Issy van der Velde

Issy van der Velde

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I'm Issy, a freelancer who you'll now occasionally see over here covering news on GamesRadar. I've always had a passion for playing games, but I learned how to write about them while doing my Film and TV degrees at the Univesity of Warwick and contributing to the student paper, The Boar. After university I worked at TheGamer before heading up the news section at Dot Esports. Now you'll find me freelancing for Rolling Stone, NME, Inverse, and many more places. I love all things horror, narrative-driven, and indie, and I mainly play on my PS5. I'm currently clearing my backlog and loving Dishonored 2.

Latest articles by Issy van der Velde

A scenic medieval European village nestled between snowcapped mountains in Manor Lords.

Manor Lords dev reveals more big changes to one of 2024's greatest city builders: "As some of you have requested, changes to ale and water distribution are finally coming"

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News Hear ye, hear ye

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A trackers alliance agent cocks her head to the side as she tries to entice you to join the organisation

Starfield update fixes its long-bugged answer to Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood quests, so now you can't rob your targets and then get paid extra for killing them

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Now you must hunt with honour

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Steam logo on blue_1080

Steam's new game recording feature is out of beta and fully available, so you can share clips of your best moments just like a Twitch streamer

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News Clip that, clip that, clip that

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Chales Vane lays on the ground, shouting, face splattered with blood

The voice of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's most treacherous pirate wishes "more video game companies would use mocap, because I think the performance stuff in Black Flag is brilliant"

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News His son has some choice words about how the series has progressed since

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Balatro Joker card

You would not believe how low the Balatro creator's expectations were for the roguelike: "My actual production project folder is called 'CardGame' and is still in my 'Learning' directory'"

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News The indie roguelike is a hit, but developer LocalThunk didn't believe it would be

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Avowed screenshot showing a corpse-like figure's face with glowing purple mushroom/spore growths

Your choices in Avowed matter, and Obsidian promises to give players "moment-to-moment opportunities to express and explore where they're leaning"

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News But what choices have been seen so far?

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Avowed screenshot depicting combat with a corrupted plague bear, the protagonist wielding a sword and a magical spellbook

Despite its first-person combat, Avowed doesn't want you to get stabbed in the back: "You have to make sure you're giving players full awareness of the area around them"

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News Don't expect a bar brawl

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