Alan Wen is a freelance journalist writing about video games in the form of features, interview, previews, reviews and op-eds. Work has appeared in print including Edge, Official Playstation Magazine, GamesMaster, Games TM, Wireframe, Stuff, and online including Kotaku UK, TechRadar, FANDOM, Rock Paper Shotgun, Digital Spy, The Guardian, and The Telegraph.
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Hands-on with the roguelite-based arcade racer that feels like racing in a Galaxy far, far away.

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Tsareva: Age of Tales' combat is actually based on mo-cap from a real prima ballerina.

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How a dream of becoming a costume designer became Dressmaker, a cosy crafting game.

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This indie game is bringing back everything I loved about PS2 platformers.

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This novel Switch 2 experiment works better than it should.

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Truck-Kun: Supporting Me from Another World is a lot.

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What does a first-principles approach to game art direction look like?

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Senior concept artist Gargi Roy explains how to optimise concept art at Develop: Brighton.

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Revealed at Develop Brighton, how TT Games made Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

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Housemarque's art director explains why beautiful visuals should never get in the way of great gameplay.

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Jordi & Oslo: The Lost Tail is a labour of love from Guillem Ruiz.

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This indie game is reviving Donkey Kong Country's famous graphics trick.

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Solo indie dev Shinnosuke Kumazawa on making a game as a tribute to his dog that his kids can play.

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Velan Studios shoots for the stars when it comes to graphically updating this N64 classic.

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Rain98 director Shoon T on recreating 1998 in a perpetually raining Tokyo.

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Everyone jokes about Star Fox's remakes, but they're missing the real story.

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Noboru Hotta says there's no place for realism in his game, Twin Soul.

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Square Enix's retro pixel tech gets a makeover for its new action-oriented adventure.

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Jacob Jazz's Fear FA 98 is a smorgasbord of retro film, music and game influences.

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Looking back at the first year of Nintendo's sequel hybrid, including the best exclusives.

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The artist discusses his work on Culdcept Begins, the first new game in the series in a decade.

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James Muirhead's Grease Trap '99 is a tasty retro scare.

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Gold Saucer eyes bigger than your stomach.
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