Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
Arcane season 2 act 3 finally vindicates fans by confirming a major League of Legends theory
News Well done sleuths
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it Arcane season 2 Easter Egg makes the finale even more heart breaking and proves the animation budget was worth every penny
News How many more details like this have we missed?
Arcane may be over, but a new League of Legends show is already a year into development
News And more characters will have their own series
A small detail in the Arcane season 2 finale confirms our suspicions about who the next major villain will be in future League of Legends shows
News Vindication!
Skyrim player goes on intricate murder spree by stealth-killing every bandit in the land, before turning on the Emperor for their 1000th kill
News Oh boy! Here I go killing again
Arcane season 2 showrunner says the $250 million budget was "risky," but "it's just nice to see that we didn't waste people's money"
News You can see the benefit of every dollar
Andor season 2 received no notes from Disney as showrunner reveals how the "critical appreciation" of season 1 helped allow for an unusual amount of creative freedom
News The show could get even more radical
Arcane season 2 showrunner says its animators were "always hunting" for chances to switch up the League of Legends show's animation style
News Let their creativity shine I say
Assassin's Creed Shadows' new floor assassinations are as hilarious as they are deadly
News Stop, drop, and roll
Stalker 2 sleuth discovers why the AI feels particularly harsh - it's because it is, but the devs say they're already working to fix the broken monster spawns
News I wondered why enemies kept appearing out of nowhere
Steam Next Fest hit that's like GTA but you're a cop instead of a robber has been delayed to 2025 to deliver "the game we believe you deserve"
News GTA but you're a cop delayed to 2025 to clash with GTA 6 where you're not a cop
After winning two awards, Balatro dev reveals they only started making their hit roguelike "because I had a few weeks of vacation to burn" and only thought it would be "a fun little project"
News Little did they know how much we'd all love it
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
