Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
Elder Scrolls co-creator is "super-grateful" for fan remakes, but says their existence is bittersweet: Daggerfall might have been "flaky and weird," but "no one had to recreate Casablanca"
News Well, Casablnaca still runs at a consistent 24fps
Donkey Kong designer reveals his biggest problem with his Rare redesign, and explains how his childhood breakfast cereal ban shaped Diddy Kong, too
News "We'll get somebody good to model it, to draw it properly when the time comes. But the drawings are just concepts."
Skyrim Special Edition is about to beat its concurrent player record 9 years after launch thanks to a huge sale
News I can't believe there are people out there who didn't own Skyrim already
Former GTA dev weighs in on Rockstar's attempt to silence Vice City mod that ports the whole game to GTA 4: "This is what companies are supposed to do"
News The modders have retaliated by making the mod standalone, meaning you don't need a legit copy of GTA to play it
Nintendo Switch 2 may be getting more Xbox titles as Phil Spencer is "really looking forward to supporting them with the games that we have"
News He also congratulated the Nintendo boss for the console's bigger screen
In a rollercoaster week for Horizon Zero Dawn fans, its MMO is apparently not cancelled: "The 'H' that I mentioned has nothing to do with Horizon"
News Some good news
Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 won't be a PS6 exclusive and it's been in the works for "about nine months already"
News Who knows if the PS6 will even be out by then?
Nintendo stock dropped after the Switch 2 reveal's lack of detail, but it's now back up to its highest-ever price after analysts revised their forecasts
News A real rollercoaster
Over 4 years after its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 hits 'Overwhelmingly Positive' on Steam: "Never dreamt it will be possible"
News The mother of all second chances
Horizon Forbidden West is region-locked on PC 10 months after release for some reason, subjecting millions to Sony’s shenanigans
News Why does PlayStation keep doing this?
Helldivers 2 player proposes new stratagems to restock vehicle ammo, and they're so good even the creative director seems on board
News A very democratic idea
Palworld dev refuses to be baited into Helldivers 2 comparison: "I don't like you. Console war baiting in 2025 is beyond stupid"
News "We just didn’t make a PS5 version, that's all"
The success of Black Myth: Wukong reportedly led to a surge in investment in games like the stylish action RPG Phantom Blade Zero
Issy We also got a look at some incredible new combat and weapons
Rockstar literally just took down a Liberty City GTA 5 mod, but that's not stopping these modders porting Vice City into GTA 4 - and they might just get away with it
News It looks gorgeous
Death Stranding 2 actors are finishing filming and getting gifts from Hideo Kojima, but "the game still remains in development," so don't expect it out any time soon
News It's slated for release sometime this year
Nintendo Switch 2 expected to launch by September according to publisher Nacon, which "already has compatible games and a full range of accessories" for the new console
News What could it have in store for us?
The Horizon Zero Dawn MMO has reportedly been scrapped, following close behind God of War and Days Gone dev multiplayer cancellations
News A number of NCSoft games have reportedly had their development halted
As some analysts "hope" GTA 6 will normalize $100 games, one Baldur's Gate 3 dev points out that "prices haven't risen with inflation"
News Are we playing robbers or being robbed?
After years in Discord's shadow, Teamspeak is coming back with a huge Discord-style overhaul, and it's encouraging you to purge your Discord accounts
News Teamspeak isn't here to play
Palworld's roadmap includes a final boss and crossplay, but fans still want bigger bosses and more quests
News We have a list of demands
Monster Hunter Wilds devs are "looking at" lowering the recommended GPU specs, but a free hardware benchmark tool isn't coming just yet
News Good news for those of us with older hardware
Nintendo Switch 2 launch price won't "really matter," analyst says, because early Nintendo buyers "aren't very price-sensitive" anyway – if it's not "egregious," it will sell
News I'm certainly hoping to buy one
Nintendo Switch 2 leaks "essentially ruined the reveal" according to one analyst: "It was very unfortunate for Nintendo"
News The company is holding a lot of information until the Direct
