Issy van der Velde
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 University 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
Ryan Reynolds reveals his favorite scene from Deadpool And Wolverine and it's an unexpected, emotional choice
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News He's clearly a bit of a masochist
After failing his deathless GTA 5 run 8 times, Red Dead Redemption 2 streamer spends 45 hours beating Rockstar's Western with no deaths on the third try
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News Well done, cowboy, well done
As Arcane showrunners protest that their $250 million budget is quite cheap for 18 episodes, 1 anime director points out that its costs 25 times more per episode than his show
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News Arcane is great, but think of how many shows could have been funded with its budget
Arcane season 2 showrunner explains that some of that $250 million budget came about because "no one has ever made a great thing by not taking bets"
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News You've got to spend money to make money
Arcane showrunner explains why it's ending with season 2 as he once again hints at future stories: “We spent nine years at this point on these 11 or so characters”
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News Some of the team have gotten married and have kids now
Stellar Blade dev says no, its RPG shooter about staring contests with anime butts (which you always win because butts don't have eyes) isn't getting a Netflix anime
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News The story could actually be perfect for a sci-fi show
The early 2025 game avalanche just got worse: Fallout and Metro-inspired survival game Atomfall is coming in March
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News There are a lot of games coming in February and March
As viral Piglet game hits $300 resale amid Silent Hill and Resident Evil comparisons, collectors say it's "the perfect encapsulation of why retro game collection f***ing sucks now"
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News Oh bother
Phil Spencer says Xbox will "definitely do more consoles" as he seems to take a jab at the PS5 Pro: "We don't need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit"
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News Shots fired
Mass Effect veterans' new sci-fi RPG Exodus teases that "all your missions are gonna include choices that have impact"
By Issy van der Velde published
News "Your choices are going to create a domino effect"
Sonic the Hedgehog's associate lore manager shares an important correction: Sonic is still homeless and "always has been"
By Issy van der Velde published
News He's always on the move
Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station only just started working, but it's already "under imminent and significant threat of destruction" as a brigade of flying bots arrives on the scene
By Issy van der Velde published
News Nothing you can't handle
I hope you saved room after Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered because the Horizon MMO could be on its way as early as next year
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News A new job posting has tipped us off
Warcraft 3: Reforged was so bad that Blizzard changed its refund policy – now it's getting a second chance with a huge 2.0 update
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News A second chance for the second chance
After cutting 2,500 jobs in under one year, Phil Spencer says he feels good about the industry and that "the Xbox business has never been more healthy"
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News Press 'X' to doubt
After their chill fishing game peaks at more than 20,000 concurrents, dev reveals they thought "maybe like 100 people would play it ever"
By Issy van der Velde published
News Indie magic strikes again
We all wondered why there was no Fallout game announcement to go with the Fallout TV show, but Phil Spencer says it was a good thing: "That gave us some creative liberty"
By Issy van der Velde published
News Season 2 is going to keep leaning into something games find "grammatically" hard
Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirms when he plans to introduce Miles Morales' Spider-Man into the MCU
By Issy van der Velde published
News Swinging to a screen near you
Marvel boss Kevin Feige reveals his three favourite MCU moments of all-time, from a fan-favourite Avengers: Endgame scene to some surprises
By Issy van der Velde published
News Some good moments in here
New Captain America: Brave New World trailer gives us our best look yet at Harrison Ford as Red Hulk as he battles Sam Wilson
By Issy van der Velde published
News "You're not Steve Rogers"
Marvel's new Thunderbolts trailer reveals who bought Avengers Tower and finally addresses that asterisk, suggesting a name change
By Issy van der Velde published
News "So what, do we all just punch and shoot?"
"We are just now starting to write the script" for Incredibles 3, says Disney, and we'll learn more about the all-new adventure in the future
By Issy van der Velde published
News The crowd really wants to know more right now
The new Tron 3 trailer is "a spectacle", the soundtrack is "revolutionary", and Jeff Bridges is back
By Issy van der Velde published
News Get ready to re-enter the game
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