Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
Twitch streamer who gave chat the power to voice Skyrim NPCs hasn't learned his lesson and has now let them do it again in Red Dead Redemption 2: "This is my magnum opus"
News It's absolute chaos
Assassin's Creed Shadows brings back double assassinations as it renews the series' stealth focus with dedicated crouch and prone movement
News You can become completely invisible in the shadows
Modders are already making Stalker 2 run better and have removed the most annoying mechanic in the game
News Better fps and better firearms
If your PC isn't powerful enough to handle Stalker 2's impeccably janky vibes, I'm here to tell you that the best way to play it is on GeForce Now
News The game is fantastic, but it's very demanding on your hardware
Steam is forcing games to be more clear about what's in their season passes - and only allowing devs with "a proven track record" to sell them
News This is great for you, but might make things tricky for some indie devs
Assassin's Creed 2's Ezio actor says getting to play the iconic assassin remains "the single coolest thing I've done in my career"
News Roger Craig Smith reminisces about the game on its 15th anniversary
A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car
News Words fail me...
After super Mario 64's new speedrunning GOAT prompts rumors of the game's death, another runner says it "isn't dead, and it won't be for a long time"
News Don't worry about beating the top score, just try to improve and have fun
Former Blizzard boss says "the only thing bigger" than Sony buying FromSoftware would be if it bought Valve or Nintendo
News It would be a "top two acquisition in video gaming"
The new PlayStation Portal cloud streaming beta essentially turns it into a $200 PS5
News This transforms the Portal from an expensive peripheral to a budget console
Solo city builder dev says indie developers' efforts need to count: "You can't polish up that turd, you need to let go and move on"
News Some tough love for aspiring developers
The Boys creator Eric Kripke says he "lives in absolute terror" that the show will become the thing they have been parodying
News You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain
Martin Scorsese has shared a movie recommendation for one of the year's most underseen horror films
News The man has taste
Ryan Reynolds reveals his favorite scene from Deadpool And Wolverine and it's an unexpected, emotional choice
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
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
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"
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”
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
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
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"
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"
News Shots fired
Mass Effect veterans' new sci-fi RPG Exodus teases that "all your missions are gonna include choices that have impact"
News "Your choices are going to create a domino effect"
