Iain Harris

Iain Harris

News Editor, Games

I joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the games side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one side to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new cloak – the more colourful, the better.

Latest articles by Iain Harris

Future Games Show at Gamescom hosts David Hayter and Maggie Robertson
Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil Village stars set to host Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025

By Iain Harris Published

News "I've had a sneak peek and the show is packed with world premieres, new trailers, and deep dives into some incredible games"

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Warframe
How do you make an impossibly dense MMO friendly to new players? Warframe dev says you just keep trying: "I don't think we've ever quite got that 100% right"

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News "If Warframe is Disney, we're putting in new rides every year or maybe even every quarter"

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Cyberpunk 2077 DLC screenshot
Cyberpunk 2077 dev thinks the RPG is a "much better game" for having gone through its notoriously messy launch: "We ended up pushing so much energy in this game"

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News "If the success of the game would have been what we originally expected, would it be the same game that we're playing today? I don't think so"

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Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast delayed 4 weeks to allow for extra polish: "Our experience has shown how important the first impression is"

By Iain Harris Published

News Techland aims to fine-tune gameplay balance, increase physics quality, tweak cutscenes and player animations further, and more

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Todd Howard
Todd Howard joins fans mourning "the driving force in the creation of The Elder Scrolls and the foundations of Bethesda as a game studio," Julian LeFay: "Without Julian, we would not be here today"

By Iain Harris Published

News "His work and spirit will live on both in our memories and in our games."

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Actor behind beloved Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 characters puts her RPG hot streak down to "pure luck"

By Iain Harris Published

News Jennifer English says "it's more about the audience and the fans, and it's about how much they loved it," anyway

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Final Fantasy 11
23 years in, Square Enix takes emergency action with classic MMO Final Fantasy 11 booming so hard amid discounts and a Final Fantasy 14 raid collab that worlds are spilling over

By Iain Harris Published

News "Overall player population has been trending upward recently"

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Atsu walking next to a wolf through long grass on a foggy day in Ghost of Yotei
"The beauty of open-world games is in the exploration," so Ghost of Yotei devs are aiming to solve Ghost of Tsushima's repetition problem

By Iain Harris Published

News Beauty and mini-games that feel like a "chore" don't really go together

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Starfield
Bethesda promises updates on Starfield "in the coming months," months after Todd Howard teased another story expansion like Shattered Space

By Iain Harris Published

News Reports also point to a PS5 release for the space RPG

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A Furfrou is groomed during a Pokemon anime episode
Pokemon Legends Z-A is making amends for Scarlet and Violet's poor fashion game, though I can't say I'm not concerned about handing a Furfrou over to a Scyther for a trim

By Iain Harris Published

News Pokemon Legends Z-A fixes my biggest Scarlet and Violet bugbear

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Doom co-creator John Romero says games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are the future, because they "make AAA studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this'''

By Iain Harris Published

News Despite the challenges facing the industry, Romero remains optimistic

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's gut-wrenching early twist started as a joke from an abandoned game, but the director greenlit it immediately: "I think it's very important for the themes"

By Iain Harris Published

News My heart . . .

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Borderlands 4
Borderlands 4 devs say designing their dark interpretation of the Siren "was development hell," but now her look is "the chef's kiss to her action skills"

By Iain Harris Published

News "Goth girl" Vex is Gearbox's "darkest take" on the Siren formula yet

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Final Fantasy 14
Final Fantasy 14's upcoming roguelike-style dungeon "will appeal to a more casual playstyle," but is still getting an additional "extra hard boss" so the MMO's more hardcore players don't find it "lacking"

By Iain Harris Published

News Pilgrim's Traverse's many floors have something for everyone

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Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 9 director goes full ape, says the JRPG's iconic Trance mechanic channels a Space Odyssey scene where apes use tools not as a new skill, "but rather a depiction of an ability they had always possessed being awakened"

By Iain Harris Published

News Absolute cinema

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Final Fantasy 14's Hildibrand looks shocked
Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs

By Iain Harris Published

News Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX isn't afraid to ruffle some feathers

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Karlach uses her fire powers to light a cigar in Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor says the biggest misconception around the Tiefling is that she's a "sweet" and "happy-go-lucky person": "She was a piece of work in hell"

By Iain Harris Published

News Samantha Béart says the fan favorite has been through a lot, okay?

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Two eldritch-style horror figures in sandbox Vintage Story
A former Hytale dev is bringing other veterans let go from Hypixel Studios onboard to make a fantasy-themed Hytale mode for their eldritch horror survival sandbox game

By Iain Harris Published

News A new Vintage Story mode is going to look much different from what else is in early access

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Vivi
Final Fantasy 9 celebrates 25th anniversary with a short video, not news of the long-awaited JRPG remake fans wanted: "Do the remake already or leave me alone, Square Enix"

By Iain Harris Published

News Maybe next year?

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave in a French-inspired outfit
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann joins the chorus of industry praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after rolling credits: "One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time"

By Iain Harris Published

News He's "in awe"

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Final Fantasy 14 Hatching Tide 2025
A Final Fantasy 14 raid so convoluted it's only been cleared 400 times in over 3 weeks is getting some much-needed changes early, with Square Enix deciding it outweighs "minor risks" of adding to the MMO's technical issues

By Iain Harris Published

News The Occult Crescent's Forked Tower encounter is getting some needed accessibility

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Final Fantasy 14's Warrior of Light looks out onto the sea
Square Enix knows Final Fantasy 14 is losing players after Dawntrail and many still logging on are losing patience, president acknowledges concerns Yoshi-P is stretched thin carrying the whole Final Fantasy franchise

By Iain Harris Published

News President Takashi Kiryu backs the team to come together and get the MMO back to where fans want it to be

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Clive channeling his inner power
Asked for another turn-based Final Fantasy in the wake of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success, Square Enix says turn-based RPGs are its origin and its future

By Iain Harris Published

News I wouldn't expect a turn-based Final Fantasy 17 just yet, though

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave in a French-inspired outfit
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs went from being "pretty nervous" about Oblivion Remastered stealing their spotlight to celebrating with champagne and croissants days later when reviews landed

By Iain Harris Published

News With 3.3 million sales in 33 days, the nerves were swiftly put to one side

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Two knights riding Chocobos in Final Fantasy Tactics race under a bridge
Square Enix isn't ruling out another Final Fantasy Tactics-style game if the strategy RPG's remaster sells well: "We sincerely hope that this happens"

By Iain Harris Published

News "Such success will surely pave the way for the release of new tactics titles that follow The Ivalice Chronicles"

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