene Park

Washington, D.C.

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Education: California State University, Fullerton, BA Communications

Gene Park is a reporter for The Washington Post, covering video games and gaming culture. He joined The Post in 2015 as audience editor, and is a former reporter in the West Coast and Pacific region. He is an alum of California State University, Fullerton.
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The fall’s most anticipated games show an industry hungry for new players

Video games are facing a growth problem. The three major consoles are finally working to reach a broader base of gamers.

September 5, 2024

Why Sony is pulling its ambitious game ‘Concord’ offline after only two weeks

“Concord” is yet another expensive, ambitious live-service game that will become an abandoned amusement park.

September 4, 2024
Expensive, motion-captured cinematic vignettes were a key marketing feature for “Concord.”

In ‘Echoes of Wisdom,’ the star of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ is finally Zelda

“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” is the first Nintendo-made outing for the titular princess.

September 4, 2024
In "Echoes of Wisdom," Zelda gains a new sidekick named Tri, who gives her a magical staff that can create copies of any object or living being.

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ is a reminder of Ubisoft’s mastery of open-world games

Ubisoft’s “Star Wars Outlaws” juggles lots of priorities to appease a fickle, frustrated Star Wars audience. It mostly succeeds.

August 26, 2024
“Star Wars Outlaws” is a testament to Ubisoft's expertise in building detailed and engaging open-world games.

‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ has lots of exploring and Nazi punching

“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” is Xbox’s marquee game of the year, an all-ages blockbuster adventure with a strong action pedigree from developer MachineGames.

August 20, 2024
The character of Indiana Jones uses Harrison Ford's face and the voice of Troy Baker, who played Joel on “The Last of Us” and is one of the most prominent voice actors in video games.

After years of hype, ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ ends up feeling bland

The combat is fluid and the set design is stunning. But it’s hard to feel excited for another cryptic and dead fantasy world.

August 16, 2024
“Black Myth: Wukong” has its own unique combat system, even if it feels inconsistent.

Game Informer’s shutdown ends an era of gaming’s glossy prestige

GameStop, the parent company of what was once one of the most circulated magazines in the U.S., announced its abrupt closure Friday. It’s a loss for the medium.

August 2, 2024
People pass a GameStop store in New York.

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ somehow made me fall in love with Star Wars again

The Ubisoft game’s rich worlds rekindled my fire for Star Wars. Director Julian Gerighty explains how they did it and pushes back on ‘bad faith’ critics.

July 30, 2024
There's never been a Star Wars video game quite as big as Ubisoft's upcoming "Star Wars Outlaws," featuring large environments across five planets.

Video game actors declare strike over AI usage

A SAG-AFTRA strike beginning Friday will impact productions at some of the biggest publishers of video games including Activision, Electronic Arts and Insomniac.

July 25, 2024
Union leaders Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speak at a SAG-AFTRA news conference last November, after major strikes disrupted Hollywood.

‘Concord’ is Sony’s expertly crafted big bet. It’s just a few years late.

“Concord,” Sony’s big bet on the “hero shooter” genre now playable now in beta form, has everything but the juice.

July 16, 2024
“Concord” is a few years late hopping on the Marvel and “hero shooter” trend.