Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
Helldivers 2 streamer is using the new cars to delay democracy and bring back the medieval sport of jousting
News That's not how you spread managed democracy
After winning big at The Game Awards and taking hours of our time in 2024, Balatro creator reveals their "most productive night" resulted in one of the game's most satisfying features
News It's the little things that make a big difference
18 years after Guitar Hero 2 released, a streamer has completed the hardest challenge there is - perfecting all 74 songs back-to-back without missing a single note
News He makes it look easy
Elder Scrolls modders have released a playable part of the ambitious Project Tamriel, which aims to recreate all of the beloved RPG's regions in Morrowind
News You can now experience Cyrodiil
Atlus makes games like Persona 3 by "serving players deadly poison wrapped in a sweet coating"
News "If they like it, they like it, if they don’t, they don’t"
League of Legends co-creator responds to report that Arcane was a "financial miss," says "people think we make things like Arcane to sell skins, when in reality we sell skins to make things like Arcane"
News "Arcane crushed for players and so it crushed for us"
You might be ready for Elden Ring: Nightreign, but not as ready as this streamer who completed the RPG like it was a roguelike – 207 bosses, random items, and permadeath
News He makes it look easy
After being labeled a Dark Souls copy, Black Myth: Wukong is now getting its own imitators on the Nintendo store
News Not everyone is happy about it
Unhinged outtakes from live-action Balatro trailer reveal we could have seen Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr gobble down a banana too many ways
News Look, if you dare
"We're not interested right now": Original Dead Space creators say their pitch for a fourth game was turned down by EA
News Oh what could have been
Palworld's Feybreak update adds a built-in Nuzlocke mode to the open-world survival game - and a taste of next year's Terraria crossover
News There's a lot to unpack here
It took a whole team to put an end to this unstoppable Overwatch streamer's 210-kill streak in a Marvel Rivals tournament
News Are you not entertained?
Years before Fallout 76, the RPG's co-creator had doubts about making a Fallout MMO because it "wasn't designed to have other players"
News There can't be 1,000 Lone Wanderers
Market research firm says either Sony or Microsoft will "struggle" with their next-gen consoles as Nintendo will be "the clear winner"
News This town ain't big enough for the three of us
Putting beta feedback into action, Monster Hunter Wilds devs show off improved hitstop and reworked weapons that feel how you remember them
News We're so back
After an overhaul that gutted Dauntless's core gameplay loop, devs of the Monster Hunter rival offer up in-game currency as an apology and a roadmap offering little of what fans miss
News It's still a far cry from the game it once was
After 16 years, a playable Nintendo Wii build for a canceled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 game appears to have been found, and modders are going to finish it
News I want it and I want it right now
Pokemon streamer beats the hardest challenge the RPG offers after 4,000 attempts over 15 months, all thanks to the Flareon that could
News The under-appreciated Eeveelution finally gets its time in the spotlight
Marvel Rivals devs are working on cross-progression but "a lot of platform-specific rules" are getting in the way
News "Players will be the first to know" once it's implemented
Astro Bot finally gets a Square Enix character, but it's Gex and not Final Fantasy 7's Cloud
News It should have been him!
Hideo Kojima was ready to quit the "passive-aggressive resistance" Konami before he even made Metal Gear: "Do I have to start beating people up?"
News Things were rocky right from the start
The new Borderlands 4 trailer's hidden messages have already been decoded, leaving the community with yet another riddle
News I still don't have a clue what they mean
As Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet locks comments on its trailer, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says 2025 and beyond will be an "extremely tough time to ship a game"
News The advice is to "anticipate, don’t ignore, or ridicule, or stoke"
