Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.
Latest articles by Kaan Serin

Slay the Spire 2 devs respond to the flurry of negative Steam reviews: "No change is necessarily permanent"
By Kaan Serin published
News "The game will go through constant changes with the ultimate goal of making it as balanced of an experience as StS1 became"

Lords of the Fallen breaks even after 2.5 years, selling 2.5 million copies as the Soulslike RPG's sequel is underway
By Kaan Serin published
News The Soulslike reboot has finally reached the point of profitability

Resident Evil Requiem beats Village launch by 60%, becomes the best-selling US game of 2026 in just 24 hours
By Kaan Serin published
News Topped the charts on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

Reinstated Subnautica 2 leader says Krafton's release date reveal is "further damaging the game"
By Kaan Serin published
News Returning leaders claim the reveal was "in defiance of the Court's Opinion"

First big Slay the Spire 2 balance patch makes "infinites harder to achieve" and adds a Phobia Mode
By Kaan Serin published
News Phobia Mode brings "bespoke assets that should mitigate various creepy phobia concerns"

Crimson Desert Day 1 patch promises stability optimization and an even quicker fast-forward feature
By Kaan Serin published
News Pearl Abyss' fast-forward feature gets even faster

No rush on The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says - Bethesda has "so many millions of people playing our other games"
By Kaan Serin published
News Fallout and Skyrim are still that popular

Marvel Rivals dev defends nerfs, says "only a fraction of mechanically flawless players" could use Captain America
By Kaan Serin published
News Steve Rogers can't do this all day

Marathon streamer goes viral for finding a high school bestfriend in proximity chat after 10 years
By Kaan Serin published
News "I've never seen something like this happen before. "

Valve thinks reloading in Counter-Strike 2 needed "higher stakes" after 27 years, so leftover ammo is getting dumped
By Kaan Serin published
News Instead of being "dumped back into an essentially endless reserve supply"

Crimson Desert's Metacritic score sinks Pearl Abyss share prices by 30% over the cardinal sin of being perfectly fine
By Kaan Serin published
News Before the maximalist RPG's official launch

Creator of acclaimed retro-style RPG Chained Echoes prepares a lawsuit against physical game publisher
By Kaan Serin published
News One of the best J-inspired RPGs is having some trouble

"Palworld is going to be the survival crafting game everyone always wanted" after 1.0, says Pocketpair publishing lead
By Kaan Serin published
News Palworld 1.0 is still "top secret," but it'll have something for everyone

Ghost of Yotei devs "really enjoy watching people die" to superboss Takezo the Unrivaled, but know you loathe him
By Kaan Serin published
News Sucker Punch "wanted to stretch ourselves and our players"

"If I told you, I'd have to kill you": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 writer is tight-lipped about the RPG series' future
By Kaan Serin published
News Jennifer Svedberg-Yen "cannot keep a secret," but she's making an exception this one time

Dragon Age 2 lead says "if some people are ambivalent" about the RPG's characters, "I guess I didn't really do my job"
By Kaan Serin published
News Dragon Age co-creator David Gaider got the job done

Marvel Rivals devs are careful with balancing because "you have a vocal minority screaming the loudest"
By Kaan Serin published
News "Someone figured out all you have to do is just jump"

Bethesda will have "more to share next week" on Starfield as Todd Howard waves away claims he's a "visionary"
By Kaan Serin published
News New updates and a PS5 port have been rumored for months

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 writer says picking an ending is like choosing a "favorite child" - "They are a pair"
By Kaan Serin published
News "And the question we want to ask is, in the end, whose happiness do we prioritize?"

Palworld publishing lead is "more determined than ever" to make things "a little less sh*t" for struggling devs
By Kaan Serin published
News Pocketpair Publishing boss says you can't imagine the number of game devs that need help

Starfield composer has "no doubt" Bethesda's RPG will eventually "be legendary," but "people were just not ready"
By Kaan Serin published
News As rumors of a big Starfield update continue to swirl

Pokemon Pokopia players hope its messy storage system can copy Animal Crossing New Horizons 3.0 in a future update
By Kaan Serin published
News "I want a new storage box that is universal and crosses worlds"

Crimson Desert locks down early physical copies to block spoilers, but some call it a "slippery slope" for preservation
By Kaan Serin published
News The open-world game's discs won't work until its official release date
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