Tom Regan

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Freelance Writer

Tom is a freelance journalist and former PR with over five years worth of experience across copy-writing, on-camera presenting, and journalism.

Named one of the UK games industry’s rising stars by Gamesindustry.biz, Tom has been published by world-leading outlets such as: Fandom, The Guardian, NME, Ars Technica, GamesRadar, Engadget, IGN, Techradar, Red Bull, and EDGE.

Latest articles by Tom Regan

"We've learned a lot from the fan reaction," MTG The Hobbit designers say as they battle dwarves and narrative constraints to create the most faithful adaptation yet

By Tom Regan Published 13 August 26

Features The MTG Hobbit Universes Beyond crossover has "all the complexity and richness that fans of Magic love," say designers

Features

Metal The Gathering: From ripping packs in a moshpit to a secret allstar metal MTG group chat, Atreyu explain why Magic is the most metal TCG

By Tom Regan Published 7 August 26

Features Atreyu’s Porter McKnight talks the bonding power of Magic: The Gathering and why playing a gig at Magic Con was a dream come true

Features

After 2 hours, Splatoon Raiders is better played with friends than going solo

By Tom Regan Published 30 June 26

Hands-on Hands-on | Part roguelike, part 'my first extraction shooter', Splatoon Raiders makes an odd first impression

Hands-on

I went hands-on with Lego Pokemon Smart Play, and my inner 10 year-old was losing it

By Tom Regan Published 10 June 26

Features We caught up with Lego Pokémon Smart Play designers at a preview event in London to find out more about the new range

Features

The 25 best fighting games you can play right now in 2026

By Josh West Last updated 10 March 26

Best List The best fighting games of all time that will have you pulling all the punches

Best List

Takasugi Shinsaku meets the player in Nioh 3, pointing a gun while a colorful yokai spirit floats behind him, cropped to give a closer view of the characters

After just 4 hours, I'm impressed by Nioh 3's snappy action and samurai-to-ninja combo transformations: "We want the player to have a rich experience of mastery"

By Tom Regan Published 21 November 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Nioh 3's producer says hot-swapping between ninja and samurai was inspired by working with PlatinumGames: "Their strength is in a very flashy, emotive kind of action"

Hands-on

After just an hour playing Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, I'm charmed and unsettled in equal measure – this JRPG remake has surprisingly ambitious storytelling goals

By Tom Regan Published 19 November 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined leans more heavily on the original's short story structure, and I'm already hooked on what I've played of this ambitious JRPG so far

Hands-on

Key art for Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD Remake showing two heroes looking out across a grass field and snowy plain, from the PlayStation Store

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake makes me feel like I'm sipping on warm cocoa, minimal meddling keeping these oldies golden

By Tom Regan Published 27 May 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Slaying slimes and becoming the dragon warrior in Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake

Hands-on

Key art for Den of Wolves showing a squad of four wolves with unique masks

My first Den of Wolves heist, from Payday's creators, has me dropping plasma shields and brain-diving with teammates to steal minds: "We've been refining this formula for over 20 years now"

By Tom Regan Published 1 April 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Den of Wolves takes the co-op heister into the near future but "we're trying to anchor our sci-fi in reality"

Hands-on

Revenge of the Savage Planet is a refreshingly colorful and light-hearted co-op throwback to the carefree action platformers of the noughties

By Tom Regan Published 24 March 25

Hands-on "It was really validating for us when we saw those games": Revenge of the Savage Planet promises to be our next co-op favorite after Split Fiction

Hands-on

Exploring and fighting in Blades of Fire

Blades of Fire plays like a lost Xbox 360-era mashup between God of War and Soulslikes, and it's coming from the studio behind Metroid Dread

By Tom Regan Published 7 March 25

Preview Preview | MercurySteam wants to put something "new on the table," and the result is a queen-killing adventure where you'll need to forge your own weapons

Preview