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Alessandro Fillari

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Alessandro Fillari is a writer/editor who has covered the games, tech, and entertainment industries for more than 12 years. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The player character in Monster Hunter Wilds leaps in the air to stab a worm-looking monster.
Design
Monster Hunter Wilds' open world leap is thanks to growing global popularityMonster Hunter Wilds' open world leap is thanks to growing global popularity
byAlessandro Fillari
Jun 21, 2024
8 Min Read
Assassin's Creed Shadow protagonists Yasuke and Naoe strike a pose.
Design
The dual protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows enabled the series' jump to feudal JapanThe dual protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows enabled the series' jump to feudal Japan
byAlessandro Fillari
Jun 14, 2024
6 Min Read

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Three fantasy characters pose before the camera.
Design
Dragon Age: The Veilguard sees BioWare refocus on companions
Dragon Age: The Veilguard sees BioWare refocus on companions
Jun 11, 2024
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Key art for The Rogue: Prince of Persia, featuring a styilized version of the titular Prince.
PC
Ubisoft wall-runs onto the roguelike bandwagon with The Rogue: Prince of Persia
Ubisoft wall-runs onto the roguelike bandwagon with The Rogue: Prince of Persia
Apr 10, 2024
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
a slide showing a number of black folks' hairstyles as Isaac Olander speaks at the GDC podium
Design
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains
Mar 28, 2024
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Design
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed
Mar 28, 2024
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Speaker Glaire Anderson at the GDC podium
Design
Assassin's Creed Mirage's consulting historian explains why authenticity is so crucial for games
Assassin's Creed Mirage's consulting historian explains why authenticity is so crucial for games
Mar 22, 2024
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Senior programming director Doug Sheehan at GDC podium
Programming
How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy
How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy
Mar 21, 2024
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4 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A huge armor-clad skeleton clad from Baldur's Gate 3.
Art
Building Baldur's Gate 3's memorable characters was all about forming trust in performance capture
Building Baldur's Gate 3's memorable characters was all about forming trust in performance capture
Mar 20, 2024
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A player character fights monsters in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Design
The 'Pawns' of Dragon's Dogma 2 are the tip of an emergent iceberg
The 'Pawns' of Dragon's Dogma 2 are the tip of an emergent iceberg
Mar 5, 2024
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Yuffie from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Design
How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reinvents the original's big open world moment
How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reinvents the original's big open world moment
Feb 7, 2024
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8 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A player character from Embark Studios smiles at the camera. She is holding a gun.
Audio
Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals
Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals
Dec 11, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Design
The devs behind Relic Hunters Legend want to showcase the best of Brazilian game dev
The devs behind Relic Hunters Legend want to showcase the best of Brazilian game dev
Nov 15, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Design
Why Remedy Entertainment went all in on Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
Why Remedy Entertainment went all in on Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
Nov 13, 2023
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8 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot of RoboCop from RoboCop: Rogue City
Design
Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead
Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead
Nov 8, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Navi characters and human characters in HQ
Design
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs on crafting their own corner of James Cameron's sci-fi universe
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs on crafting their own corner of James Cameron's sci-fi universe
Oct 30, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A promo image of Dagath, the newest character in Warframe.
Art
How "embracing the weird" makes Warframe's art style so unique
How "embracing the weird" makes Warframe's art style so unique
Oct 18, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Frostpunk 2 screen showing a city in the frozen depths
Design
Frostpunk 2 leans into "the human experience" of a city-builder
Frostpunk 2 leans into "the human experience" of a city-builder
Oct 2, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from Alan Wake 2. The video game version of Alan Wake looks at his live-action counterpart.
Design
Why Remedy revived Alan Wake by reviving Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
Why Remedy revived Alan Wake by reviving Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
Sep 27, 2023
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9 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A veiled vampire from Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2.
Design
Behind The Chinese Room's new take on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Behind The Chinese Room's new take on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Sep 7, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Baldur's Gate III character contends with a mysterious device
Production
Larian Studio CEO Swen Vincke pushes back on Baldur's Gate III being "standard" for games
Larian Studio CEO Swen Vincke pushes back on Baldur's Gate III being "standard" for games
Sep 6, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Blasphemous II character fighting a giant skull enemy
Design
Making big, genre-specific swings in Blasphemous II
Making big, genre-specific swings in Blasphemous II
Aug 31, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. The four player characters speak with a woman in the slums.
Design
Large scope "necessary" for CRPGs, says Rogue Trader creative director
Large scope "necessary" for CRPGs, says Rogue Trader creative director
Aug 24, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Design
Lords of the Fallen devs want to "improve the death cycle" of soulslike games
Lords of the Fallen devs want to "improve the death cycle" of soulslike games
Aug 10, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A giant mech fights a larger, crab-shaped mech.
Design
Armored Core 6 and the art of rebuilding the mech-driven series
Armored Core 6 and the art of rebuilding the mech-driven series
Jul 25, 2023
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8 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. A Na'vi rides a horse-like creature over a grassy sci-fi plain.
Design
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora explores the unseen lands of James Cameron's sci-fi saga
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora explores the unseen lands of James Cameron's sci-fi saga
Jul 10, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Key art for Star Wars Outlaws. Protagonist Kay Vess and her droid companion walk toward the camera.
Design
Star Wars Outlaws finally makes good on a "scum & villainy" fantasy
Star Wars Outlaws finally makes good on a "scum & villainy" fantasy
Jul 7, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Key art for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
Design
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives the series' side-scrolling past
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives the series' side-scrolling past
Jul 5, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A promotional image for Alan Wake II.
Design
Why Alan Wake 2 conjured two protagonists for the survival horror sequel
Why Alan Wake 2 conjured two protagonists for the survival horror sequel
Jun 20, 2023
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8 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Assassin's Creed Mirage hero Basim strikes down an enemy.
Design
Assassin's Creed: Mirage returns to its roots with a visit to Baghdad
Assassin's Creed: Mirage returns to its roots with a visit to Baghdad
Jun 16, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. The player character rides a motorcycle and shoots at a giant robot.
Design
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty aims to "fulfill the potential" of the original game
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty aims to "fulfill the potential" of the original game
Jun 14, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from The Expanse: A Telltale Series showing protagonist Camina Drummer.
Design
How The Expanse: A Telltale Series evolves the Telltale formula
How The Expanse: A Telltale Series evolves the Telltale formula
Jun 1, 2023
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7 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
The protagonist of Immortals of Aveum raises a blue magical shield against a helmeted foe.
Design
How Immortals of Aveum brings literal magic to the first-person shooter genre
How Immortals of Aveum brings literal magic to the first-person shooter genre
Apr 13, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
A screenshot from Minecraft Legends depicts a dusky landscape.
Design
Minecraft Legends brings an adventure narrative and Pikmin-style strategy gameplay to its sprawling worlds
Minecraft Legends brings an adventure narrative and Pikmin-style strategy gameplay to its sprawling worlds
Apr 6, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor protagonist Cal Kestis wields a blue lightsaber against an orange sky.
Design
How Respawn went bigger and bolder with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
How Respawn went bigger and bolder with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Apr 3, 2023
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8 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari

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Business
Re-Logic's Terraria has sold 58.7 million copies in 13 yearsRe-Logic's Terraria has sold 58.7 million copies in 13 years
byJustin Carter
Jul 12, 2024
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