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

Kingdom Hearts' Tetsuya Nomura says Super Mario 64 "truly shaped my current guiding principle"
By Kaan Serin published
News Especially during Final Fantasy 7's 3D transition

As Xbox studios brace for a reset, South of Midnight developers from Compulsion Games begin looking for work
By Kaan Serin published
News Some devs have been with the studio for years

"Call of Duty is bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe," Xbox CEO brags
By Kaan Serin published
News We'll see when Call of Duty hits the big screen in 2028

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says spin-off characters could appear in the JRPG remake
By Kaan Serin published
News "Our goal is to create a single, new Final Fantasy 7 that incorporates the settings and concepts of all the previous spin-off titles," says Naoki Hamaguchi

Overwatch's cat maid outfits aren't enough to quiet the backlash around new $100 skin bundles
By Kaan Serin published
News Unless you're Doja Cat

GTA 6 pre-orders officially open at midnight local time, Rockstar confirms
By Kaan Serin published
News Exclusive cosmetics, weapons, and missions

Blame RAM dealers for Steam Machine's $1,049+ price, says Valve: "If we say no, then they never talk to us again"
By Kaan Serin published
News And thank the RAMpocalypse

RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says sometimes game designers "go overboard in removing friction"
By Kaan Serin published
News But that's not what happened with Neverwinter Nights 2

The Witcher 4 co-CEO says fully AI-generated games are coming, but he has "some doubts"
By Kaan Serin published
News Michał Nowakowski isn't convinced

GTA 6 prices potentially leak off a European retailer, and it looks like Rockstar Games is charging between €90 and €200
By Kaan Serin published
News With five separate editions

Evidence of Diablo 4 coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 ramps up
By Kaan Serin published
News This time in Taiwan

Halo: Campaign Evolved's PS5 port has stricter split-screen co-op requirements than Xbox
By Kaan Serin last updated
News Update: Halo Studios says it posted incorrect split-screen requirements

Despite playing a key role in Final Fantasy 7, Tetsuya Nomura says "Kingdom Hearts has become my life's work"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I never imagined it would become such a long journey"

Slay the Spire 2's lead birthed reviled boss Doormaker after "playing too much Deadlock"
By Kaan Serin published
News "The original was based on the Forest Spirit from Princess Mononoke"

The Witcher 4 studio wants to make more games without "launching a big game every year"
By Kaan Serin published
News "The goal is not to flood the games market with CDPR games"

Final Fantasy 14 boss Yoshi-P has an idea for a "game design that combines AI and servers"
By Kaan Serin published
News Whatever that means

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 aren't remastered on PS5 and PS4, Activision says
By Kaan Serin published
News Straight up ports

Persona 6 is rated M for nudity and swears, and I'm wondering if the JRPG might not so far from launch
By Kaan Serin published
News The Atlus sequel is still shrouded in mystery

Slay the Spire 2 update fixes RNG after one player's "eight-hour descent into madness"
By Kaan Serin published
News Slay the RNG

New Crimson Desert patch leans further into life sim territory, finally lets you "decorate the area outside your house"
By Kaan Serin published
News Animal Crossing, is that you?

Sonic lead says AAA studios can learn from indies in the same way movies should take notes from Backrooms and Obsession
By Kaan Serin published
News "You really need to sell a lot of units in order to survive in the industry," Takashi Iizuka says

GTA 6 had "all the studios in the world" planning around the Rockstar Games behemoth, A Plague Tale dev says
By Kaan Serin published
News Avoiding GTA's blast zone

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Lara Croft actor dislocated her jaw and popped it back into socket while recording
By Kaan Serin published
News "I actually punched myself in the face the other day."
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