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
![Pipsqueak!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6v4p6fW3VJg4kMLgrJJSwP-320-80.jpg)
My most-anticipated Metroidvania embraces the best thing about Shovel Knight and has an incredible demo endorsed by Hollow Knight Silksong devs
By Kaan Serin published
News And its smashing through its Kickstarter goals
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXkKjius9p9pDo9jJw8vmj-320-80.jpg)
Steam Summer Sale hasn't even started yet, but its new "Deep Discounts" category boasts 95% off reductions and has my wallet quaking
By Kaan Serin published
News Promising price cuts for Palworld, Manor Lords, Batman: Arkham Knight and "thousands" more
![Elden Ring DLC spear throw](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/misUAgN85c7babYwdMdDKe-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring streamer takes roleplaying to the next level by rolling in real life every time they roll in the RPG
By Kaan Serin published
News A roll-playing masterpiece
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FKaiqRn3t2T8uca2Unhp7-320-80.jpg)
State of Decay 2 developer immortalizes a player's late dad as an in-game playable survivor: "My heart skipped a beat when I saw his name"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I'm not crying you're crying"
![Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UR3xQE7FQqAuAHrgGVZJQX-320-80.jpg)
Future FromSoft games will build on Elden Ring's "combination between freedom and difficulty," director Hidetaka Miyazaki says
By Kaan Serin published
News But that doesn't quite mean the next FromSoftware game will be open world
![Mario and Luigi in still from Mario & Luigi: Brothership](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUBYFsQ4r947bqvag2hRuG-320-80.jpg)
Nintendo keeps team behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership a secret, but confirms "original developers" from the RPG's bankrupt studio are involved
By Kaan Serin published
News AlphaDream went bankrupt in 2019 after seven Mario & Luigi RPGs
![Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u5fvH8BCcvSj7m5ehvv2GY-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree debuts to 'Mixed' Steam reactions: "The base game never felt this ridiculously difficult"
By Kaan Serin published
News Performance woes are also contributing to a divisive reception
![One of Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic's many icy towns](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8E3U7r8wDhD3WNywmUSkrZ-320-80.jpg)
After 5 years in early access, Manor Lords publisher finally releases its Soviet city builder to 92% positive Steam user reviews
By Kaan Serin published
News Workers & Resources' 1.0 version is out now
![Elden Ring screenshot showing Melina, a young woman with short copper-y hair, staring ahead as flames rise behind her](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8jdwBqJxh7r8GHwBaYfURG-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring's Hidetaka Miyazaki jokes he's not great at presidenting because "95% of what I do" is still "directing games"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I really get my hands dirty"
![Avowed screenshot Xbox Series X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoLdwXqVAvRvhqQhTZXGDa-320-80.jpg)
Avowed director pushes back on the Skyrim comparisons, says the RPG is "a lot closer" to Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds
By Kaan Serin published
News Avowed does what Bethesdon't
![Halo 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/syhZrX6Zqp9zZuAgPmirNM-320-80.jpg)
After 20 years, Halo 2 excavators get the stealth missions Bungie scrapped up and running for modders to revive
By Kaan Serin published
News Sneaking in shadows, enemy alert tiers, and alternate routes across the moon were all prototyped
![Carl Johnson rides a motorcycle and fires a submachine gun into the night in GTA: San Andreas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5GzyX5ocSuV9mUb4gAG8HP-320-80.jpg)
GTA San Andreas used "real gang members" to record voiceover: "We showed them the scripts and they were like, 'we wouldn't say that'"
By Kaan Serin published
News According to Rockstar Games veteran Lazlow Jones
![GTA 6](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hBWx3UpU2Je2zJqrHLyUQW-320-80.jpg)
With Fable and Doom: The Dark Ages coming in 2025, Xbox lead wants to avoid the elephant in the room: "Many are going to plan around GTA 6"
By Kaan Serin published
News 2025 is shaping up to be an absolutely stacked year
![Star Wars Outlaws](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUex4Pgcy6UUJRJJQs5cL7-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws director says Uncharted wasn't a "reference point," but "if you're going to be compared to somebody, it might as well be the best"
By Kaan Serin published
News Let offbrand Han Solo and Indiana Jones fight
![Malenia seen in Elden Ring's cinematic story trailer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q29kfVwTk9MfUnLow7MmTZ-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring nerfs two of its most popular boss cheese strategies just in time for Shadow of the Erdtree
By Kaan Serin published
News A time for celebration and mourning
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EVLJYhGyMmLRhSzHBRHNDY-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords creator is sorry about bugs leftover from the city builder's latest patch, but promises the move to Unreal Engine 5 will sort out other "annoying" issues
By Kaan Serin published
News "Annoying engine things" are getting smoothed out
![Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LkadvUzyF4PHAcZr9pdxzC-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D isn't just an Octopath Traveler-style glow-up - the remake reportedly expands the iconic 1988 JRPG's story with famed creator Yuji Horii's oversight
By Kaan Serin published
News Not the Dragon Quest 3 you grew up with
![Fallout 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQvE2Med5HMHmkDZ8xpnw5-320-80.jpg)
Fallout's co-creator was "convinced" the cancelled OG Fallout 3 could've shipped and been "a really good game" in 18 months, but money troubles got in Interplay's way
By Kaan Serin published
News Fallout Van Buren was coming along cleanly
![Cartoon Hideo Kojima holds a gold figure in a screenshot from Meme Mayhem.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnp3hBGQiHJnU6MvLquvra-320-80.jpg)
Make memeified versions of Hideo Kojima and Gabe Newell fight in this bonkers Steam Next Fest roguelike
By Kaan Serin published
News Meme Mayhem is an auto-battling roguelike with some familiar faces
![An Inkling looking shocked as she stares at the Smash Bros. logo in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal trailer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65cGCbs4MMSLmMd3qHZjmZ-320-80.jpg)
Defying Nintendo, just two players remain on the 3DS and Wii U's dead servers after the last Splatoon player's 68-day streak ends
By Kaan Serin published
News So long, squid kids
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing the RPG's companions standing as a united group, the main protagonist at front wielding a sword](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pv8fhUYcpCFYVhwTV6E7sY-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is "almost the total inverse" of Mass Effect's "big action, minor RPG" split, BioWare lead explains
By Kaan Serin published
News Minor action, big RPG?
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCowJCoSrUWana49UePiXi-320-80.jpg)
In a cruel switcheroo, Helldivers 2 sends players to "cleanse" bug babies right after we chose to save Super Earth children
By Kaan Serin published
News The new Major Order is twisted
![Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond diving](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cGLQZ9w52Ae29ZoHnrj7Ai-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 tweaked one of its most popular Stratagems because players weren't using it as Arrowhead intended
By Kaan Serin published
News Democracy restored