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

Xbox co-creator says Project Helix will struggle with Microsoft investors "psychotically interested" in AI
By Kaan Serin published
News "You're going to get a lot of pressure as the guy running that games division to use AI," Seamus Blackley says

Studio behind one of the best monster-taming games around rejects the "Pokemon killer" tag
By Kaan Serin published
News Temtem: Pioneers is another "love letter," not a replacement

Xbox co-creator "vastly more excited" about Steam than Project Helix because Valve "f*** up business"
By Kaan Serin last updated
News Gabe Newell and the gang are "relentlessly focused on cool games"

Overwatch's worst map is finally returning to the game, this time with more flanks and a less claustrophobic choke
By Kaan Serin published
News Antarctic Peninsula has more than penguins and a fishing well going for it now

As Overwatch Season 2 welcomes Sierra, Blizzard is proud to represent "communities around the globe"
By Kaan Serin published
News After 10 years and 30 new heroes, the hero shooter gets its first African American hero

Warhammer Classics brings over 20 games from the last 30 years to Steam "to safeguard this legacy"
By Kaan Serin published
News "Warhammer's foundational games matter"

Massive 007: First Light spoilers and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake details leak online
By Kaan Serin published
News Castlevania: Belmont's Curse also affected

Hackers behind GTA 6 maker Rockstar Games' latest breach say they're releasing the stolen data
By Kaan Serin published
News Rockstar previously downplayed the hack

As GTA 6 reportedly spooks Xbox into delaying Fable, Playground Games reiterates its RPG remains on track
By Kaan Serin published
News Rockstar Games' behemoth is fast approaching

Former Xbox exec suggests Japanese companies "wanted Sony to have competition but couldn't be too overt"
By Kaan Serin published
News Ed Fries suggested "Sony could punish" Japanese publishers for their support of Microsoft

Acclaimed indie devs are leaning into the "uncomfortable uncanniness" that comes from hyper-realistic graphics
By Kaan Serin published
News "We're just like: let's jump into the uncanny valley"

Skyrim lead says Bethesda is "going to feel it" when Todd Howard leaves because he touches everything during development
By Kaan Serin published
News "He's struggled throughout his entire career in this letting go process"

Father of Xbox says PC gamers used to throw drinks at him for daring to suggest "Halo might be a good game"
By Kaan Serin published
News People would die on the hill that FPS games couldn't work on consoles, according to Seamus Blackley

GTA 6's satire may have less "impact" because reality has gotten so screwed up, says GTA 5 Lester actor
By Kaan Serin published
News "What we see happening in the real world is definitely going to make it harder for a GTA game to work those angles"

Splatoon Raiders' fresh PEGI rating suggests incoming news about the mysterious Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive
By Kaan Serin published
News I have an inkling about this one

Skyrim was "the holy s*** moment" at Bethesda that made other devs think twice about winning GOTY, says Pete Hines
By Kaan Serin published
News "We have broken out role playing games into a whole huge group of people who have never played an RPG"

New Crimson Desert patch adds skills for every character and makes that controversial fast-forward feature even faster
By Kaan Serin published
News Gotta go fast

Indie dev who lives in a village of 1,000 people stunned as over 250,000 Steam users buy his roguelike
By Kaan Serin published
News "It's crazy, but I have no reference point," says the creator of Dwarves: Glory, Death, and Loot

GTA 6 user-generated content monetization will make some players "millionaires," claims content creator
By Kaan Serin published
News The Roblox route

Phantom Blade Zero lead knows "a profound technological revolution is unfolding" with AI, but doesn't really care
By Kaan Serin published
News "Every single piece of content in our game has been crafted by the hands of real artists"

Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan debunks old controversy: "We actually didn't nerf Tracer's butt"
By Kaan Serin published
News What year is it?

After 9 years of acclaim for its depiction of sensitive themes, Google delists Doki Doki Literature Club
By Kaan Serin published
News "DDLC is widely celebrated for portraying mental health in a way that meaningfully connects deeply with players," the lead dev and publisher say

GTA 6 delays would only make it "cooler," GTA 5 Lester actor says, but he still wouldn't give Rockstar $100 for the game
By Kaan Serin published
News "It could have been another month or another five months or six months or whatever. It's going to be cool."
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