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
A year later, a Bungie fan artist is still waiting on compensation for the accidental use of their work, though they say the studio's 'working to expedite the process as we speak'
By Harvey Randall published
News "I think this is very common in the creative industry."
Helldivers 2's latest update looks like it's gone down smooth, with player counts not seen since June—from a balance patch, no less
By Harvey Randall published
News Sweet liberty.
I've been shown Remnant 2's third (and largest) DLC The Dark Horizon, as well as its free roguelike Boss Rush mode and endgame progression system—and it's Gunfire Games' biggest flex so far
By Harvey Randall published
News "We're going all out, we're not just finishing it."
Dragon's Dogma 2 patch introduces a casual mode, which stops your sick pawns from blowing everyone in a town up, among other things
By Harvey Randall published
News Personally, I think hidden time bombs are part of the pawn system's charm.
Helldivers 2's buff-happy patch is here, and I'm already feeling the flames of liberty burn bright once again
By Harvey Randall published
News No more bullet sponges.
'PCs are difficult to set up', argues PlayStation co-CEO as he sticks up for his precious console's honour
By Harvey Randall published
News Well, maybe you're difficult to set up, buddy!
Valve developer has to keep reminding players that Deadlock's anti-cheat system is coming and 'very high priority', since it's leaning mostly on player reports right now
By Harvey Randall published
News Taking aim at aimbots.
Voice actor Peter Renaday, who played Duncan in Dragon Age: Origins, has died age 89
By Harvey Randall published
News The actor was also known for playing Master Splinter in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series.
Oops: WoW's hotfix to sort out Delve scaling has random mooks dealing upwards of 12,582,896 damage, with some players 'smoked out of nowhere'
By Harvey Randall published
News Now that's a powerful bug.
Deadlock matchmaking is now open 24/7—plus there's a new, snazzier minimap and a low priority queue for bad behaviour
By Harvey Randall published
News Let's go, minimap enthusiasts.
Hasbro CEO says all his mates are using AI for their D&D games, which is apparently 'a clear signal that we need to be embracing it'
By Harvey Randall published
News "We will deploy [AI] significantly and liberally internally."
Microsoft gaming's post-acquisition bloodletting continues as 650 more staff are set to be laid off for 'sustainable future growth'
By Harvey Randall published
News This has to stop at some point, right? Right?
This custom Final Fantasy 14 controller uses real paint on a canvas to control the Pictomancer, you know, for the immersion
By Harvey Randall published
News You call it a grey parse, I call it a happy little accident.
Netflix's Magic: The Gathering animated series is, according to one of its voice actors, 'not happening', before adding 'that's kind of old news'
By Harvey Randall published
News Well, it's news to me.
Helldivers 2 devs casually reveal they're quadrupling the Railgun's durable damage, while CCO Pilestedt says kit like the Recoilless Rifle will become a 'delete key', and oh, do I like the sound of that
By Harvey Randall published
News Stop! I can only get so democratic!
World of Warcraft: The War Within's Season 1 is live—with Mythic dungeons, raids, and the new endgame activity Delves released in full
By Harvey Randall published
News Time to hit that sweet, sweet loot treadmill.
How to save Shadowheart and the Nightsong in Baldur's Gate 3
By Harvey Randall last updated
SHAR-DCORE This choice near the end of Act 2 has huge consequences.
Helldivers 2 heralds the flamethrower's return to its former glory, and will be releasing previews of its buff-filled September update every day until it drops
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News "A buff a day keeps the bugs away."
One of FF14's most prolific raid guide creators is a science teacher, whose first 'Hector lectures' were made with an app from his time 'teaching online during the pandemic'
By Harvey Randall published
News Hector strats (dynamo) (mitochondria).
Days Gone director blows a gasket as its protagonist is 'reduced to a cartoon shill' to promote 'small game' Astro Bot—Sony's all-star romp featuring Kratos, Aloy, and Nathan Drake
By Harvey Randall published
News "I don't know Astro Bot and wish them well, but not at the expense of #Daysgone."
Disco Elysium's Harry Du Bois is brat
By Harvey Randall published
News Brat girl summer has evolved into Harry Du Bois autumn: Its final form and progenitor both.
A book with names from a 340,000-player TF2 petition has been hardbound and sent to Valve, as part of the #SaveTF2 campaign
By Harvey Randall published
News Mann versus Machine.
Former World of Warcraft designer calls streamlined MMO levelling a mistake: 'Getting to level cap should be an accomplishment, not a blip'
By Harvey Randall published
News Back in my day we ate our Barrens chat and we liked it.
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