Alessandro Fillari

Alessandro Fillari

Freelance Writer

Alessandro is a freelance writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area who has covered the games, tech, and entertainment industries for more than 13 years. Having previously worked at GameSpot, CNET, and various other outlets writing features and coordinating event coverage, Alessandro enjoys playing games on PC, but also gives plenty of time to his Nintendo Switch. You can find him on various socials at @afillari.

Latest articles by Alessandro Fillari

World of Warcraft: The War Within launch trailer characters
World of Warcraft got its iconic MMO quest markers thanks to Metal Gear Solid

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News 20 years later, WoW is still going strong

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Marvel's answer to Overwatch is almost here, as Marvel Rivals finally goes gold

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News More comic-book multiverse hijinks awaits on December 6

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Troy Baker originally turned down playing Indiana Jones, but took the job because it wasn't about doing "a bang on impression" of Harrison Ford

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News One legendary game developer was very skeptical about Baker portraying Dr. Jones

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Avowed screenshot showing two companions assisting in combat
Avowed is "an evolution" of Obsidian's past RPGs, including The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Pillars of Eternity lives on with Avowed

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A screenshot from Half-Life: Alyx shows the player with their hands up as they're approached by individuals with guns.
This Half-Life: Alyx mod lets you play the entire VR game without VR, but many fans wonder why you'd want to

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News "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"

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One of the biggest mobile games ever gets a surprise 4X city-builder sequel, and its dev is "absolutely not" confident in its $2 price tag: "It's a huge gamble!"

By Alessandro Fillari Published

news Following Plague Inc., the creator is ready to "make a more happy and optimistic game this time"

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Keanu Reeves in the Secret Level Armored Core episode
Keanu Reeves is somehow an even more perfect sci-fi dirtbag in Secret Level's Armored Core adaptation than he was in Cyberpunk 2077

By Alessandro Fillari Published

news The latest teaser for Amazon Prime Video's video game inspired anthology series gives Keanu Reeves the spotlight

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Activision
Black Ops 6 fan gets a head start learning the new Zombies map by visiting the real-life location that influenced it

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News COD Zombies players will always try to one-up each other

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The Witcher 3
The Witcher 4 dev says it takes 5-6 years to make a game after the idea's conception - but isn't saying when The Witcher 4 was thought up

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Game development obviously takes a lot of time

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Batman: Arkham Shadow key art featuring the shadow of Batman in foggy Gotham
Batman: Arkham Shadow channels the best of classic Arkham in VR, sticking surprisingly close to the formula while doing its own thing

By Alessandro Fillari Published

Preview Preview | Camouflaj's Batman sequel makes excellent use of VR to revisit the Arkhamverse

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Kunitsu-Gami screenshot
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess review: "A stunning throwback to a classic Capcom era"

By Alessandro Fillari Published

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Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC rolls out a wacky roguelite dungeon crawler mode with shades of Nier Automata

By Alessandro Fillari Published

Preview Preview | Nintendo's next Splatoon expansion adds a new story campaign and more

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Tekken 8 screenshot
Tekken 8 has what it takes to challenge Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1 for the fighting game throne

By Alessandro Fillari Published

Preview Big in 2024 |Bandai Namco's next 3D fighter is set to elevate the joys of playing Tekken in big, unexpected ways

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Tekken 8's Kuma gets a new trailer, and no one questions why they have to fight a bear

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Kuma in Tekken 8 fights with improved bear martial arts and a salmon missile, because why not

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Asked if his new sci-fi game is "more Mass Effect or Severance," 19-year BioWare vet says you can "split the difference"

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Former BioWare writer Mac Walters gives some insight on his next project at Worlds Untold

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth creative director didn’t want "reflex-type" action without the strategic elements he considers "core" to the JRPG series

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Creative director Tetsuya Nomura explains why the series needs to keep its tactical focus

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"Another Mass Effect? Do I have it in me to do another?” - Former BioWare lead writer reflects on his last project with the studio

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News The former BioWare lead says he was ready to depart before the Legendary Edition, but decided to see it through

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The Finals best loadout builds
The Finals devs weren't even going to make a shooter at first, but what else are you gonna do with a team full of Battlefield veterans?

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News The key behind making one of the wildest shooters out now was all about putting "control in the hands of the player"

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Diablo 4 female Sorcerer Blizzard image
Diablo 4 head says Blizzard will "embrace," not insta-nerf, busted stuff like Ball Lightning Sorcerers: "Just let 'em have fun, we'll deal with it later"

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Blizzard dev talks the key lessons he learned from the first months of Diablo 4

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Bethesda
Skyrim player watches Dragon kill a mammoth by hoisting it into the air

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News 13 years since its release, there's still a lot of weird things to find in this classic Bethesda RPG

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Dragon's Dogma 2 Medusa
Dragon's Dogma 2 director apologizes for the long wait for the JRPG, says its best ideas were inspired by lack of sleep

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News The game director credits fans' support for making the sequel a reality

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Baldur's Gate 3 race half-wood elf male
Larian founder Swen Vincke wants more studios to make CRPGs after Baldur's Gate 3's success

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News The CRPG genre might be in for a great comeback in the future

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Electronic Arts
The new Sims 4 expansion that lets you be a landlord is already changing the way players see their Sim communities

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News Veteran Sim players already eager to see just how far they can push their Sim settlements in the new expansion

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's wild spawn rates are causing chaos in multiplayer matches

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News The "unfavorable" spawn rates in the latest Call of Duty game have prompted the devs to pull three maps offline to issue fixes

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Square Enix
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will have more costume options than Remake: "You're going to have a good time"

By Alessandro Fillari Published

News And some will be hidden deep in the world for players to find

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