Kaan Serin
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
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Indie platformer dev accidentally sends Valve hamster-themed system requirements, including a graphics card powered by 2000 hamster brains: "I hope it works"
By Kaan Serin published
News Still cheaper than a regular graphics card
![Balatro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5uuPqTZFxHMNv7q7xe3wpa-320-80.jpg)
Balatro's creator nearly didn't bother optimizing the roguelike for Steam Deck - but it's now one of the handheld's most-played games alongside Elden Ring and Stardew Valley
By Kaan Serin published
News Joining the big leagues
![Elden Ring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fqn3EautWheUoesssTBCsE-320-80.jpg)
You don't need to git gud, you just need a mice cleanup - FromSoft blames possible Elden Ring performance issues on mouse-related apps
By Kaan Serin published
News You might be able to improve Shadow of the Erdtree's framerate yourself
![Elden Ring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FmUx8A9GUgVZHweJSF538o-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring tank one-ups other Shadow of the Erdtree challenge runs with an "All Hits" playthrough that bans dodging, blocking, and flasks
By Kaan Serin published
News The tankiest tank imaginable meets Shadow of the Erdtree's toughest boss
![Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TtK5U2vSbELVszGXen73QH-320-80.jpg)
After the vitriol aimed at Assassin's Creed Shadow's Yasuke, Ubisoft's CEO denounces "hateful acts" toward devs
By Kaan Serin published
News "I want to make it clear that we, at Ubisoft, condemn these hateful acts," says Yves Guillemot
![Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EXR5bm2Skv6LGnuPGZXMKg-320-80.jpg)
Geralt's voice actor had no idea The Witcher 3 would be such a behemoth because "nobody knew or cared" about the first two RPGs
By Kaan Serin published
News The Witcher 3 has now sold over 50 million copies
![Lucia asks the man if they have trust in the GTA 6 trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bWTRVeeCP4QhAREkpCENcf-320-80.jpg)
GTA and Red Dead Redemption adaptations never happened because "games made poor-quality movies," Rockstar Games co-founder says, but "it's a different time now"
By Kaan Serin published
News "What you've described is you making a movie and us having no control," says Dan Houser
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Survival city builder Frostpunk 2 delayed two months because devs want to improve on beta player's average "8 out of 10" rating
By Kaan Serin published
News UI improvements, new features, and other changes are all coming
![Forza Horizon 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8gZpMo6hKj648oVuMEWWJP-320-80.jpg)
Forza Horizon 4 tops Elden Ring on sales charts and reaches new concurrent player peak as fans flock to the open-world banger before it's delisted forever
By Kaan Serin published
News All hail the McLaren Senna
![A screenshot of some sheep in a field in Manor Lords.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ywis5992TeazrjzMz6t2iP-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords is still "moving forward," even as the city builder's creator takes a well-deserved minibreak amid its Unreal Engine 5 move
By Kaan Serin published
News Early access progress
![A screenshot from Go-Go Town, showing chibi characters walking around concrete streets.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pqrNuFwsTUEr8LqebNmtvh-320-80.jpg)
Terraria creator and Palworld dev both had their eye on this city-builder and automation sim hybrid that's already tearing it up on Steam
By Kaan Serin published
News Wake me up before you Go-Go Town
![Assassin's Creed Mirage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tn9uotiVs3FdN7sTRkvHjQ-320-80.jpg)
Apple's AAA push with Assassin's Creed, Resident Evil, and Death Stranding ports to iPhone are reportedly flopping with Mirage only selling about 3,000 copies
By Kaan Serin published
News Only a few thousand people downloaded each
![Tekken 8 story mode](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JGNkpTCDaad5vSeYBeRjHB-320-80.jpg)
"A fight is about who’s left standing" - fighting game veteran explains why Tekken is still kicking while Soul Calibur's in limbo
By Kaan Serin published
News Organizational changes left Soul Calibur "struggling to survive."
![Resident Evil 1's live-action intro screenshot showing Chris Redfield smoking a cigarette.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XtzBKQ33eKZRKmnX94D7MU-320-80.png)
The OG Resident Evil and its surreal live-action intro just hit GOG, with Resident Evil 2 and 3 joining "soon"
By Kaan Serin published
News Thank GOG for that
![The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t4tz4z6vMKprQaovmHvdzK-320-80.jpg)
A year ago, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's first month outsold all of May 2024's best-selling games combined
By Kaan Serin published
News Hellblade 2 and F1 24 couldn't hold a candle
![Baldur's Gate 3 karlach](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9oFgmqhtsKFJUEM9jcNJVK-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 YouTuber offers $500 bounty to anyone who can find the mystical, fourth-wall-breaking Karlach cutscene without mods
By Kaan Serin published
News Let the hunt begin
![Empires of the Undergrowth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RTMrG6XaFuuetQmQR2b94R-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords publisher shouts out benefit of letting developers cook as its bug-themed RTS and Soviet city-builder launch to rave reviews after up to 8 years in early access
By Kaan Serin published
News Get cooking
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My most-anticipated Metroidvania embraces the best thing about Shovel Knight and has an incredible demo endorsed by Hollow Knight Silksong devs
By Kaan Serin published
News And its smashing through its Kickstarter goals
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXkKjius9p9pDo9jJw8vmj-320-80.jpg)
Steam Summer Sale hasn't even started yet, but its new "Deep Discounts" category boasts 95% off reductions and has my wallet quaking
By Kaan Serin published
News Promising price cuts for Palworld, Manor Lords, Batman: Arkham Knight and "thousands" more
![Elden Ring DLC spear throw](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/misUAgN85c7babYwdMdDKe-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring streamer takes roleplaying to the next level by rolling in real life every time they roll in the RPG
By Kaan Serin published
News A roll-playing masterpiece
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State of Decay 2 developer immortalizes a player's late dad as an in-game playable survivor: "My heart skipped a beat when I saw his name"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I'm not crying you're crying"
![Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UR3xQE7FQqAuAHrgGVZJQX-320-80.jpg)
Future FromSoft games will build on Elden Ring's "combination between freedom and difficulty," director Hidetaka Miyazaki says
By Kaan Serin published
News But that doesn't quite mean the next FromSoftware game will be open world
![Mario and Luigi in still from Mario & Luigi: Brothership](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUBYFsQ4r947bqvag2hRuG-320-80.jpg)
Nintendo keeps team behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership a secret, but confirms "original developers" from the RPG's bankrupt studio are involved
By Kaan Serin published
News AlphaDream went bankrupt in 2019 after seven Mario & Luigi RPGs