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
![Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AX2HbPiXvYMck8BsB8K8Ne-320-80.jpg)
Following Sony's Helldivers debacle, Ghost of Tsushima's PSN requirement also gets it removed from Steam in over 170 countries
By Kaan Serin published
News Ghost of Tsushima's singleplayer doesn't require a PSN account, but its co-op does
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nqATffmpQ8D2gthSbrzdm6-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's D&D campaign was set up "about halfway through development" to support over 10 million people "all collaborating on a story"
By Kaan Serin published
News A live service role-playing session
![Fallout: New Vegas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5jpb4yrYCZigk5ELXG6ysg-320-80.jpg)
Fallout's TV show renaissance inspires New Vegas fans to celebrate the RPG's… interesting dialogue
By Kaan Serin published
News From Long Dick Johnson to the robots' endearing beeps
![Battlefield 5](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ar7q9ovtY2sLgWiGwDvchP-320-80.jpg)
After calling the next Battlefield "another tremendous live service," EA CEO threatens to put ads in AAA games
By Kaan Serin published
News "Advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth for us"
![Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond heavy armor helldiver](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8SveXzuJEJSHWx5QJkL7Ni-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 gets delisted in more countries without PSN access, blindsided devs call for it to be "available worldwide"
By Kaan Serin published
News Countries without PSN coverage are still losing access
![GTA 6 cars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SSquEXdeNmBBThxfFJcnA5-320-80.jpg)
Despite Palworld's success, Game Pass needs the likes of Call of Duty or GTA 6 to become sustainable, former senior PR lead says
By Kaan Serin published
News Xbox Game Pass needs the "world's biggest games," he argues
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EVLJYhGyMmLRhSzHBRHNDY-320-80.jpg)
First major Manor Lords patch takes aim at enemy AI, underpowered archers, plus "overly high ale consumption" - and adds a steep tax to prevent gold hoarding
By Kaan Serin published
News The city-builder cracks down on gold hoarders and boozy villagers
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xncuj52qj6f7nNyd6pTzsa-320-80.jpg)
Former Helldivers 2 lead writer didn't think anyone at Arrowhead "was expecting Malevelon Creek to be a thing" before it turned into the Galactic War's deadliest battleground
By Kaan Serin published
News Improv helped the team react to players without breaking the in-universe immersion
![God of War Ragnarok](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7XXaPw4e22nCdV26gUSpQQ-320-80.jpg)
God of War: Ragnarok is reportedly the next PlayStation exclusive coming to PC with an announcement "imminent"
By Kaan Serin published
News Following Ghost of Tsushima's PC port, due next week
![Hi-Fi Rush](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RZVMhKTcG5guD56mJPMLQY-320-80.jpg)
Xbox president swerves question about closing Hi-Fi Rush and Prey teams, says "success for each game and studio is really unique"
By Kaan Serin published
News "There's no one size fits all for us"
![Animal Well screenshot, captured on PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7T3WpJbC7Ms9FJpBaCDnNe-320-80.jpg)
This dark new Metroidvania is already 2024's second best-reviewed game, making it a perfect tonic to ease my Hollow Knight Silksong blues
By Kaan Serin published
News Animal Well hits all the right notes for gothic bug lovers
![Helldivers 2 Polar Patriots Warbond helldivers standing in snow](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b3ABWi9vJPPz3UPvvxeqU-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's new SMG gives Stalkers a taste of their own medicine with a stun-locking effect that slows them right down
By Kaan Serin published
News Included in the new Polar Patriots Warbond for your pleasure
![Manor Lords burgage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rFSJk45PaqvxdVWg7ecLfc-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords player pushes the city-builder to the limit by building a 3,000-strong 'village' that only has 1 market
By Kaan Serin published
News Really puts the city in city-builder
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Fallout 76 players appear to protest Xbox's studio closures by directing nukes at Phil Spencer's MMO camp
By Kaan Serin published
News The Microsoft Gaming CEO hasn't yet made a statement about the closures
![A character in Terraria dressed in armour and holding a torch](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ka6DCuz2cZUwT8FHhXTC7U-320-80.jpg)
Terraria creator and indie publisher channel their inner Kendrick vs. Drake with an online feud: "I've sold more copies of Terraria than all your games combined"
By Kaan Serin published
News Hip-hop's biggest beef infects game developers
![Hi-Fi Rush screenshot showing Chai looking up at a split Zoom call between the game's five bosses.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CBPtAfEHdTYKFwG6AiVhJ7-320-80.jpg)
Hi-Fi Rush lead reacts to Xbox exec asking for "smaller games that give us prestige and awards" - right after closing studio that made prestigious, award-winning, smaller game
By Kaan Serin published
News Xbox Game Studios boss had some eyebrow-raising comments
![Xbox Game Pass Core](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PibqfJ9snpuKExjpfwczoX-320-80.jpg)
Revenue from game subscriptions like Xbox Game Pass has barely grown in 2 years, potentially explaining Microsoft's studio closures
By Kaan Serin published
News The megacorp is now reinvesting in "high-impact titles"
![The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t4tz4z6vMKprQaovmHvdzK-320-80.jpg)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom supercharge the series as Switch Zeldas account for 40% of all sales
By Kaan Serin published
News BOTW and TOTK have sold over 50 million copies combined
![Star Wars Outlaws Nix and Kay](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zYtJf6SwMeK4ZJnbjH86xn-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws lead explains how relationships with criminal factions "lends itself very well for an open-world game"
By Kaan Serin published
News Letting us role-play as the non-committal Han Solo-type
![Battlefield 2042 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ef8U3QMsKb2pARpCSd368D-320-80.jpg)
EA boss doubles down on commitment to AI, believes "more than 50% of our development process" will be impacted
By Kaan Serin published
News Andrew Wilson also expresses desire for AI to impact games in the same YouTube impacted film
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zdiwidETy9fNPnFXFPHVxG-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players get mixed signals around the Eruptor nerf as one dev calls the changes unintended and another says it's still "absolutely viable"
By Kaan Serin published
News Removing explosive shrapnel saved players from friendly fire, but also nerfed the Eruptor's damage output
![Hades 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7D9D8ZCbDhsVf72tHegrfF-320-80.jpg)
Hades 2 roadmap reveals the roguelike will be in early access "at least through the end of 2024," while devs add to the "biggest, most replayable, most feature-rich game we've made"
By Kaan Serin published
News Hades 2 promises new weapons, regions, and ways to customize the hub area
![Key art for Splatoon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qk5AyFjBXB4KEPddsVbWKG-320-80.jpg)
A month after Nintendo killed 3DS and Wii U servers, eight final players beat a 14-year-old record held by Halo 2 superfans
By Kaan Serin published
News The last Halo 2 players held on for 25 days