ZT Zach Turner
Covers the games business
Author · Staff Writer

Zach Turner

Covers studio acquisitions, publisher earnings, games-industry labor and platform policy. Writing about the games business since 2018.
Since 2018 covering the games industry
US + CA markets covered
Industry desk acquisitions, earnings, labor
5 beats acquisitions · earnings · labor · policy · releases
Every game is played before it's ranked. No paid placements. How we pick games

About Zach

Zach Turner is a staff writer at Silvergames and has covered the games business since 2018. His reporting has previously appeared in GamesIndustry.biz and The Columbus Dispatch's technology section.

He covers studio acquisitions, publisher earnings, layoffs and closures, and the unionisation drives reshaping US development teams, alongside release-date news and platform policy changes from the major console makers.

“Confirmed or rumored, dated, and sourced to the filing or statement. If I can't link where it came from, it doesn't run.”
Zach's reporting rule

Zach's work

4 recent
GAME GUIDE
Best Strategy Games (2026): 21 Picks for Every Playstyle
From quick free browser battles to epic campaigns, find the best strategy games across RTS, 4X, grand strategy, tactics and roguelikes.
Updated 2026-10-20•16 min read •Every game played
GAME GUIDE
Best FPS Shooter Games: Top Picks for Every Playstyle (2026)
Find your next shooter. Our guide to the best FPS shooter games covers solo campaigns, co-op, competitive multiplayer and free picks.
Updated 2026-10-19•14 min read •Every game played
GAME GUIDE
23 Best Fighting Games to Play in 2026 (Paid and Free)
Find your next main: our picks for the best fighting games in 2026, from Tekken 8 to Street Fighter 6, with platforms and buying tips.
Updated 2026-10-14•19 min read •Every game played
GAME GUIDE
Best Stickman Games: 25 Top Picks for Browser, Mobile and PC
Looking for the best stickman game? Here are 25 top picks across fighting, strategy, platformers, puzzles and more, plus where to play each.
Updated 2026-10-12•17 min read •Every game played

Career

2018 – Now Staff Writer, Games Business Silvergames
Earlier Contributor GamesIndustry.biz
Earlier Freelance contributor The Columbus Dispatch

Education

B.A. in JournalismOhio University
Straight answers

Ask Zach

What makes a games-industry story worth running?+
A confirmed fact with a source behind it — a filing, an earnings call, an official statement. If it's a rumor, I label it a rumor and say what would confirm it.
Do publishers get a say in your coverage?+
No. We cover acquisitions, earnings and layoffs as they're reported and documented, and we link to the primary source so readers can check it themselves.
What do you cover beyond business news?+
Release-date news and platform policy changes from the major console makers — confirmed dates, platforms and prices, with what changed since the last announcement.

What the editors say

“Zach sources every acquisition and layoff figure to the filing or the official statement. I check them against the primary source before the piece runs.”
TR Tim Reilly Tim ReillySenior Fact-Checker

On Zach's break

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A few free games he keeps open between filings
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