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

If this new battery breakthrough goes mainstream, you may be allowed to use your external charger on flights again
By Issy van der Velde published
News Sodium-ion batteries may be about to have their moment.

The Legend of Khiimori's new gameplay shows Death Stranding with a horse is an idea that has legs
By Issy van der Velde published
News Prepare for wolves, bad weather, and even spirits.

After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing 'better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'
By Issy van der Velde published
News A huge step forward for videogame workers.

It's been 7 years since the last Fallout game, so one gamer took matters into their own hands and made an entire Vault in the Sims
By Issy van der Velde published
News Building a better future underground.

The PC Gaming Show returns to heat up your summer once again
By Issy van der Velde published
News Better upgrade your computer's cooling fan.

France is banning government officials from using Microsoft Teams and Zoom 'amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of foreign surveillance or service disruptions'
By Issy van der Velde published
news Civil servants will instead have to use the French Visio videoconferencing software.

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says 'remote work isn't all sunshine and lollipops' and explains why he's happy to be back in the Obsidian office after 5 years of semi-retirement
By Issy van der Velde published
"Uncle Tim likes a bagel once a week."

It turns out, GOG players get more achievements than Steam users do
By Issy van der Velde published
GOG's new Year 2025 feature lays all the data bare.

Social sandbox MMO Pax Dei is free to play this weekend, which is perfect for solo survival game enjoyers like me who are curious about all the community features
By Issy van der Velde published
It's also 40% off if you do want to buy it.

Inkle co-founder says WW2 puzzler TR-49 is 'our best launch, ever, in 14 years,' and they made it in just 9 months
By Issy van der Velde published
"I'm surprised!"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continues its awards sweep, getting 8 out of 9 nominations at the GDCA
By Issy van der Velde published
As Britney said, "gimme more."

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain boils RPGs down into 9 different types of quests, but warns "more of one thing means less of another"
By Issy van der Velde published
News Developers only have a finite amount of time to code, so more quests can often mean more bugs.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 surpasses Steam wishlist milestone, with over 1 million people ready to fight for their dessicated corpse of an Emperor
By Issy van der Velde published
News The galaxy-spanning strategy game has already amassed a huge following.

Mysterious missile defense game PVKK named one of our most anticipated games in this year's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted
By Issy van der Velde published
news Just press the buttons and don't think too much.

Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2025 PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted
By Issy van der Velde published
Recap 25 games we're hyped about and a whole load of new reveals.

'Everything is bigger' in Slay the Spire 2, which has been crowned our Most Wanted game
By Issy van der Velde published
news We travel to Seattle to speak to the team working on The Council's Most Wanted upcoming game.

Delightfully weird dream logic RPG Away From Home is out this week
By Issy van der Velde published
news Yeah, this is about as wild as real dreams are.

Springs, Eternal is the first full-sized game from Gone Home co-creator Steve Gaynor after the rest of Fullbright broke off
By Issy van der Velde published
news This is Gaynor's first full-sized game in eight years.

Samson is a game about a man on a quest to pay off his debt and save his family, but he'll have to kick some butt in the process
By Issy van der Velde published
news The perfect action brawler for fans of Just Cause and Mad Max.

Starsand Island makes me want to quit my job and move to the coast with its adorable new trailer
By Issy van der Velde published
news A farming sim with a DIY focus.

A game where you buy and sell stocks based on the lives on alien babies has a demo out now
By Issy van der Velde published
news Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is quite the name

Rivage is a time loop puzzle game from the same publisher as Blue Prince
By Issy van der Velde published
news You're stuck in a time loop aboard a space station in the 25th century. Good luck.

Let it Die: Inferno inverts the roguelite action, sending you down into the Hell Gate instead of up into the Tower of Barbs
By Issy van der Velde published
news Can you survive and extract?
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