Articles by Rob Dwiar, Managing Editor, TechRadar Gaming and Streaming

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Upgrade your gaming audio ahead of GTA 6 with one of the few audiophile headsets I ever recommend for gamers

By Rob Dwiar Published 22 June 26

The rise of the audiophile gaming headset has been great for those who value audio — but these are the only 3 I always recommend.

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Even after a short time with it, I already know Alien: Isolation 2 will be an incredible horror game — but I really want to see the Xenomorph do one very specific thing this time around

By Rob Dwiar Published 19 June 26

Alien: Isolation 2 is going to up the ante on tension, threat, and stress in whole new ways with its vastly different setting from its predecessor.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 game director says the game will have 'massive amounts of customization' — 'There's almost an infinite amount of ways to coordinate with your buds on how you want to kit up as a group'

By Demi Williams Published 19 June 26

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will feature "massive amounts of customization" across all available classes, including the brand-new endgame Specialist class.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 director says the team 'worked very close' with 20th Century Studios 'to make sure that we were hitting the lore correctly'

By Demi Williams Published 19 June 26

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 creators Cold Iron Studios worked closely with 20th Century Studios to ensure the game respected the Alien franchise lore.

We spoke to three Xbox Game Studio teams about exclusivity, and got two very different answers

By Demi Williams, Rob Dwiar Published 19 June 26

The Coalition believes making Gears of War: E-Day an Xbox exclusive was the best decision, but not all Xbox Game Studios teams are aligned on the approach to console exclusivity.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 director says making the game four-player is a 'challenge' because there's now 'four times the amount of things that you need to put on screen' — But it 'works better in a PVE game'

By Demi Williams Published 19 June 26

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 game director Chris Cross has explained why the team at Cold Iron Studios decided to make the sequel four-player co-op.

007 First Light's Q says teaching Bond to tie a bow tie was a 'very little special relationship moment' for the characters

By Demi Williams Published 18 June 26

The actors behind 007 First Light's supporting cast have revealed their most memorable moments between their characters and James Bond.

Agent Greenway played by Lennie James in 007 First Light.

The voice of 007 First Light's Greenway thinks players should watch On Her Majesty's Secret Service after finishing the game — 'Until Daniel Craig, it was a unique telling of a Bond adventure'

By Demi Williams Published 18 June 26

The cast of 007 First Light has shared their personal picks for which Bond movies players should watch before or after finishing the game.

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I fought a possessed bus in Control Resonant’s 'paranaturally warped' Manhattan, and embraced Dylan's brutal and lightning-fast combat — and I can’t wait to eviscerate more funky foes in weird streets

By Rob Dwiar Published 16 June 26

Control Resonant’s melee combat might be a first for Remedy, but it’s absolutely fantastic, and I can’t wait to unleash Dylan fully in a weird and spooky Manhattan

'Survivor is absolutely Lara's past, but she is not beholden to that now' — Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis director says Lara Croft is in 'her prime' in the reimagined entry and the Survivor trilogy 'helped shape who she is'

By Demi Williams Published 16 June 26

Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is connected to its Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy in terms of both gameplay and narrative.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director says 'reimagining' the 1996 game allows Crystal Dynamics to retain 'iconic' moments while still offering 'creative leeway'

By Demi Williams Published 16 June 26

Crystal Dynamics has explained why it is treating Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis as more of a "reimagining" than a remake or remaster of the classic 1996 game.

'How is that even a question?' — 007 First Light actors reveal whether the game's Bond could do the job on film

By Rob Dwiar Published 15 June 26

Patrick Gibson's co-stars from 007 First Light reveal what they think about the actor portraying Bond on the big screen.

A close up of a Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation 2 ready to attack.

Creative Assembly had ideas about an Alien: Isolation sequel before it finished developing the first game — 'Take what we love, what people love, and evolve with it'

By Demi Williams Published 14 June 26

Alien: Isolation 2 creative director has revealed that he and Creative Assembly had ideas about making a sequel before finishing the first game.

Creative Assembly is developing its own custom technology for Alien: Isolation 2 'to really fine tune the experience and create exactly the best Alien experience'

By Demi Williams Published 13 June 26

Creative Assembly has confirmed that Alien: Isolation 2 will be built with Unreal Engine 5, but the team is also developing custom technology.

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Spyro the dragon flying in Spyro: A Realm Beyond.

Spyro: A Realm Beyond studio CEO says there was no 'pushback' to becoming independent from Activision Blizzard, but the process and planning the game at the same time was 'complex' — 'I think that was the biggest challenge'

By Demi Williams Published 12 June 26

Toys for Bob has said there was no "pushback" from Activision Blizzard when it chose to become independent, but the process was "complex."

'For Spyro: A Realm Beyond, we are very much focused on making it an accessible adventure' — Toys for Bob wants the next Spyro game to be an 'approachable entry' in the series

By Demi Williams Published 12 June 26

Toys for Bob wants Spyro: A Realm Beyond to be an "approachable" new entry in the series, for both long-time fans and new players.

Alien: Isolation 2 creative director confirms the sequel will draw inspiration from the original movie — 'Authenticity is the lens we do everything through'

By Demi Williams Published 12 June 26

Creative Assembly has confirmed that Alien: Isolation 2 will take place months after the first game and is once again inspired by the first Alien movie.

Dylan walking through a warped Manhattan in Control Resonant.

'We want the player to kind of get lost in the world and 'force' them to have fun' — Control Resonant lead level designer teases new 'dungeons' and encourages players to explore the open world and engage in side content

By Demi Williams Published 12 June 26

Remedy Entertainment wants players to discover and engage in side content in Control Resonant's open environment alongside the main story.

Toys for Bob dev says the team tried to capture 'the feeling that we fell in love with' when developing Spyro: A Realm Beyond instead of worrying about features first

By Demi Williams Published 11 June 26

Toys for Bob focused on recapturing how the team felt about the Spyro series when making A Realm Beyond, rather than worrying about which features to include.

Fable will feature over 150,000 lines of dialogue, Playground Games confirms — 'We've had multiple studios set up running in parallel for over 1000 hours just this year alone, just recording VO'

By Demi Williams Published 11 June 26

Playground Games has said that more than 150,000 lines of dialogue have been recorded for Fable.

Everything announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 — from Final Fantasy 7 Revelation to Resident Evil Code Veronica remake and new Stellar Blade game

By Dashiell Wood Last updated 5 June 26

Our live coverage of Summer Game Fest 2026 as it happened.

It was always the plan to make a Dylan-focused game, says Control Resonant art director, but creating a 'high level' world came first — 'We create the world, and then there are opportunities to have these different lenses into it, or different stories'

By Demi Williams Published 5 June 26

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that it was always the plan to make a Control game starring Dylan.

Dylan fighting several supernatural creatures in Control Resonant.

Remedy says Control Resonant's shapeshifting weapon was conceptualized for the first game when it considered enabling Jesse's gun to turn into a sword — 'We really needed to make sure that this is something that works and is fun on a very visceral level'

By Demi Williams Published 5 June 26

Remedy has said the team "needed to double down" on Dylan's melee-oriented combat in Control Resonant to make it "fun to play on a very visceral level."