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
![Screenshot from Demon Tides, showing a close-up of a colorful cast of characters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iQXiA2zcoeystwhBTTy7MR-320-80.png)
One of the best modern platformers is getting a sequel that adds a "massive open world," thousands of outfits, and Dark Souls-style multiplayer
By Kaan Serin published
News Demon Tides is bringing some platforming heat next year
![A logo for The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RTqfHaQAXAx5Mvyko6tqXh-320-80.jpg)
In an attempt to promote its own indie roguelike, one developer accidentally created an alternative to The Game Awards for devs who can't afford thousands of dollars for a trailer spot
By Kaan Serin published
News The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards airs tomorrow
![Diablo 4 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjZKMv3KTnHYbjq4V7FJAK-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4 DLC director is "sticking to my guns" on the dungeon you can't enter unless you have friends
By Kaan Serin published
News Vessel of Hatred's Dark Citadel is unlikely to let solo players in
![Elden Ring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FmUx8A9GUgVZHweJSF538o-320-80.jpg)
After 48 hours and 729 deaths, Elden Ring sicko takes on the RPG's hardest challenge so far by beating the base game and DLC on NG+ 1,000 without getting hit once
By Kaan Serin published
News What could possibly top this?
![Naoe and Yasuke walk in the sunset in a screenshot from Assassin's Creed Shadows](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hwneiFwdb4teFFqCvy7ATC-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Shadows romance borrows the best part of Odyssey letting us choose "lovers, either for a short, sweet time or longer term"
By Kaan Serin published
News Or you can just put them in the friendzone "as allies"
![Wonder Woman in the new game from Monolith and Warner Bros games](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S8jwRXY7C9VDABHCt4sCmW-320-80.jpg)
We haven't seen the open-world Wonder Woman game for 3 years as it was reportedly "literally nothing" when WB Games announced it
By Kaan Serin published
News Star Wars: Eclipse is guilty, too
![Venom, Spider-Man, Peni Parker, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, and Storm pose in artwork for Marvel Rivals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTuDiuCyKMHhMhM4GXrwJ-320-80.jpg)
Marvel Rivals director reckons Concord flopped because it wasn't original enough: "I don't think anybody can accurately predict this"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I think the trick is that you need to have that reason that people want to come and play your game."
![Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TtK5U2vSbELVszGXen73QH-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Shadows' "core fight mechanics are the same" for both protagonists, but some enemies will be "more aggressive towards Naoe" and "fearful of Yasuke"
By Kaan Serin published
News "These subtle differences in attack and defense are really what makes the control of each character unique"
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After pumping out Xenoblade Chronicles games for a decade and helping out on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Monolith Soft is now fully owned by Nintendo
By Kaan Serin published
News Nintendo has owned 96% of shares since 2011
![Multiple Marvel Rivals characters, including Hulk, Black Panther, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot, stand side-by-side in combat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LAr6QafHaoemaXuk4ep9Md-320-80.jpg)
Steam hits a record 39 million concurrent users as Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals continue to pull massive crowds
By Kaan Serin published
News Gaming's very own Barbenheimer
![Avowed new screenshot xbox series x](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DE8iphP7Ds242yeKyR7fyn-320-80.jpg)
After Starfield's strict companions, I'm glad Avowed's crew won't be "backseat driving and second-guessing all your choices"
By Kaan Serin published
News They'll still have lots to say about all your misadventures, though
![Screenshot of a Short Trip, showing a sketch of a tram riding up a bridge.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VrWe4ZT8pfQHR4SncRCUvc-320-80.jpg)
"My 5 minute game took me like 5 years to draw by hand": one dev broke 50 pencils to make this gorgeous "interactive illustration"
By Kaan Serin published
News Short Trip stays true to its name, even if it took the developer years to make
![Magik slashes with her magic sword while Black Panther pops out of one of her portals in Marvel Rivals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V2zCQXXcnqdg54hy82s9Qo-320-80.jpg)
Marvel Rivals seems to make good on its DPS surplus as dataminers discover The Thing and Ultron in files
By Kaan Serin published
News Duelists won't be dominating the hero line-up forever
![GTA 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bhsRfKUH66XNKRu47XTxgc-320-80.jpg)
PlayStation 2's GTA exclusivity came because Sony was "worried when we saw Xbox coming" and "it wasn't clear that Grand Theft Auto 3 was going to be as huge as it was"
By Kaan Serin published
News Sony got a little lucky with the GTA 3 deal
![Key art for Fortnite Ballistic, the game's first first-person mode.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ys2QKiV7HqKbwt5vTdkeCS-320-80.jpg)
Fortnite Ballistic is the battle royale's first 5v5 FPS mode coming in just a few days, and it's aiming for a piece of Counter-Strike's pie
By Kaan Serin published
News Attackers and Defenders fight over a 'Rift Point Device'
![Avowed key art which looks gorgeous, showing a hero character awash in color and corruption](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EunoqfCEjeQh5z8MgLY5Mo-320-80.jpg)
Almost every quest in RPG Avowed can be started in multiple ways: "We want to just constantly foster that sense of exploration, wanderlust"
By Kaan Serin published
News Obsidian Entertainment's next game lets you do things "out of order"
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's protagonists all look out onto the open world](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/roP3cd567GFn2Ugks4JNJU-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Remake director had to swap his inspirations from The Last of Us to The Witcher 3 to make Rebirth's open world
By Kaan Serin published
News Director Naoki Hamaguchi played CD Projekt Red's beloved open-world game to learn a few lessons
![An image of an overgrown town and survivors wearing anti-radiation gear in Stalker 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o99Pzcmatbr8dJEGo6gYFJ-320-80.jpeg)
Stalker 2 boss thought bugs would bother y'all more and expected "much less success," still wants to fix things until it's a game "90% of people loved"
By Kaan Serin published
News The FPS sequel has great ratings despite the anomalies
![Key art from Dauntless: Awakening, showing a trio of monster hunters posing against a pink moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWJDPmpNrjKwsar2vfA4Ya-320-80.jpg)
"Where did all the content go?": Monster Hunter rival Dauntless debuts to "Overwhelmingly Negative" Steam reviews as players rip into the action RPG's overhaul
By Kaan Serin published
News The removal of weapon crafting seems to have rattled monster slayers
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fC8t7yEoW5aDLHMiSEUQtn-320-80.jpg)
"I guess it's just easy to be anti-Palworld": Pocketpair developer responds to latest round of controversy as the survival hit squeezes past 20 other games at the TGAs
By Kaan Serin published
News A Players' Choice award is courting heated reactions
![Path of Exile 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FSGsLdXnXH9VyRNGzusJjU-320-80.jpg)
As over a million fans turn up for Path of Exile 2’s Early Access, devs warn of queues because that’s more than anything they “could have ever predicted”
By Kaan Serin published
News Grinding Gear Games is already planning to expand its server capabilities
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing Solas, a pale bald Elven mage, wielding lightning-like powers while grimacing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3UYkDNn2hc6UskbfLYKLvf-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's big bad isn't bald due to hereditary hair loss, his age, or a stylistic choice: "Solas lost hair because of stress"
By Kaan Serin published
News Tearing apart the Veil is a high-pressure job, okay?
![2B and 9S costumes in a crossover with Foamstars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EFN4vTF32LNV9oNUCfxvKL-320-80.jpg)
"The party never ends" in Splatoon-like shooter Foamstars, except it does because Square Enix is pulling the plug on new seasons – but not before a Nier: Automata crossover
By Kaan Serin published
News 2B and 9S continue to tour every game imaginable
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