Published Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EST

Giovanni Colantonio is a video game journalist who has covered the industry for two decades. He was formerly a senior editor at Digital Trends and has contributed to publications like Inverse, Fanbyte, and Hard Drive. His specialty is criticism, as he’s focused on a modern approach to video game reviews that’s focused on the nuances of how interactivity communicates to players. He is currently a member of the New York Video Game Critics Circle.

Disco Elysium follow-up Zero Parades has serious staying power

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I’ve played close to 150 new video games in 2026, but few of them have stuck in my mind quite like Zero Parades: For Dead Spies . What I thought might land with me as a pale follow-up to the sensational Disco Elysium has only cut deeper as I’ve spent time with a story of personal failure in a world built on betrayal.…