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
![Helldivers 2 weapons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/88ccQkkvL4GNgBYivZMj38-320-80.png)
Helldivers 2 director reveals Arrowhead once made a prototype for a Star Wars TIE Fighter successor: "It could have been amazing"
By Kaan Serin published
News But democracy had the higher ground
![Terraria](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ryyf46S7bZTarnBt45omC3-320-80.jpg)
Terraria creator in shambles as a Terraria mod beats the game itself on a list of the best soundtracks: "I'm gonna hire your sound guy"
By Kaan Serin published
News The Calamity mod slotted in at ninth place
![Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty screenshots](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TqqGcuwnPiU9GRPvY6qNx5-320-80.jpg)
12 years after its original announcement, Cyberpunk 2077 has no developers left working on it, but the RPG series is definitely "not dead"
By Kaan Serin published
News CD Projekt Red confirmed that it's moving developer onto the sequel
![Light No Fire announcement screenshot showing open world exploration](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHnRGn7qNnsnmXDNKEvT3d-320-80.jpg)
No Man's Sky lead teases a second look at Light No Fire, Hello Games' hotly-anticipated open-world game
By Kaan Serin published
News Expect an appearance at SGF next month
![The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zypGbmfLT6Bp9T5Zbhhe9S-320-80.jpg)
Legend of Zelda developer explains how an unexpected item became Tears of the Kingdom's best vehicle-creation tool: "Even we didn't predict that"
By Kaan Serin published
News The cooking pot has incredible suspension
![Rusted Moss](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tux7GoASQmbwU7nUbCRhin-320-80.jpg)
One of our favorite Metroidvania’s grappling hook action gets 7-8 hours of new content and a second playable character in a free update big enough to fill an entire sequel
By Kaan Serin published
News Rusted Moss isn't getting a sequel, but its free major update "might as well be one"
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNmCMweD7cXcsFbWPdkCJD-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 sadist beats the RPG's hardest mode with an even more brutal custom ruleset: No companions, no hirelings, no long rests, no tadpoles, no trading, and not even any stealing
By Kaan Serin published
News "Next challenge, we will have to make it harder"
![Xenoblade Chronicles X trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KBuGFs8hBPbSL5GyDcz9HH-320-80.jpg)
Xenoblade Chronicles game's final speedrunning world record can never be beaten - because it was set just before Nintendo killed the Wii U and 3DS servers forever
By Kaan Serin published
News Buzzer beater
![Dragon Quest 3 HD](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NTftpWqrDFUMUdPzw7US34-320-80.jpg)
After 3 years of silence, Dragon Quest 3's gorgeous remake rears its head with a tease that more HD-2D JRPG remakes are in the works: "The legend of Erdrick draws near"
By Kaan Serin published
News 36 years after launch, the classic is making its return
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHE2HUK5YqxeQB568gQkuB-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 studio working on a "solution" for players "getting kicked by an a**ehole lobby leader" before getting mission rewards
By Kaan Serin published
News "It's coming"
![Yasuke: A Lost Descendant](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qrZdLHetC5crBDxaYh5Uj4-320-80.jpg)
Can't wait for Assassin's Creed Shadows? Here's another action RPG about its samurai protagonist Yasuke that will "leave you in tears"
By Kaan Serin published
News Yasuke Junior is tearing the city up in this upcoming anime action RPG
![Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RJN4bJoDtwEGU39evAtoTJ-320-80.jpg)
With Oscar Isaac’s Metal Gear Solid film MIA, Hideo Kojima eyes a Furiosa actor as the perfect lead: "I could only see him as Snake"
By Kaan Serin published
News Now that's a seal of approval
![The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9eWgf9A3LfSKQWrDjGJBkJ-320-80.jpg)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's biggest change from Breath of the Wild was made to give players unrestricted freedom in a "world free from self-destruction"
By Kaan Serin published
News "Every single thing" had to factor in new physics systems
![Animal Well screenshot, captured on PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zfqBLVJAGT8DaN2DwBffDe-320-80.jpg)
2024’s best Metroidvania Animal Well might not get a sequel, but its creator wants to make another game in the same 8-bit universe
By Kaan Serin published
News Whatever's next hasn't been "pieced together yet"
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S9N55nKYTjaGJ5qdzFJB78-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2’s next update will begin to reverse some controversial weapons nerfs, but won’t be “the patch to rule all other patches”
By Kaan Serin published
News "There'll be some balancing, some new stuff, some improved stuff"
![The Last of Us 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKC4NgaMfKQCcQaEBCPc7Z-320-80.jpg)
The Last of Us co-director responds to backlash over his controversial comments, claims his "words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost"
By Kaan Serin published
News Comments about redefining "mainstream perceptions" weren't fully accurate, according to Neil Druckmann
![Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bc6AoZwQpyD4yxFSMvdU4Q-320-80.jpg)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct confirmed to follow the Xbox Games Showcase with its "first in-depth look at all-new gameplay"
By Kaan Serin published
News Akin to the massive Starfield Direct from last year
![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