Rob Dwiar

Rob Dwiar

Managing Editor, TechRadar Gaming and Streaming

Rob is the Managing Editor of TechRadar Gaming and Streaming. He joined in 2023 as the Deputy Editor of TechRadar Gaming (TRG), and has multiple years of games media and games writing experience under his belt, with a variety of bylines at games publications, but also in the world of gardens and landscapes.

Prior to joining TRG, Rob was the Commissioning Editor for Hardware at sister site GamesRadar+. and spent more than four years on that team. After this, he had a short but successful stint as Gaming Editor at WePC, but is now firmly in a position at TechRadar Gaming to help drive the brand forward to achieve its goals. Before joining GamesRadar+ in 2018, Rob freelanced for many places and has had work published over the last six years or so at the likes of GamesRadar+, Eurogamer, RPS, PCGN, and more. This writing often took, and still takes, the form of analysis and celebration of video game environments, landscapes, and horticulture - Rob is a qualified landscape and garden designer and an expert on the virtual landscapes and environments of games.

Articles by: Rob Dwiar

Diablo 4 painting pastiche of the old masters in the style of Rembrandt
Diablo 4 game director says ‘it’s about damn time’ it came to Nintendo Switch 2 — and the ‘concessions we had to make are barely noticeable’

By Demi Williams Published

Diablo 4 game director Brent Gibson has said "it's about damn time" the game comes to Nintendo Switch 2 and is quite pleased with its performance.

Alien: Isolation 2
Alien: Isolation 2's Xenomorph has animations initially designed for the first game, but the team 'didn't have the technology at the time' to use them — but now the Alien is even more 'responsive' and 'reactive'

By Demi Williams Published

Alien: Isolation 2 uses Xenomorph legacy animations the studio designed for the first game but didn't have the technology to implement at the time.

Three-way title art consisting of key art from Tom Clancy's The Division 1 and The Division 2
Our Division quiz is perfect for fans of the post-apocalyptic looter-shooter looking for a way to test their knowledge of the series

By Rob Dwiar Published

As more DLC arrives, celebrate The Division 2 and all its sister games with my 30-question Division quiz

Alien: Isolation 2
Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's protagonist is a Yutani employee, which offers 'a new perspective to the franchise' — 'Weyland-Yutani is an English-Japanese speaking company, and the Japanese side doesn't really get explored that much'

By Demi Williams Published

Creative Assembly thinks Alien: Isolation 2 players will fall in love with protagonist Blake, a Yutani employee, as she offers "a new perspective to the franchise."

Diablo 5
Blizzard confirms Diablo 5 won't gloss over Diablo's takeover of Sanctuary — 'It's not going to take place entirely off-screen'

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that Diablo 5 players will get to see how Diablo conquered Sanctuary, despite how the game starts.

Atmospheric screenshots of the sci-fi environments in Alien: Isolation 2
Alien: Isolation 2 artist says Creative Assembly has to 'recontextualize' things from the film that would 'be believable' in the game's outdoor setting, and it makes sense 'through the lens of someone from the 1970s'

By Demi Williams Published

Alien: Isolation 2 is still inspired by the Alien movie, but Creative Assembly had to make sure the game's environment fit its retro-futuristic aesthetic.

Alien: Isolation 2
Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's custom tech enabled a 'realistic' atmosphere Unreal Engine 5 couldn't — 'We felt that a custom solution would give us that perfect frame response that you want in that kind of really, really dark environment'

By Demi Williams Published

Alien: Isolation 2's custom audio and lighting tech has enabled Creative Assembly to create a more authentic atmosphere that Unreal Engine 5 couldn't achieve.

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 handheld being held in the hands of a man, playing Forza Horizon 5
It only took a short time with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 to turn me into a PC gaming handheld convert

By Rob Dwiar Published

After a short while with the Asus ROG Ally X20 at Gamescom, I may now be a PC gaming handheld convert.

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Three images or bits of key art from A Plague Tale: Innocence, Requiem, and Resonance
Celebrate the release of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy with our Plague Tale quiz

By Rob Dwiar Published

Embrace bleakness and sadness with our A Plague Tale quiz, celebrating the trilogy of titles in the series

A three-way image showing art of screenshots from the Remedy Entertainment action game, Control
Take our Control quiz to test your knowledge of one of Remedy's finest before the sequel arrives

By Rob Dwiar Published

Excited for Control Resonant? Take our quiz on the first game from Remedy Entertainment to test your knowledge

A close up of a Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation 2 ready to attack.
Players will need to 'think on their feet' in Alien: Isolation 2's new  exterior environments, while the 'perfect hunter' xenomorph will also learn and 'adapt' how to track you down in the outdoors

By Demi Williams Published

Alien: Isolation 2's exterior setting will increase both tension and danger, and players will need to adapt to the new environment, as the Xenomorph does.

