Harvey Randall
Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. He'll sink his teeth into anything that looks interesting, though he has a soft spot for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, deckbuilders, MMOs, and weird indie titles. He also plays a shelf load of TTRPGs in his offline time. Don't ask him what his favourite system is, he has too many.
Latest articles by Harvey Randall
'They have left us no choice': New York Times' tech staff asks players to boycott Wordle and Connections in solidarity
By Harvey Randall published
News Some strongly worded letters.
Final Fantasy 14 composer Soken admits he doesn't like musicals, but reassures fans he wasn't 'forced to make' Dawntrail's controversial Smile theme 'against my will'
By Harvey Randall published
News Blink twice if you need help.
After 17 years, 'the most mysterious song on the internet', used in esoteric and rad Doom mod MyHouse.wad, has been found
By Harvey Randall published
News Check it in, check it out, but the sun will never shine.
It looks like Ubisoft's finally had it with the Assassin's Creed Shadows outrage mill: 'When we self-censor in the face of threats, we hand over our power'
By Harvey Randall published
News "The current climate is tough on our creative teams. They face lies, half truths and personal attacks online."
'I look tired'—FF14 director Yoshi-P apologises to Monster Hunter Wilds for his 'unseemly presence' after fans recreate him, and I feel like he's being a little harsh on himself
By Harvey Randall published
News If I had to deal with Bakool Ja Ja thirst, I'd look sleepy, too.
PSA: Don't miss this Dragon Age: The Veilguard side quest, since it gives a ton of vital context for the main story
By Harvey Randall published
News Howling like the wolf (statues).
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's story does get better, but its clunky script makes such a bad first impression—and those problems never quite go away
By Harvey Randall published
ELVEN GODS A bad handshake.
Final Fantasy 14's patch 7.1 trailer teases much-needed character development for its bad dad antagonist Zoraal Ja—but a sluggish release schedule for everything else
By Harvey Randall published
News Better late than never.
6 times we got seriously creeped out by games that aren't even horror games
By Tyler Wilde published
👻 Some of gaming's scariest moments came when we weren't expecting to be scared.
7 tips for Dragon Age: The Veilguard that you might accidentally miss
By Lauren Morton published
Quick tips Don't overlook these less obvious features in The Veilguard.
Monster Hunter Wilds' arachnophobia filter turns mosquitos into, okay, brace yourself—raunchy humping slimes that over 100,000 people think are jumping their bones
By Harvey Randall published
News Your scientists were so preoccupied with hearing them out, they didn't stop to think if they should.
Ubisoft's got yet another NFT project, and man do I feel bad for the artists whose great work is being wasted on this garbage
By Harvey Randall published
News It's a PvP game, obviously.
Here's exactly how the transgender and non-binary options in Dragon Age: The Veilguard work
By Harvey Randall published
News Mirror, mirror, on the table: Give me gender, if you're able.
FF14 director Yoshi-P says transphobic abuse sent to Wuk Lamat's English VA 'breaks my heart', pleads for players to 'refrain from personal attacks'
By Harvey Randall published
News "It doesn't do anything except make the staff lose motivation."
Gearbox will fly fan with terminal illness to see Borderlands 4 early—says he's been 'floored' by the kindness, donations, and the gamers who helped him get in touch
By Harvey Randall published
News "When I received an email from Randy I couldn’t believe it."
Don't be afraid of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's hard 'Underdog' difficulty—if you're hoovering up all the sidequests and collectibles, it's pretty much perfect
By Harvey Randall published
News Not so Veil-hard.
WoW massively buffs rewards for its anniversary event a week after its release—which would be the fourth time in a year it's had to do similar
By Harvey Randall published
News Here we go again, again.
One of Baldur's Gate 3's cut NPCs is an Oscar-winning liar who probably would've rinsed my bleeding heart out of 50 gold, if I'm being honest
By Harvey Randall published
News Next you'll tell me putting worms in my brain is bad, actually.
Randy Pitchford appears to hint at 'seamless' loading in Borderlands 4, is asked to elaborate, says 'I will absolutely elaborate', doesn't elaborate, leaves
By Harvey Randall published
News Hi Randy! Oh, bye Randy.
The Mighty Nein animated series is 'definitely more than halfway done', says Critical Role CEO—which'll make not one, but two famous D&D campaigns turned into TV
By Harvey Randall published
News A mighty yes—or ja, as they say in the Dwendalian Empire.
Critical Role's blockbuster animated series The Legend of Vox Machina announces Season 4—which means the return of D&D's biggest bad to streaming TV
By Harvey Randall published
News On a roll.
Final Fantasy 14's next big challenge: Making players feel like they're getting their monthly sub's worth—not just funding Square's flops while WoW stacks value
By Harvey Randall published
NEW MOUNTAINS I want to believe.
WoW stays true to form by dropping a $90 dinosaur mount during a controversial balance patch—and of course players are buying enough of them to gather in herds
By Harvey Randall published
News "This is what we've chosen."
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