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

Former Valve exec recounts the meeting where Half-Life's publisher almost killed the iconic FPS: "Half-Life would quietly die. I was stunned"
By Kaan Serin published
News Half-Life might have just been an underappreciated gem if ex-CMO Monica Harrington hadn't put her foot down

After Square Enix cancelled the first new Front Mission in years, it’s suing the developer behind it for releasing another very similar mech game
By Kaan Serin published
News Square Enix claims Mecharashi uses copyrighted material made during Front Mission 2089's production

Assassin's Creed Shadows' best trailer yet doesn't actually show a second of the game and is instead fuelled entirely by '70s nostalgia
By Kaan Serin published
news A Tokusatsu Tribute through and through

"Even if The Elder Scrolls 6 is great," Skyrim veteran thinks Bethesda developers will face harassment and "death threats" anyway
By Kaan Serin published
News No matter what happens, "the internet is going to treat you like you're clubbing baby seals"

An MCU-like Marvel Gaming Universe was allegedly scrapped since Disney didn't want to deal with its complexities, but it's been revealed by Marvel Rivals' writer
By Kaan Serin published
News Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian apparently led the initiative

Despite new ownership's iffy history, Pokemon GO lead claims intrusive ads and playtime restrictions won't plague the game: "Not now, not ever"
By Kaan Serin published
News Games like Monopoly Go don't inspire much confidence, though

There's never been a better time to play Chrono Trigger than on its 30th anniversary as the all-time JRPG great is just $4 in Steam Spring Sale
By Kaan Serin published
news The classic game's cheapest price yet

Deep Rock Galactic roguelike dev says innovation for innovation's sake is too expensive to survive: "We're a studio of 50 people with bills to pay"
By Kaan Serin published
news "You're always copying, even if you try to sit in your basement and not play other games."

Assassin's Creed Shadows' expert difficulty looks like the best way to play since it does way more than just dial up enemy HP bars
By Kaan Serin published
news Enemies will remember to check rooftops on expert stealth difficulty

Lethal Company creator shouts out another viral co-op hit that already has 28,000 Steam reviews, says it has "the most funny objective for a horror game"
By Kaan Serin published
News R.E.P.O. is currently going viral

Deep Rock Galactic Survivors devs were scared the roguelike spin might not sell, but thankfully they have "one of the most active communities on the planet"
By Kaan Serin published
News DRG's spin on the Vampire Survivors formula had nothing to worry about

"What if we […] make it 100% Japanese?": Silent Hill f producer worried Konami's horror series was "starting to feel too westernized"
By Kaan Serin published
news Silent Hill f is the team's attempt to lean back into its Japanese roots

All 55 of these games are under $5 in Steam Spring Sale 2025, which is just silly for Metroidvanias, RPGs, roguelikes, and more gems this good
By Kaan Serin published
News My backlog is shaking

Mass Effect veteran's new sci-fi RPG Exodus introduces an alien race, and they're so hardcore they put the Krogans to shame
By Kaan Serin published
News

New Nintendo patent implies veteran Splatoon developers are behind that mystery Minecraft-like game playtested last year
By Kaan Serin published
News Nintendo's Playtest Program is getting even more interesting

Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P was unsure about referencing Final Fantasy 9 so heavily because it's a "masterpiece, and everyone has a strong emotional attachment to it"
By Kaan Serin published
News Naoki Yoshida's fine with all the Dawntrail callbacks now, though

"That, to me, is what Silent Hill truly embodies": Silent Hill f's A-list team now includes legendary series composer Akira Yamaoka
By Kaan Serin published
News He's been in the studio for every single mainline Silent Hill

Silent Hill f disclaimer is even making a horror buff like me shudder: "If you feel uncomfortable at any point while playing, please take a break"
By Kaan Serin published
News Konami warns that things are about to get quite grim

Avowed DLC seems likelier than ever as Obsidian Entertainment promises "ongoing support" and a roadmap coming soon
By Kaan Serin published
News The RPG maestros want to "refine and expand Avowed"

The Final Fantasy series has sold a whopping 200 million copies, while the Pixel Remaster reportedly outsells FF16 with 5 million copies
By Kaan Serin published
Across 37 years and countless classics

Blizzard boss says keeping World of Warcraft players happy for 20 years is so hard because the MMO is filled with "different demographics that only have so much time in their day"
By Kaan Serin published
News Striking the right balance for everyone is a "never-ending" struggle

After 3 years and 44,327 overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews, viral hit PowerWash Simulator is finally getting a sequel complete with split-screen co-op
By Kaan Serin published
News The viral first-person soaper evolves its own winning formula

Lady Dimitrescu actor wasn't a gamer before Resident Evil Village, so she "pulled a lot of Shakespeare stuff" into her vampire mommy role
By Kaan Serin published
News Lady D "really truly" changed her life
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