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
![Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q73rfyeQVUp6Z6M2tSFEhA-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has a "strong will" to make an Armored Core 6 follow-up, because "there's still room for improvement"
By Kaan Serin published
News Armored Core 6 was a success, critically and commercially, but mechs are always due for an upgrade
![A character walking down the NYC streets in GTA 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMbfTnEX9byrujXwspXieE-320-80.jpg)
GTA 3 multiplayer was in the works, but creating the open-world blueprint for the next 20 years meant there "was too much to be done"
By Kaan Serin published
News Not to worry, the PS2 GTAs now have unofficial ways to play online
![Paper Mario](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6gBiMJ7CjnE9PhfwSxSfBm-320-80.jpg)
With the Nintendo Switch 2 looming, dataminers reportedly find code supporting 4k in the Paper Mario remake
By Kaan Serin published
News The Thousand-Year-Long rumor mill continues to churn
![Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bvKnKwsyFXXisqva8JGqce-320-80.jpg)
As Miyazaki remains cagey about Shadow of the Erdtree's length, Elden Ring DLC theorists reckon the 30-song soundtrack is enough of a clue
By Kaan Serin published
News Director Miyazaki says Shadow of the Erdtree's map is "probably" bigger than Limgrave, but what does that mean in music terms?
![Two fighters lock weapons while a street burns in the background in a screenshot from Abyss X Zero](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tTuwbxqZz2YcyCTkdAwcLf-320-80.png)
My most anticipated Metroidvania gets even cooler with extremely in-depth customization for the killer anime girls exploring 3D Zelda-like dungeons
By Kaan Serin published
News Abyss X Zero struts its wildly in-depth dress up tools
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXkKjius9p9pDo9jJw8vmj-320-80.jpg)
Years before Palworld became the biggest survival game in the world, its CEO loaned out part of the studio's office for poker chip storage
By Kaan Serin published
News Play your cards right
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As live service juggernauts struggle with balance, Super Smash Bros director reveals all 86 fighters have almost identical win rates
By Kaan Serin published
News Pichu is statistically just as powerful as Ganondorf
![The Witcher 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/snJnpf6q5UVeaZpF3H4J7G-320-80.jpg)
The Witcher 3 modders might beat The Witcher Remake devs to the punch, as one mod ports the The Witcher 1's biggest city into the latest game
By Kaan Serin published
News Vizimia in full REDkit glory
![A Team Fortress 2 player uses a machine gun against foes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYoSJyctxKWAez6a8fiubZ-320-80.jpg)
Valve's rumored Overwatch rival has 19 playable heroes, Bioshock Infinite-esque rails, and Dota-style lanes in allegedly leaked footage
By Kaan Serin published
News Deadlock is the supposed name for the hero shooter
![Ghost of Tsushima Aloy costume](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xPjbvcRxSBujfwb7EinCDh-320-80.jpg)
Ghost of Tsushima becomes PlayStation's biggest single-player launch on PC, beating God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man
By Kaan Serin published
News Helldivers 2 is still by far the publisher's biggest hit on the platform
![Split screen image of two pirates ship engaged in combat in Seablip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZvjvU7hXfmcJCVgxXVXtUm-320-80.jpg)
Terraria meets FTL in this open-world pirate game from a solo developer - and its early access reviews are glowing
By Kaan Serin published
News Seablip sails into early access with great reviews and tons of content
![Deltarune Chapter 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wvSwGSaK3Rhh7izbJpemCm-320-80.jpg)
Undertale mastermind Toby Fox says Deltarune is still far away, but "We haven't burned out making it yet! Actually, the opposite!! We're on fire!! A lot!! Ouch!!"
By Kaan Serin published
News Chapter 4 is making good progress, though there's no end date in sight
![Free Stars: Children of Infinity](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ycZEvwBGZkavQD8TsCfDkF-320-80.jpg)
Free Stars, sequel to the 1992 open-world game that inspired Mass Effect, smashes its Kickstarter campaign over 600% funded
By Kaan Serin published
News Free Stars: Children of Infinity raised over $680,000
![A screenshot of a turn-based battle in Runa RPG](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wCN2ikNhMakg4opzrPSjyA-320-80.png)
Two JRPGs inspired by the classics are doing great on Kickstarter right now – one ended over 750% funded, and the other's fully funded in less than 48 hours
By Kaan Serin published
News Runa and Alzara's crowdfunding campaigns are booming
![The Elders Scrolls 3: Morrowind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXSWuaZt33oq5cNN5jzbmZ-320-80.jpg)
20 years after quitting Bethesda, veteran Morrowind dev returns to the funky RPG to create new mods
By Kaan Serin published
News Circled back around after two decades
![Manor Lords burgage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rFSJk45PaqvxdVWg7ecLfc-320-80.jpg)
Over 50 hours later, one Manor Lords player builds a city so big that "the game is no longer really playable" and even the developer himself is "impressed"
By Kaan Serin published
News As big as the game can get... so far
![Elden Ring Melina](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkmUHWiqfQYpjVzBCHhdtj-320-80.jpg)
Long-time Dark Souls and Elden Ring dev thinks Miyazaki stores the entire story in his head: "The lore probably only exists in Miyazaki's imagination"
By Kaan Serin published
News Lots of item descriptions banging around up there
![Hades 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zjHSALM9nfxsReqnce4WLM-320-80.jpg)
Hades 2's first "Major Update" is months out, but Supergiant just gave the roguelike's community a project: "If you play the game deeply enough, you'll find clues"
By Kaan Serin published
News Supergiant left breadcrumbs in the already-massive early access hit
![Dauntless wolf monster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8UCEZFZrv5jATyMdyD9zG4-320-80.jpg)
Studio behind action RPG Dauntless and farming RPG Fae Farm sees major layoffs, "about 140" devs cut and 3-year game "abruptly canceled" mere weeks before reveal
By Kaan Serin published
News Scrapped after three years of production
![Tiny Tina in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AVd8MuLdkavwTpdUX6uzZa-320-80.jpg)
Borderlands' new corporate owner has big plans for the series and "Gearbox's catalog" after a $460 million buyout
By Kaan Serin published
News Take-Two's CEO has "all the respect in the world" for Gearbox founder and "hit maker" Randy Pitchford
![An Inkling looking shocked as she stares at the Smash Bros. logo in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal trailer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65cGCbs4MMSLmMd3qHZjmZ-320-80.jpg)
Final Splatoon player cheats death on abandoned Wii U servers, recovering from an almost fatal freeze as only 4 remain after Nintendo's purge
By Kaan Serin published
News "Day 38"
![Palia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NvTdFAKQVCeQmUmzQXn6XF-320-80.jpg)
Cozy MMO Palia seemingly on the rocks after studio goes through a third round of layoffs, this time affecting 40% of staff
By Kaan Serin published
News Singularity 6's third set of cutbacks in only nine months
![Lies of P trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ktnV68kdRHbQqQobVtAEFN-320-80.jpg)
2023's best Soulslike gets even bigger (and probably better) with DLC coming later this year
By Kaan Serin published
News Get ready to see more of Pinocchio