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
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
By Alessandro Fillari published
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
The Witcher board game hits crowdfunding target in under 5 minutes, quickly blows past $1 million to unlock every stretch goal
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The Witcher: The Path of Destiny is putting up huge numbers already
Lord of the Rings survival game goes 'Mithril' as the PS5 version gets delayed to December
By Alessandro Fillari published
News "Speak friend and enter"
The infamous "boat people" are now gone in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The superhero sequel now features only fully formed humans in NYC.
After Season 2, Diablo 4 finally has good mounts: "The horse is really good now, can't believe I am saying this"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News In addition to the mounts, the update also adds tweaks to dungeons, items, and other aspects of the game
The Plucky Squire devs explain how challenging the wild 2D to 3D gameplay was to pull off: "Can we do this? Is this even possible?"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News Jumping from one realm to another with ease
Super Mario Bros Wonder's Dark Souls-style multiplayer was ironically inspired by a push to make the game easier after some devs struggled
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The new "live player shadows" aims to offer a helping hand, instead of more troubles
Assassin's Creed creator and MMO veteran sound off about AI in game dev: "The money is still going to drive absolutely everybody to do it"
By Alessandro Fillari published
News AI is here, and game developers are already looking to the future
Just a week after calling sales of its latest game "a big disappointment," Paradox says it's parting ways with Shadowrun dev
By Alessandro Fillari published
News The developer behind The Lamplighters League will still continue to support the game till 2024
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