Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
New early access mech extraction shooter and battle royale looks like Transformers Beast Wars, and the child in me is very excited for it
news Big bots, what's not to love?
"There were some blatant f**k-ups": Path of Exile 2 devs rush out emergency patches after nerfs lead to review bombing on Steam
News They're trying to put out the fire quickly
And just like that, Monster Hunter Wilds' endgame is way more fun: a big pink bubble fox has saved us from Arkveld and Gore Magala, and there's more help on the way
news A new hunt to get stuck into
"Terrible financial decision on my end": Switch 2 hopeful moves out of new apartment and flies over 800 miles to be first in line for the console at Nintendo's unopened San Francisco store
News He's the second to camp out, the other is in New York
As the Devil May Cry anime soars up Netflix's most-watched list, the DmC games on Steam are getting a boost of up to 20 times the player count
News The same thing happened with Cyberpunk and Edgerunners
Move over Yasuke, Naoe's kick can deflect arrows in Assassin's Creed Shadows
News She didn't take an arrow to the knee
Metal Eden is Doom and Ghostrunner's cyberpunk lovechild, and I'm not fast enough to win the $1,000 speedrun prize pool
News Gotta go fast
God of War was delayed 6 months because PlayStation boss was "horrified" by "multiple things not working" during his play test
news Sometimes you just need more time
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 star says recording every iteration of the open-world game's voiceover was "quite a lonely experience": "That is incredibly challenging"
news Performance capture sounds like a lot of fun though
Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"
News What a strange BAFTA award acceptance speech
After 4 months without an update, Lethal Company is back in business after its creator was “inspired” by playing Steam competitor Repo
News They also suggest some improvements for the Steam hit
Hades 2 is coming to Switch 2 before any other console, and devs say "we know we can push some of the graphical features"
News Phenomenal cosmic power
Nintendo confirms you'll have to pay a monthly or yearly fee to use the Switch 2's C button once the free trial period is up
News It's basically an advert button
The Hollow Knight: Silksong news keeps coming - the long-awaited Metroidvania is coming to the Switch 2 alongside the OG console
News No need to upgrade
Nintendo apologizes for "any inconvenience" caused by Switch 2 pre-orders in Japan causing the eShop to malfunction for 5 days in a row
news At least Nintendo knows demand is high
This puzzle roguelike has become the best game of the year so far, beating Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
news Blue Prince is an unexpected game of the year contender
Hollow Knight: Silksong's biggest fan account is spiralling with all the news we're getting: "There's a part of me that's not ready for the end"
news Now there's too much news
Sony takes a bigger hit than Nintendo after US tariffs affect Japanese stock market, and an old statement has people worried that "the customer will always end up being [on] the losing end"
News Sony will "minimize the impact on our business and earnings"
Arkane Studios founder says he could see himself "working on Dishonored 3 right now," though creating a sequel was "the last thing I wanted to do" after making the first game
news Please Arkane, give me Dishonored 3
Some Nintendo Amiibo collectors are worried the price is going up alongside the Switch 2, but others reassure them they've "always had flexible pricing"
news Price of the Amiibo (probably not) going up
Nintendo is likely surprised, panicked, and having a full "war room" response to the outrage over Switch 2 pricing, former marketing leads say
news "They haven't had a need to do a lot of crisis communication for eight years"
The Nintendo Switch 2 is made for everyone, not just "those who prefer high-performance hardware"
News It can run Cyberpunk 2077 though
Marvel Rivals season 2 adds Emma Frost and Ultron as the Hellfire Gala becomes a battleground
news Lots of other characters have cool new skins too