Diablo 4
Diablo 4 game director confirms 'the end is not nigh' despite Diablo 5's announcement and says players shouldn't worry, as 'we're going to be making content for a long time' — 'The train is not stopping'

By Demi Williams Published

Not to worry, Diablo 4 fans! Despite the announcement of Diablo 5, Blizzard swears it will continue supporting the popular action-RPG "for a long time."

Diablo 4
Diablo 4 game director says it's 'liberating' to be done with expansions as Blizzard can continue the narrative through seasons instead — 'We completed the story, but the butterfly effect can take us anywhere'

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4 won't receive any more expansions, as it will continue the game's story through seasons, something the team is glad about.

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Guild Wars 3
ArenaNet studio head says Guild Wars 3 will have 'significantly less' UI elements on the HUD for an MMO — 'We very intentionally designed this because it's also on console and it's a lean-back experience'

By Demi Williams Published

Although it's a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), ArenaNet has confirmed that Guild Wars 3 will have a minimal HUD.

Diablo 5
Diablo 5 senior director says some complex systems were 'deferred' to the endgame, so it could 'deliver the depth and mastery elements' without 'overwhelming our players who are enjoying spending a lot of time in the campaign and exploring the world'

By Demi Williams Published

Diablo 5 senior game director Joe Shely has explained how Blizzard is making a sequel for fans who all love the series for specific reasons.

Guild Wars 3
'Bringing the game to console for the first time' means that ArenaNet 'can reach a much wider group of players' as devs say they want to offer an 'invitation' for everybody to play Guild Wars 3 together by bringing it to PS5 and PC — but not Xbox

By Demi Williams Published

Guild Wars 3 will be the first game in the MMORPG franchise to launch on console, and ArenaNet thinks it will encourage newcomers.

Guild Wars 3
ArenaNet says Guild Wars 3's ancient Orr setting will entice hardcore fans who 'care deeply' about the lore, but it also means 'it's the perfect time for new people to come join the Guild Wars franchise'

By Demi Williams Published

Guild Wars 3 takes place in the ancient land of Orr, which ArenaNet believes will interest both hardcore fans and new players.

Fable
Playground Games says Fable will have a 60fps performance mode on Xbox Series X, but won't confirm PS5 or PC settings yet — 'We want the game to look great wherever you're playing it'

By Demi Williams Published

Playground Games is being a bit cagey about Fable's graphics settings, but has confirmed the Xbox Series X version will offer a 60fps performance mode.

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Diablo 5
Diablo 5 senior game director says the game will tell 'three stories,' including the past, the present desolation of Diablo's takeover, and the future 'terror forming' of Sanctuary

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 5 will tell stories involving the past, present, and future of Diablo's takeover of Sanctuary.

The key art for the 2026 PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct presentation
PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct is back later this month — here's how to watch it

By Rob Dwiar Published

Here's how you can catch this weekend's The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct.

StarCraft
StarCraft creative director says the game and the real-world feel 'very close in terms of themes and characters' — 'When you look at the stories that were told in StarCraft and the characters that you run into, it's remarkably topical'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft general manager and creative director Dan Hay has compared real-world events to the series' stories, calling them "remarkably topical."

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StarCraft
StarCraft general manager says 'tension' was the key to designing a StarCraft game from a first-person perspective — 'Every shot matters. Everything you do matters'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft general manager and creative director Dan Hay has explained the process of designing a new game in first-person, revealing that "tension" was crucial.

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Diablo 5
Diablo 5 senior game director says 'the continued passion' is the reason Diablo 2: Resurrected exists and has allowed Blizzard to look at it for modern inspiration — 'Because it exists today alongside Diablo 4, we can look at it through today's lens'

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard has said that the success of Diablo 2: Resurrected has enabled it to use the game as modern inspiration for Diablo 5.

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A still from the StarCraft teaser trailer showing a recruit looking into the giant power armor
Blizzard says designing a StarCraft open-world shooter presents specific challenges in scale and perspective — 'If you're 10 feet tall and you're wearing something that weighs 1,000 pounds, doors are a challenge'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Changing StarCraft from a real-time strategy to an open-world shooter came with perspective challenges, but also a simple challenge to do with doors.

StarCraft
Blizzard says StarCraft will have the same 'gritty' atmosphere and be inspired by the 'interstellar western' of the original RTS — 'Our real world has asymmetry to it, and so I think leveraging that and putting that into this world was key for us'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft will adopt the same "gritty" atmosphere of the original real-time strategy (RTS) game, according to Blizzard Entertainment.

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