Alessandro Fillari
Alessandro is a freelance writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area who has covered the games, tech, and entertainment industries for more than 13 years. Having previously worked at GameSpot, CNET, and various other outlets writing features and coordinating event coverage, Alessandro enjoys playing games on PC, but also gives plenty of time to his Nintendo Switch. You can find him on various socials at @afillari.
Latest articles by Alessandro Fillari
Before Project 007 was greenlit, the Hitman studio had to convince the James Bond rights-holders to give video game adaptations another shot: "They were not looking for a game"
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News The creative team behind Project 007 says the new Bond game will be more than just a shooter
In an unexpected callback to Morrowind, this Starfield perk is breaking legs when maxed out
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News "A Starfield player yeeted himself so hard into space he travelled back in time to another universe and landed in Morrowind"
The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake seems to mix MGS5's fast action controls with the original's slow-paced stealth in this fan-made comparison video
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater looks to borrow a lot of details and tricks from MGSV: The Phantom Pain
PlayStation announces "termination" of Twitter support starting next week
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Starting November 13, players will no longer be able to share media from their console to Twitter
Blizzard president says he's "really proud" of Overwatch 2, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 4
By Alessandro Fillari published
News "I think those games have been very big moments for us"
Soulslike Lords of the Fallen gives Diablo 4 competition for most hated patch this year
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The latest update that rebalances weapons and items has not gone over well with the community
Cocoon dev shows off before and after that demonstrates just how far one of 2023's best puzzle games has come
By Alessandro Fillari published
news The creator of Cocoon reveals the early days of one of 2023's best games
Link is a fictional knight, but now Legend of Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma is a real one
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The lead producer on the Zelda series is the now latest member of France's most prestigious community of artists.
Project 007 dev wants its James Bond game to be an ongoing world, like its Hitman trilogy
By Alessandro Fillari published
News IO Interactive has big ambitions for the super spy's next jump into a video game.
Baldur's Gate 3's sex speedrunning community is in shambles now that the latest patch requires Lae'zel to actually like you
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The BG3 speedrunning community will have to find someone else to romance now
Super Mario Bros. Wonder speedrunner beats the game in under 2 hours thanks to a glitch that lets you skip an entire castle
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News Speedrunners are already tearing through Nintendo's latest Mario game with ease
Starfield player makes a ship so ingenious, it's "almost cheating"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Some players are crafting ships in Starfield that are making it almost impossible for enemies to keep up
Metal Gear Solid 5 actress speaks out on her character's controversial outfit: "There were so many other options you could have gone with"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Stefanie Joosten on Quiet's outfit and how her views have changed over time
Omni-Man's most gruesome Mortal Kombat 1 fatality is straight out of the Invincible animated series
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Debuting on November 9, Omni-Man joins Mortal Kombat to pulverize the MK1 roster
In one of October's biggest sleeper hits, Max Payne-grade bullet time carries this gorgeous motorbike Metroidvania to 95% positive reviews
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Laika: Aged Through Blood is a thrilling ride through a bleak and stylized post-apocalyptic wasteland
Astarion actor set up a "support group" for his Baldur's Gate 3 co-stars because of his experiences with Resident Evil and Detroit: Become Human
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The actor behind the fan-favorite vampire thief explains how the popularity of the character has affected him, and why Astarion is so well-loved
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is taking RPG inspiration from Baldur's Gate 3 to "make sure we're not taking giant steps backwards"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Developer The Chinese Room is looking to Baldur's Gate 3 to enhance its reboot of the long-brewing Vampire RPG
Uncharted co-creator Amy Hennig calls out game development "arms race," says Uncharted 3 deadline was "insane"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Former Naughty Dog dev talks the unsettling future of AAA game dev as crunch culture continues to intensify
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 lead says longer isn't always better for games: "Our job is to make sure that you feel no matter how long it is, it's worth that money"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The superhero sequel aims for more memorable moments, rather than a long campaign
Cities: Skylines 2 dev says they were "caught off guard" by the success of the original city-builder after it sold 40 times more than their expectations
By Alessandro Fillari published
News 8 years later, the devs are still surprised by how the successful the original game was
Mark Hamill explains why the Batman Arkham games allowed him to be "a whole new Joker"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The most famous Joker has some high praise for Rocksteady's games
Nintendo threw out 6 months of work on Super Mario Bros Wonder "live commentary" including a "tsundere" voice I really need to hear
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Just imagine how harsh it would have been on the more challenging stages...
Acclaimed puzzle designer known for weird games gives Wordle some competition: "I have been working on this project, in secret, for almost 2 years"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News A new type of word puzzle game enters the fray
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