Latest articles by Issy van der Velde
After gaining players for 7 years, sci-fi colony builder RimWorld hits a new Steam record, nearing 100,000 concurrents thanks to an expansion so big it probably could've been a new game
News It's less than 2,000 off The Sims 4's all-time peak
Ubisoft foresaw the grindy fate of Assassin's Creed Valhalla back in the Odyssey days, wanting a literal "odyssey" but not "a world that was just fatiguing to travel through"
News A hard line to tread
Nintendo reportedly asks Switch 2 owners what they think about its controversial game-key cards, and yeah, I don't think it'll be lacking in replies as players rally to "keep telling them how big b******t" they are
News I hope whoever reads the responses doesn't mind swear words...
"I actually felt heard": Diablo 4 content creators tease exciting things to come for the ARPG after a call with Blizzard, following seasons of complaints about nerfs, endgame, and more
News Fingers crossed
Borderlands 4 has "well over 200" collectibles that are so well hidden, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford expects "most players will never see any of them"
news Be prepared to look far and wide
I'm glad the heatwave is over, because if it wasn't I'd think I hallucinated these weird Death Stranding 2 moments, from dancing dolls to sci-fi directors fighting while making pizza
News What a strange, beautiful game.
Helldivers 2 is "definitely not" coming to Game Pass despite its Xbox launch, and there are "no plans" for cross progression, but most players are just happy to be getting reinforcements
News More meat for the grinder
Elden Ring's Let Me Solo Her already has 155 hours in Nightreign largely spent helping other players, and like us he's hoping for more maps and characters
News There's still more to conquer
Battlefield 6's battle royale opening leaks in a Vine-length clip, as a dataminer claims the map is set in California
news Seems we'll be dropping in via chinooks
Microtransactions reach new level of hell once thought impossible with buy now, pay later options: "Interest-free biweekly payments or longer-term monthly installments"
News You need to pass an eligibility check first
Helldivers 2 makes a highly requested change: the Warbond Token, a new item that fills a hole in the game's special editions and stops people from buying things twice
News Now you'll have more weapons to defend Managed Democracy with
Dune: Awakening hoarders swiftly discover a second item duping glitch, barely a day after the survival MMO's devs fixed the first one: "This game is cooked"
News Life on Arrakis is far from fair
Battlefield 6 has reportedly cost over $400 million to make and led to developers taking up to 9 months off due to burnout
news It doesn't seem to be going well
PS5 architect Mark Cerny is preparing for "the next generation of consoles" but doesn't expect to talk about hardware for a few years
News Sorry for those of you wanting PS6 news
Rockstar remembers Red Dead Online exists and puts out a new update trailer for the first time in 4 years, leaving fans hopeful it's not dead after all: "Are we back?"
news Yee haw!
A Claptrap volume slider is just the start, Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says there are "so many things we are holding back from everyone until launch. So. Many. Things"
news So many things
It's finally official: Marvel Rivals Season 3 is getting Phoenix and Blade, and it looks like Knull is the new big bad you'll have to defeat
news The leaks were right
One of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's funniest moments was actually "random improv"
news Sometimes the best things happen in the moment
Hytale's original dev wants to buy it back from Riot, but "a lot of content would be cut early on" to release it as quickly as possible
News "It's not gonna be perfect or what Hytale is supposed to be Day One"
Borderlands 4 includes a feature the series should have had from the beginning: a Claptrap-only volume slider that means you never have to hear a word he says
news If you're not a fan of the talkative bot, Borderlands 4 might be your new favorite in the series
Hideo Kojima was "so bummed" Death Stranding 2 Easter eggs were "revealed on social media right away," but "I'm retweeting all these things so the blame is on me"
News Pizza man continues to make an impression
Hideo Kojima says "I'm happy with the scores, thank you" as Death Stranding 2 settles at 90 on Metacritic, overcoming his fears that it might be too likable
News You know what, maybe massive critical acclaim isn't so bad
Death Stranding 2 is taking its On the Beach subtitle seriously as players think its map screen could be making some PS5s overheat
News Please don't leave your PS5s on hot sand or in locked cars during this heatwave
