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

Why wait? A modder is bringing Doom: The Dark Ages to classic Doom with all its deadly toys included
By Kaan Serin published
News We have Doom: The Dark Ages at home

Nintendo Switch 2 might be getting Xbox games, but Xbox Series X|S just got the next best thing: Mariostro Strikers
By Kaan Serin published
News Mario's long-lost cousin is trapped in an AI-slop-infested, fiery hellscape

Twitch star Ninja says "Overwatch is dead" because Marvel Rivals has enough source material to fuel "the next 10 years"
By Kaan Serin published
News But does it have the sauce material?

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC players are already using mods to control all 9 playable characters, including Sephiroth and Zack, at the same time
By Kaan Serin published
News Combat turns to chaos

Despite shifting gear to Arrowhead's next game after a sabbatical, studio CEO clarifies that Helldivers 2 creative lead Johan Pilestedt will "absolutely still be involved"
By Kaan Serin published
News "The vast majority of Helldivers is a team effort - it's not one Jesus figure"

Massive No Man's Sky update adds new solar systems, revamped tech, deeper sea exploration, and gas giants "ten times bigger than our biggest planet"
By Kaan Serin published
News For the space game's ninth year

Famed Marvel Rivals pacifist support player begs devs to reverse the accidental 22 damage they inflicted, devs say "No"
By Kaan Serin published
News NoDamageRocket is now officially ALittleDamageRocket

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience tickets are non-transferable, but that hasn't stopped scalpers from trying to pawn them off for up to $900
By Kaan Serin published
News The preview event's in high demand

AGDQ 2025's musical streak continued as a live band rocked out in sync with a chaotic 19-minute Crazy Taxi speedrun
By Kaan Serin published
News An especially musical Awesome Games Done Quick

As Marvel Rivals bans custom skin mods, one developer with experience on "multiple live service games" explains why
By Kaan Serin published
News Gooners, server strain, and lost income are all potential reasons

After 15 years of awesome speedrun events, Games Done Quick has raised over $54 million for charity with AGDQ 2025 bringing in $2.5 million
By Kaan Serin published
News AGDQ 2025 ended with a four-way Super Metroid race

You can grab over 700 hours worth of Monster Hunter games, including Monster Hunter World, for just $24 before Wilds comes out
By Kaan Serin published
News World, Iceborne, Rise, and Sunbreak are all included

Former Mass Effect veterans' new RPG Exodus puts us in the shoes of an organization that has "inspiration from the Jedi"
By Kaan Serin published
News What new sci-fi adventure doesn't have a little Star Wars to it

Nintendo "don't like what's happening" with Switch 2 leaks, former marketing lead suspects, but it won't affect plans: "A lot of this is going to be in the rear-view mirror"
By Kaan Serin published
News Supposed leaks won't affect how the Switch successor performs long-term

This "ultimate car-owning" and "permadeath life survival simulator" leaves early access with 77,000 Steam reviews at 94% positive
By Kaan Serin published
News My Summer Car has a 'Very Positive' rating

Citizen Sleeper 2 will be the last videogame in the series, while its dev focuses on making a "Citizen Sleeper tabletop game in full"
By Kaan Serin published
News Damian Martin is "really happy" with how the sequel closes things

Notch cancels the "Minecraft 2" he announced days prior because spiritual successors are "always kinda sad nostalgia dumps"
By Kaan Serin published
News Legally distinct Minecraft was never in development, and it won't be anytime soon

After talking through an AGDQ Ratchet and Clank speedrun for 3 hours, trained Opera singer delivers an incredible 6-minute performance
By Kaan Serin published
News A very musical year for Awesome Games Done Quick

Sorry Elden Ring sickos, the Nightreign network test only lets you play for a few short hours a day
By Kaan Serin published
News Kicking off on Valentine's Day, for all you gamer couples

Baldur's Gate 3's Swen Vincke, feeling all "nostalgic," teases the "the story ain't over" for Larian Studios' "incredible journey"
By Kaan Serin published
News But what's next doesn't include a Baldur's Gate 4

Kingdom Hearts 4 has been radio silent for 1,005 days, but don’t worry - Tetsuya Nomura teases he has the story planned out
By Kaan Serin published
News Via a commemorative message for Birth By Sleep's 15th anniversary

Xbox Developer Direct kicks off 2025 with Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur, and a "surprise" fourth game
By Kaan Serin published
News All coming to Game Pass "this year"

This AGDQ icon hilariously speed-dated their way across Fallout: New Vegas, romanced all 12 characters, and still beat the RPG in 40 minutes
By Kaan Serin published
News Tomatoanus is back with another hilarious speedrun
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