Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 just got even better to me after watching this video showing NPCs scavenging and a dev explaining "nobles might ignore cheap items, but beggars will pick them up"
News Now that's what I call immersive
In a world of live-service chasing, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 proves people still love single-player games as it sells 2 million units in under 2 weeks
News Let this be a lesson to all publishers
GTA 5 is "the standard-bearer for the industry over three generations," but GTA 6 publisher's CEO isn't taking that for granted: "We don't claim success until it occurs"
News GTA 5 has sold over 210 million copies
GTA 3 originally gave players a wanted level for running a red light, but "This was not popular with the team," so a developer "quickly removed it"
News You can never escape city planning
6 years after Rare's survival game was announced, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the long wait is because "we've been able to give those teams time in what they're doing"
News Finally, an update
After a hard launch, Hyper Light Breaker dev says negative reviews were key because "you can’t pay for QA of that caliber! That all comes from true giving a damn"
News Constructive criticism pays off - key word, constructive
"Rockstar is controlled by no one, including their publisher": Ex-Blizzard boss says Borderlands 4 "doesn't matter" in response to fans trying to narrow the GTA 6 release window down
News Who would dare to tell the makers of Red Dead Redemption and Bully what to do?
The first Elden Ring Nightreign network test "has ended" after a few disastrous hours, and "an additional network test is being considered" to make up for it
News It did not pass the test
Dark Souls and Elden Ring owner says Shadow of the Erdtree boosted revenue, and plans to expand its gaming division thanks to investment from Sony
News FromSoftware is a money-printing machine
After appearing in everything from Fallout to Final Fantasy, Naughty Dog nearly didn't cast Abby's actor in The Last of Us 2 until it noticed her audition had one thing no one else's did
News Imagine having a resume that's almost too impressive to land you another job
Split Fiction director Josef Fares says Ubisoft is "struggling" and should make a co-op Splinter Cell game: "Don't chicken out to do single-player; just say this is split-screen only"
News I'd play that
A developer porting Minecraft to the Dreamcast is now able to "Blast through an existing world file at 2,800 km/h"
News Gotta go fast
Borderlands 4 will add swimming, and fans don't seem impressed: "You could also swim in Turok on the N64, big whoop"
News Am I the only fan of water levels?
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a full remake because it has to "stand strong enough on its own merits for new players to enjoy"
News New graphics and animations, but the gameplay left as original as possible
After spending 2 years and $40,000 collecting every Pokemon card pack ever made, streamer Ludwig's collection is only worth $3,000
News That's got to sting
The Wii version of N64 classic GoldenEye almost didn't have guns in it because the James Bond producer "did not really want anything that was violence"
News Can you imagine Bond without his iconic pistol pose?
Assassin's Creed Shadows Japanese voice actor says applying his native language to an English script about Japan was "an unusual and interesting experience"
News Must have been a tad confusing
Monster Hunter Wilds' endgame bosses may be a lot tougher than you're used to since the devs don't want you to "breeze through" just because you have the right gear
News You're going to have to work for it
As League of Legends fans reel over loot controversy, fans of ex-Riot devs' hot new MOBA seize the chance to promote their game instead
News Another challenger enters the ring
Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor hits out at RPG devs trying to recruit them for their Disco Elysium successors: "Miss me with that casting call"
News "If your 'spiritual successor' to Disco Elysium does not involve creator Robert Kurvitz, then save both of us some time"
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has several secret skill buffs that can be unlocked with pure dedication to role-play, so you'd better hold onto that blacksmith's apron
News Dedication to specific vocations will give hidden perks, too
Upcoming The Sims competitor InZOI will feature ghostly Zoi that hang around after death to fix their karma
News You can't play as them just yet, though
Working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was "one of the most amazing and unusual acting challenges" for its lead character
News It's also an incredible secretive endeavor
