Andrea Shearon

Freelance ContributorTexas

Andrea Shearon is freelance contributor for IGN, with bylines at Fanbyte, USA Today's FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. She's spent seven years in the games industry and developed quite a knack for the MMO/RPG grind. Twice a month, you can also find her with a party of RPG nerds over on the Materia Possessions podcast, chatting about games industry news and chronicling their current playthroughs.

In her downtime, she's typically hunting minions in Final Fantasy XIV, building Gunpla, or eating dirt in Dead by Daylight. She's also got a fondness for crafting high-end raid resources in FFXIV or conjuring up other assets to help new players learn the ropes.

You can find her on Twitter (@maajora).