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

Palworld lead was "super excited" for Blizzard's AAA survival game, but it's about time someone tries again
By Kaan Serin published
News "I think there's an exciting future in survival crafting"

Todd Howard wanted Bethesda's original RPGs to be playable before worrying about remasters: "You can play Morrowind"
By Kaan Serin published
News "So that to me, was like, job number one"

Assassin's Creed Shadows lead is simply "proud" the game launched because "shipping a game nowadays is a small miracle"
By Kaan Serin published
News Taking the wins as they come

Minecraft Dungeons 2 takes another stab at Mojang's surprisingly great Diablo-inspired RPG spin-off later this year
By Kaan Serin published
News Mojang promises "loads" of loot, as expected

"We have no desire to be a media empire," says Palworld publishing head but Pocketpair would be stupid to let it die out
By Kaan Serin published
News Pocketpair aren't "trying to turn Palworld into this big, big, big, big, big, big thing"

Neil Druckmann's teasing the return of a The Last of Us actor in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
By Kaan Serin published
News A Half-Life and HBO actor might be returning to work with Naughty Dog

Todd Howard says Oblivion leaks didn't help Bethesda or players: "Everyone is gonna have a different version"
By Kaan Serin published
News So, the developer "wanted that time from 'here's what it is' to 'you can touch it' to be zero"

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
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