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
No Rest for the Wicked dev explains that its ARPG is - and isn't - like Dark Souls by giving players the "crazy" moves usually reserved for Soulslike bosses
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News "Now you can do all these crazy moves"
Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel works to fix "inconsistent" liberation results, but lacking in-game communication tools is the bigger problem
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News Liberating planets should automatically affect nearby ones, but the system doesn't "have the functionality yet"
The $8 Palestinian Relief Bundle includes 370 games, comic books, and TTRPGs normally worth over $1,600
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News A Short Hike and so many more cool indies join to raise funds
One of the longest-running series in gaming is back for the 34th entry in 24 years
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News Nancy Drew gives Call of Duty a run for its money
Helldivers 2 developer warns we're "intentionally going to lose ground" in this Major Order as both Bots and Bugs want revenge
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News "It's unlikely that you'll be able to hold them all"
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's writer once resisted finishing where the original JRPG's tragic twist occurs, preferring a point that could have led to a much shorter game
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News Aerith's fate could have been a question mark for many more years
11 days after Nintendo shut down 3DS and Wii U servers, six players are still clinging on in Mario Kart, Splatoon, and Pokemon XY
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News The final days are not that final
Visions of Mana isn't getting co-op at launch, but the JRPG's producer doesn't rule out multiplayer "in the future"
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News The original Secrets of Mana included the feature in 1993
Baldur's Gate 3 leads feel "closure" after the RPG's victory lap: "I'm crazy hyped about what's next but it's going to take a while"
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News Larian Studios is full steam ahead on its non-D&D era
After last year's source code leak, GTA 5 modders finally have the game running on the Nintendo Switch - but it ain't pretty
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News The 2013 crime epic unofficially chugs on the 2017 console
Our most-anticipated city builder becomes one of the world's most-wanted games as it tops Hades 2's Steam wishlists
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News Manor Lords shoots to the top of Steam
Helldivers 2 dev says melee weapons are "still branded plausible," and now I'm dreaming of duking it out with an Automaton Hulk with a giant sword of my own
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News Gimme katanas, chainsaws, lightsabers, and gloves
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth book confirms what JRPG fans suspected: Barret is the easiest character to date, to no one's surprise
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News He's eager to jump on the Gold Saucer Skywheel
Fallout 4's next-gen update prompts indefinite delay for massive "30-40GB" Fallout London mod: "The past four years of our work stand to simply break"
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News "We want this as close to a game release as we can"
Former Blizzard president wants to be able to leave a "tip" after completing $70 games: "I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20"
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News Pay up for the credits, folks
Baldur's Gate 3 studio was secretly one of the biggest Kickstarter backers for a modern Metroidvania classic: "They dropped a four figure sum, never asked for their rewards"
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News Larian Studios backed the unholy indie Blasphemous
Helldivers 2 dev suggests restarting the game to fix a pricey new ship upgrade bug, confirms the team is "investigating a fix"
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News Superior Packing Methodology isn't teaching box packers the basics
Final Fantasy 14's massive graphics overhaul, due in update 7.0, shows how far the MMO has come in 10 years
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News And the PC benchmark is available tomorrow
After 10 years and two canceled projects, former Dragon Age director says he's "confident" his promising new game about giant bosses "will get out the door"
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News Eternal Strands will see the light of day
Hollow Knight: Silksong hopefuls cry "SKONG" and issue a “Code Red” alert after indie showcase mentions the sequel, only to have the Metroidvania no-show yet again
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News "What's the name of this highly anticipated Metroidvania with an insect again?"
Slay the Spire 2 is happening because fans went "the extra mile" for the original roguelike deck builder: "We love our job"
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News Mega Crit are "doing it all again" thanks to the community
Baldur's Gate 3 passes Elden Ring and Breath of the Wild to become first game to win all five major GOTY awards
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News Larian Studios makes history with a spotless winning streak
Helldivers 2 dev recommends letting the game "rest" to fix frequent crashes as over 230,000 divers fight to squash the Automatons this weekend
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News Players swarm to liberate the final planet, Durgen