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
![The adventurers of Vox Machina line up heroically, posed in front of a bright, glowing background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R5FYP24XhT8u8JxTrSfwPd-320-80.png)
The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role's first D&D campaign-turned animated series, quietly reveals a third season is coming later this year
By Harvey Randall published
News Imagine: Dragons. Specifically, three of them.
![An image displaying an anime girl, and the mecha she has been turned into.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8JPUX7yykivCsZzZARona-320-80.png)
Underfunded enthusiast too poor for mecha kits turns to smutty 'perfect waifu' game, remodels an innocent girl into 'a magnificent Destroy Gundam'
By Harvey Randall published
News "If I can’t afford to buy model kits, why not just make them."
![Cyberpunk 2077 character Johnny Silverhand with arms crossed looks away from the camera and smiles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDWMw8zjPZx59YVgKWqkrf-320-80.jpg)
'Thank you so much for the second chance chooms': Cyberpunk 2077's developers enjoy a well-earned bask as the game finally hits Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam
By Harvey Randall published
News "Started at the bottom, now we are here."
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President of Xbox asked about the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, spends close to a minute saying almost nothing
By Harvey Randall published
News Something something, long-term commitment.
![The prince from The Rogue Prince of Persia looks shocked.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEYfN52545XnqTPf8abCah-320-80.png)
'Everyone and their mum' is playing Hades 2, which is exactly why The Rogue Prince of Persia is delayed
By Harvey Randall published
News Honestly, fair play.
![Fallout New Vegas key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fP75cCtygDCDrRLShjomNA-320-80.jpg)
You can buy Prey, Fallout: New Vegas, and Fallout 3 at just under $2 a pop right now—that's 3 games for less than I'll be spending on lunch today
By Harvey Randall published
News The trinity bundle has a lot of other good titles, too.
![A horde of automaton bots from Helldivers 2 marchers mercilessly on.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iaLFrP2tpP7y6N5uFvLEMh-320-80.png)
Solo players, it's not just you: 1-player missions in Helldivers 2 currently have 4-player patrol spawn times
By Harvey Randall published
News 2:45.
![Phil Spencer giving a talk on stage, wearing a t-shirt with an 'X' on it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dpz8ECHqvNrsbqEd6vFaoN-320-80.png)
It's not over—reports warn of more cuts on the horizon at Microsoft, citing a company structure spread too thin
By Harvey Randall published
News Brace. Brace.
![Two robots from Hi-Fi Rush converse with each other, with one looking rather perplexed.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/edkMEocpFqFqFFWyMz6UKZ-320-80.png)
'We need smaller games,' says Xbox's Matt Booty, right after Microsoft shut down the studio that made Hi-Fi Rush—and was reportedly about to pitch a sequel
By Harvey Randall published
News The mixed messages go up to 11.
![helldivers 2 malevelon creek](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GUHJ7ofrYgBkW7kcm3xFQU-320-80.jpg)
Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers 2 was going to have helmets with bespoke HUD elements like enemy outlines—but they were cut due to 'well, having to ship the game'
By Harvey Randall published
News Helm's weep.
![A very tired-looking Hollow Knight stares bleakly out into the world.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u595onaCuEN9zYjbgB6SHa-320-80.png)
Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are so tired, an April Fools'-worthy release window for December, 9998 sat mostly unquestioned for a month
By Harvey Randall published
News I went to the year 9998, not much has changed but Silksong's underwater.
![An image showing Yoda in a backpack superimposed onto a "no default dancing" sign in Fortnite.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zeHpddejmr4ZMVBTZ9h9Mo-320-80.png)
Fortnite bans Yoda for turning into green spaghetti, crashing your game
By Harvey Randall published
News Lego Yoda death sound.mp3
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Hades 2 has a mean surprise tucked away in one of its boss battles—a sucker punch that shows Supergiant isn't afraid to go all Psycho Mantis on you
By Harvey Randall published
News Hold it in for Hades.
![Hecate, a masked witch from Hades 2, stands with her arm outstretched as if prepared to weave a hex of darkest night.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/etb5ZDfuELg7WPByHupZe7-320-80.png)
Hades 2's forget-me-not mechanic is so good that I think any game with a billion resources should be taking notes
By Harvey Randall published
DON'T FORGET Who needs a binder when you've got magic.
![Redfall key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RJPjrUzdmUNad3SmNsueij-320-80.jpg)
Redfall's devs were reportedly building out its massively delayed Hero Pass content 'very recently'—before Microsoft closed Arkane Austin for good
By Harvey Randall published
News Don't (in fact, can't) call it a comeback.
![Hi-Fi Rush screenshot of Chai and 808](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KQUUi4jWXysHAgqNoXYXCe-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft announces 4 studio closures—including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, creators of Prey and Hi-Fi Rush respectively
By Harvey Randall published
News "Great teams are sunsetting before our eyes again, and it's a f*cking gut stab."
![A peaceful and pastoral field with several sheep gathered, as featured in Manor Lords.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EVNrQUUrX4hc3F48YkLVmT-320-80.png)
Despite not having mod support, Manor Lords player adds Shrek to the delight of its developer: 'You can't deny the potential'
By Harvey Randall published
News It's all ogre now, milord.
![The Super Earth Spokesperson wears a merry smile as positive reviews spike on Helldivers 2 on Steam in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nGngtRMMS6YWaeyNHvqSkR-320-80.png)
'Operation Clean-up' begins for Helldivers 2 players as Sony's PSN plans lie in rubble, with over 70,000 (and counting) positive reviews landing on Steam
By Harvey Randall published
News Major re-order.
![A Steam chart showing a recent spike in negative reviews due to Sony's insistence on players linking a PSN account.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UgVtVVVh3aCbm3uK9LW3nE-320-80.png)
Sweet liberty, are Helldivers 2 players not happy about having to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation hive mind
By Harvey Randall published
News 10,000 negative reviews and counting.
![An image of Ryu from Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, except modded with fancy shaders - holding up his fist with a determined expression, his teeth bared.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCrGJE5Znk7rU7gpSrFAXE-320-80.png)
'This is looking so good I can't NOT pay you': Fighting game YouTuber commissions modding 'god' to overhaul Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite's artstyle
By Harvey Randall published
News "Ryn is a god."
![Fallout New Vegas key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fP75cCtygDCDrRLShjomNA-320-80.jpg)
Fallout: New Vegas director reveals that game balance is 'mostly vibes based', says he only used a weapons spreadsheet 'for maybe a couple of months'
By Harvey Randall published
Imperfectly balanced, as all things should be.
![helldivers 2 democratic detonation](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wC5EfkMLDt7VywUmBELvzj-320-80.jpg)
Alright, fun's over—Helldivers 2 wants you to link your Steam account with a PlayStation Network one, with Sony reminding players it was a 'grace period'
By Harvey Randall published
News I'm sure this'll go down smooth.
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qicXUmQ65x2g2XEYUb3f97-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 initially had an entire mechanic where you'd go to the fugue plane if you died, but it was scrapped
By Harvey Randall published
News "We had this entire thing built out for it."
![Gale the wizard grins](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wuLX9Dr3mxSN73QuuzBqkd-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 dev spills the secret sauce: Players love finding a place, then 'ending up 2 hours and 3 puzzles later in a sacrificial chamber of a cult that murders giraffes'
By Harvey Randall published
News I wouldn't say I love giraffe murder, but I'm picking up what Farhang Namdar is putting down.