Issy van der Velde

Issy van der Velde

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I'm Issy, a freelancer who you'll now occasionally see over here covering news on GamesRadar. I've always had a passion for playing games, but I learned how to write about them while doing my Film and TV degrees at the University of Warwick and contributing to the student paper, The Boar. After university I worked at TheGamer before heading up the news section at Dot Esports. Now you'll find me freelancing for Rolling Stone, NME, Inverse, and many more places. I love all things horror, narrative-driven, and indie, and I mainly play on my PS5. I'm currently clearing my backlog and loving Dishonored 2.

Latest articles by Issy van der Velde

The Blood of Dawnwalker protagonist up close
The Witcher 3 dev's vampire RPG Blood of Dawnwalker plays out in 30 days and nights for the main story, and there will be "consequences" for your family if you waste your time

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News The game won't end, so you can take your time if you want

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Photo by Phil Hayton of the Nintendo Switch 2 running Mario Kart World.
Nintendo finally beat a record held by the PS4 for 12 years, as the Switch 2 becomes the "fastest selling video game hardware device in US history"

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news A new king sits atop the throne

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Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond diving
Panic ensues amongst Helldivers 2 fans after one diver claims to have found surface-to-air missile sites on bug planets, igniting fears a beefy flying unit is coming soon

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News Uh, oh...

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julian lefay working on his pc at his desk
"Father of The Elder Scrolls" Julian LeFay has passed away, and his team say his "legacy will live on in every realm, every quest, and every moment of wonder" in the upcoming fantasy RPG The Wayward Realms

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News "He touched the lives of millions of players worldwide and inspired countless developers to push creative boundaries"

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a gardevoir and a hydregon facing off
Pokemon Champions is the Pokemon Stadium 3 we deserve, and it's out in 2026

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news Close enough, welcome back Pokemon Stadium

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A cropped screenshot from the pre-alpha gameplay footage shown in the 'Introducing Battlefield Labs' video.
EA casually confirms Battlefield 6 is getting an open beta, and better yet, you can decide if weapons should be locked to a class or not

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news There's only one correct answer

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a sprigatito plushie erupting from a switch
A new Pokemon puzzle game got shadow launched during today's Presents stream, and it reminds me of all the iPhone games I used to play as a teenager

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news Back to the good ol' days

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No Rest for the Wicked
Ori studio's new soulslike No Rest for the Wicked might skip Xbox Series X|S entirely and focus on the PS5 and Switch 2 due to "market conditions"

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News "We'll have to discuss things"

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Hypixel Studios lead art
Hytale co-founder wants to buy the IP because it's cheaper and easier than buying a whole company: "It's not like in the movies, it’s just a call and a purchase agreement"

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News There's still some hope for the Minecraft-inspired PC game

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hero Gustave in a striped swimsuit
Daredevil star Charlie Cox still can't escape Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 praise, so he's vowed to "play the game," his first since Super Mario 64: "I need to get a console first"

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news He was so good, he has to become a gamer

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Nier Automata
Steam removing adult games shows "you can even censor another country's free speech," claims Nier creator Yoko Taro

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news This is about more than games

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Star Wars Outlaws
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot blames Star Wars Outlaws' missed sales targets on Star Wars itself being in "choppy waters," but hopes further improvements and a Switch 2 launch can revive the open-world game

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news Will the game have a future?

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Steam
Cyberpunk 2077 fans took CDPR's 'pay attention Reddit' diss seriously, immediately coming up with a theory that patch 2.3 is hiding a clue for yet another final update in plain sight

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News Can you guess what it is?

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the bird-headed guardian blocking behind a greatshield as fire swirls all around
Elden Ring Nightreign masters somehow beat every single boss and encounter in the entire map in one run: "To do this, I assembled my team of nerds"

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news "It is very, very difficult"

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Cyberpunk 2077 DLC screenshot
Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3 has PS5 Pro owners living their best life as V can now slice through Night City in 40fps on Quality Mode and 80fps in Performance Mode

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news Faster than a Sandevistan

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Constance
"Sounds like I'll be a millionaire soon": Steam error sends game wishlist numbers to the moon, indie devs take a moment to celebrate their new massive audiences before Valve fixes it

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news Don't count your chickens

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Ghost of Yotei lead Atsu in straw hat
Ghost of Yotei directors aren't worried about Assassin's Creed Shadows comparisons, they think it's "great" when they see more games like theirs: "We're big fans of feudal Japan"

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news They're just glad to see more games

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director has "deep and inspiring conversations from all angles" with Stellar Blade head, notoriously horny fans trip over themselves asking for Tifa x Eve crossover

By Issy van der Velde Published

News Easy now...

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Best Steam Summer sale games: A close up of Crash making a silly face during the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.
Crash Bandicoot co-creator says the remake "got almost everything right, except the most important 30 milliseconds," and that's why it "feels worse than the 1996 original"

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News There is a big difference

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Cyberpunk 2077 running on Asus ROG Ally
Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3's new driving modes are inspired by chill YouTube videos of people cruising through Night City, and the GTA 5 fan in me is thrilled

By Issy van der Velde Published

news Perfect for city boys like me who need ambient street sounds to fall asleep when they're out in the eerily quiet countryside

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two cute mice being chased by scary cats
The dev who inspired Localthunk "to make Balatro" has a new roguelike out, and with 95% positive Steam reviews it's off to a good start

By Issy van der Velde Published

News Maze Mice is like Snake but also a bullet hell

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Peak screenshot showing players climbing an icy cliff
Viral co-op game Peak used to have a fatal flaw - playing in French would "instantly crash the game" because of a code instructing it to "Frenchify"

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news Sacré bleu!

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GTA 5
Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar makes more changes to Social Club before seemingly taking down its dedicated site entirely

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News The end of an era or a new beginning?

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Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening patch fixes the item duplication glitch hoarders discovered a day after devs removed the last one, and I think we all know what happens next

By Issy van der Velde Published

News Any guesses when the next one will be found?

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James Bond in 007 First Light
"Don't make him a killing machine!": Hitman developer IO Interactive got the James Bond gig because its games are more about creativity and stealth than shooting

By Issy van der Velde Published

News Just because he has a license to kill doesn't mean he needs to go overboard

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