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
Dragon's Dogma 2 players in shambles as they discover Capcom might be pity-renting their unwanted, scraggly pawns
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News "So you're telling me there's a chance no one is hiring my precious Gorlock?"
Helldivers 2's next major order is to 'completely destroy the Automaton Legion'—and if the first game's any indication, the galaxy could really be robot free for a while
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News Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto: FOMO.
Palworld's new update adds two tiers of goth girl boss, more loot, quality-of-life bumps, and the ability to slam-dunk your pals out of their lunch break
By Harvey Randall published
News Kobe!
Battahl in Dragon's Dogma 2 is an utter nightmare, but it's taught me that sometimes, giving up is also the best way to keep going
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SURRENDER Also, how much money do you think Battahl spends per annum maintaining those ski lifts?
The Elder Scrolls Online devs hired a modder from one of its most popular addons to fine-tune its housing tools: 'it was really cool to get James on the team'
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News The modder to developer pipeline is still going strong.
Helldivers 2 player drops 16 consecutive 500kg payloads on the game's new gunship factory for science—discovers hellbombs are their only reliable kryptonite
By Harvey Randall published
News Built different.
The Elder Scrolls Online's ingenious housebuilders are creating impossible Frankenstein wonders out of game assets and duct tape, and they took me on a tour
By Harvey Randall published
SWEET HOME(S) Location, location, location.
Helldivers 2 honours the lives lost at Malevelon Creek with an official decree from the Super Earth president, plus a cool free cape
By Harvey Randall published
News Honouring the spilled blood of those who spilled oil.
Nightmare Kart, the now-legally-distinct, not-Bloodborne fan game has a release date—after a letter from Sony delayed the whole thing
By Harvey Randall published
News Tonight, Bunlith joins the cup…
Helldivers 2 devs are aware of misaligned scopes on guns like the anti-materiel rifle, but 'it's a time consuming and an iterative process' to fix the problem
By Harvey Randall published
News I got those sniper ADS blues.
Final Fantasy 16 isn't on PC yet, but you can get the full Clive experience in FF14 right now by wearing his clothes and riding his dog, via the new crossover event
By Harvey Randall published
News Yes, you can pet the dog.
'We're not using generative AI within WoW' says franchise director John Hight, though the team's been using machine learning to cut out busywork
By Harvey Randall published
News Digital machine learning tailors.
Helldivers 2's new balance update softens those annoying civilian defences and stratagem cooldown modifiers, buffs heavy armour, and increases the level cap to 150
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News Liberty's got a new coat of paint.
Helldivers 2 fan Discord comes under fire for plugging a boosting site, alleged owner pokes their head up to say 'no one used the code, but we still got paid' and it's not gone down well
By Harvey Randall published
News Sweet liberty, what is happening in there?
3 days after Helldivers 2 dev's CEO denied the existence of heavy machine guns, they now exist: Introducing the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun
By Harvey Randall published
News Use more gun.
'Farewell, battle brother': Helldivers 2 players honour a late soldier with thousands of salutes, Arrowhead Games' CEO says he'll work with the dev team on a fitting tribute
By Harvey Randall published
News "I will speak to the team on how to remember one of the fallen."
After a bumpy entry, Capcom asks players for feedback on Dragon's Dogma 2 (and if they'd like some proper DLC) via an online survey
By Harvey Randall published
News Dragon's Dogma, Chimera's Critique.
Beware gifts of counterfeit 'ferristones' in Dragon's Dogma 2—nothing bad'll happen if you use one, you'll just look stupid in front of all your gossipy pawns
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News I can just imagine it now: 'I once had a master who thought a pebble was magic.'
Lae'zel's voice actor says that 'Baldur's Gate 3 is definitely as good—if not miles better—than any film or TV show I've done'
By Harvey Randall published
News "[Game] storytelling can be just as immersive and brilliant and entertaining as any TV show".
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail is having server queue issues months before it's even out, as Square Enix's online store crashes under the weight of pre-orders
By Harvey Randall published
News So, who broke it?
Larian Studios' Swen Vincke does see potential uses for AI, but: 'We're hiring writers, not having ChatGPT write their dialogues'
By Harvey Randall published
News Need more work done? Hire more people.
The latest Helldivers 2 order finally gives us a break from squashing bugs and turns us west to stop the Automatons enacting 'the reclamation' and... oh, oh no
By Harvey Randall published
News "Cy-ber-stan. Can't keep 'er down."
Dragon's Dogma 2 players have found a way to cooperatively print money with pawns—it's just impossible to explain without making it sound like a pyramid scheme
By Harvey Randall published
News Be your own boss.