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
Webfishing dev thought 'like 100 people would play it ever', thanks the 24,000+ people who flooded in to play their 'silly project', and hints at future updates
By Harvey Randall published
News "I've got loads of ideas."
Nintendo seems to have set up shop in the condemned home of Switch emulator Ryujinx, claiming its domain name for its own
By Harvey Randall published
News The site of Ryujinx's demise.
Astarion has breached the Vatican—Baldur's Gate 3 has sold 2 copies in Vatican City, says Larian's director of publishing
By Harvey Randall published
News "Wish I could see their mod list. Bet it's absolutely gnarly."
Square Enix apologises for messing up hairstyle competition winner's submission in Final Fantasy 14 'due to limitations such as the polygon count'
By Harvey Randall published
News Curl machine broke.
Final Fantasy 14 is still the load-bearing, reliable breadwinner for Square Enix, even with Dawntrail's bumpy post-launch reception
By Harvey Randall published
News How long does a life preserver stay inflated?
'We are dirt cheap': Arcane's showrunners say the 'most expensive' animated series ever produced isn't that expensive, if you think about it
By Harvey Randall published
News They have a point.
FF14 is finally fixing the fact my carefully-constructed portraits keep reverting to a goddamn driver's licence photo whenever I change my goddamn gear
By Harvey Randall published
News An end to the embarrassment, at long last.
The six best Dragon Age companions ever
By Robin Valentine published
FRIEND GAME A snarky witch, a beardless dwarf, and a talking statue walk into Ferelden...
Feeling the post-Suicide Squad ennui, Warner Bros. announces it won't be 'trying to launch 10, 12, 15, 20 different games' anymore
By Harvey Randall published
News Much more manageable.
The messy queer representation of Dragon Age: Origins was commendable for 2009—and I even miss some of its thorns
By Harvey Randall published
ROSES AND THORNS The Antivan Crows and CIA have more in common than one might think.
Metaphor: ReFantazio's success is further proof that politics are good in videogames, actually—no matter what reactionaries tell you
By Harvey Randall published
WILL POWER Metaphor: ReFantazi-go to the polls.
An unintended rules change in D&D's new Dungeon Master's Guide can cause your heroic adventurer to drop dead after chasing bad guys for 1 minute—and if they survive, they'll be knackered for days
By Harvey Randall published
News Finally, some representation!
The Sims competitor Inzoi is being delayed until next year because 'it is said that among primates, raising a human child to adulthood takes the longest time'
By Harvey Randall published
News Oh, baby?
If you're using any kind of stagger build in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, do this side quest for the Lords of Fortune right away to get a best-in-slot ring
By Harvey Randall published
News Lords of the fortune rings.
How to romance Bellara in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
By Harvey Randall published
JUMP IN A guide to unlocking the ancient elvish mysteries of the heart, and also Bellara Lutare.
'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.
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