Senior Features Writer

Lydia Shaw

Lydia Shaw helped run a long-running Manchester games meetup before she started writing about online culture full time. She covers the social and creative side of the beat for VGTopup — community-driven titles, virtual world apps, live-streaming culture, the cozy corners of multiplayer play, and the steady drumbeat of seasonal events that show up across all of them. She edits the site's softer, longer pieces for readers who'd rather build a treehouse than top a leaderboard, and writes recharge advice in the same tone.