Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
After appearing in everything from Fallout to Final Fantasy, Naughty Dog nearly didn't cast Abby's actor in The Last of Us 2 until it noticed her audition had one thing no one else's did
News Imagine having a resume that's almost too impressive to land you another job
Split Fiction director Josef Fares says Ubisoft is "struggling" and should make a co-op Splinter Cell game: "Don't chicken out to do single-player; just say this is split-screen only"
News I'd play that
A developer porting Minecraft to the Dreamcast is now able to "Blast through an existing world file at 2,800 km/h"
News Gotta go fast
Borderlands 4 will add swimming, and fans don't seem impressed: "You could also swim in Turok on the N64, big whoop"
News Am I the only fan of water levels?
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a full remake because it has to "stand strong enough on its own merits for new players to enjoy"
News New graphics and animations, but the gameplay left as original as possible
After spending 2 years and $40,000 collecting every Pokemon card pack ever made, streamer Ludwig's collection is only worth $3,000
News That's got to sting
The Wii version of N64 classic GoldenEye almost didn't have guns in it because the James Bond producer "did not really want anything that was violence"
News Can you imagine Bond without his iconic pistol pose?
Assassin's Creed Shadows Japanese voice actor says applying his native language to an English script about Japan was "an unusual and interesting experience"
News Must have been a tad confusing
Monster Hunter Wilds' endgame bosses may be a lot tougher than you're used to since the devs don't want you to "breeze through" just because you have the right gear
News You're going to have to work for it
As League of Legends fans reel over loot controversy, fans of ex-Riot devs' hot new MOBA seize the chance to promote their game instead
News Another challenger enters the ring
Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor hits out at RPG devs trying to recruit them for their Disco Elysium successors: "Miss me with that casting call"
News "If your 'spiritual successor' to Disco Elysium does not involve creator Robert Kurvitz, then save both of us some time"
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has several secret skill buffs that can be unlocked with pure dedication to role-play, so you'd better hold onto that blacksmith's apron
News Dedication to specific vocations will give hidden perks, too
Upcoming The Sims competitor InZOI will feature ghostly Zoi that hang around after death to fix their karma
News You can't play as them just yet, though
Working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was "one of the most amazing and unusual acting challenges" for its lead character
News It's also an incredible secretive endeavor
Civilization 7 launched with 3 new Ages, but data miners think we could be getting a fourth
News The Atomic Age has a nice ring to it
Undertale's Toby Fox teases a Deltarune update he's already shared with family and friends: "They all described it as 'a cry for help because your game is not out'"
News "My family clarified that was a good thing"
Steam doubles down on a 5-year-old rule to make it more visible: "Developers should not utilize paid advertising as a business model in their game"
News A big no no
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 breaks into Steam's top 50 most-played with a peak concurrent player count more than twice what the original had
News A huge success
Nintendo is "making preparations" to beat scalpers at the Switch 2 launch
News Hopefully there won't be any resellers
Helldivers 2 is getting a portable hellbomb that looks just as chaotic and deadly as Fallout's mini nukes
News "Liberation is big, loud, and happening all around you"
Helldivers 2's funniest feature was removed last year, but it's finally been reinstated – although it won't save you from certain doom anymore
News You can emote while falling again, but it won't reduce the damage you take
Elden Ring streamer puts us all to shame and beats every boss - including the DLC fights - in a single hit in 54 hours, which is less than your average playthrough
News I can't even beat the game normally in that time
The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more cars
News A devastating day for me
