Issy van der Velde
Issy van der Velde has been writing about video games professionally for five years, contributing to Rolling Stone, NME, GamesRadar+, IGN, and many more. He's been freelance and held editorial roles across news, guides, and features, and is now the deputy editor of the PC Gaming Show.
A lifelong gamer, Issy won the MCV 30 under 30 award for his work covering queer, Arab, and women's representation in the gaming industry.
His favourite games are narrative, story-driven adventures, arcade racers, roguelites, and soulslikes.
Latest articles by Issy van der Velde

Den of Wolves pre-alpha gameplay shows us what happens when you break stealth in the upcoming co-op heist FPS
By Issy van der Velde published
news Everybody stay calm!

Attack to the beat in Wardrum, a new rougelite rhythm strategy game where you have to free the world from poorly timed magic
By Issy van der Velde published
news One, two, one, two, three, four!

I forgot Crimson Desert has mechs and dragons in it, but you know what, now I'm even more excited for it
By Issy van der Velde published
news I love a little sci-fi in my fantasy action games.

Defend Earth from the Arachnid scourge in Starship Troopers Ultimate Bug War, a new retro FPS coming next year
By Issy van der Velde published
news With a patriotic message from General Johnny Rico himself!

Turn small puppers into huge doggos in new deckbuilding roguelike Dogpile
By Issy van der Velde published
news Dog merging action.

Retro football manager Nutmeg turns the beautiful game into a card battler
By Issy van der Velde published
news Collect cards and play through British football history this March.

Carmageddon: Rogue Shift looks like the Death Race game we've always deserved
By Issy van der Velde published
news Everything I love about arcade racers in one game.

SOL Shogunate is a J-rock-infused samurai space opera from the developers of Horizon and The Witcher
By Issy van der Velde published
news Take to the moon and paint the stars with the blood of those who wronged you.

Here are the nominees for PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Powered by Xbox Game Pass
By Issy van der Velde published
Each and every game The Council voted on

Surprise! The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted returns with fantastic announcements and reveals December 4
By Issy van der Velde published
news Get ready to make your Steam wishlist even longer.

'The freedom we have with this sci-fi space is a bit terrifying': upcoming FPS Den of Wolves is laid bare in a new studio documentary
By Issy van der Velde published
news Learn about the co-op heist game's inspirations and the challenges GTFO faced making it.

Every game, trailer, and announcement in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct
By Issy van der Velde published
Every. Single. Thing.

Don't Lie is a freaky new horror game about a reclusive 'hikikomori' trapped in liminal spaces with terrifying hallucinations and so very many eyes
By Issy van der Velde published
news The walls have eyes. Everything has eyes. The eyes might have eyes.

New party game Task Time promises 'unlimited chaos' with over 500,000 task variations and the instruction to 'do what it takes' to win
By Issy van der Velde published
news The studio behind this new party game includes former Fall Guys and Gang Beasts developers.

Will you lead your foxfolk to war or peace in 4X kingdom builder Raev: Kingdom on the Distant Shores?
By Issy van der Velde published
news I'll be so sad if anything bad happens to these foxes.

Huntsman is like Alien: Isolation but with massive spiders instead of Xenomorphs, and its demo is coming next month
By Issy van der Velde published
news Kill it with fire.

Oku lets you live out life as a serene wandering poet who helps talking cats, tea ladies, and disgruntled fishermen
By Issy van der Velde published
news Isn't Oku great? Isn't it so beautiful? This is a haiku.

D-topia is about a city where 'life is curated by artificial intelligence to maximize happiness,' which actually sounds like something the tech industry is on the verge of pitching
By Issy van der Velde published
news But how perfect is paradise, really?

Create your band in People of Note, a turn-based RPG musical that feels like the Kpop Demon Hunters tie-in game I wished for
By Issy van der Velde published
news Blend genres in rhythmic battles.

Demi and the Fractured Dream brings a Zelda-like action adventure game to PC with stylish combat and mysterious characters
By Issy van der Velde published
news Stunning vistas and dangerous dungeons.

House Flipper 2 brings back the pets in an upcoming DLC that will add dozens of cats and dogs as well as hamster, bunnies, snakes, and a bunch of other cute critters to adopt
By Issy van der Velde published
news Who's a good boy?

Outward 2 opts for immersion over power fantasy, but the RPG gives you all the tools you need to survive in its harsh world
By Issy van der Velde published
news You're only as good as your preparation.

Soulmask, the survival game that's basically Palworld but with people, is finally leaving early access, and it's coming with an ancient Egyptian DLC
By Issy van der Velde published
news Soulmask will hit 1.0 later this year.
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