Author: Issy van der Velde

Olympic swimming sensation Caeleb Dressel has been seen taking a break between races to unwind by indulging one of his hobbies, playing Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on his phone. Although he has won nine-time Olympic gold medals, the 27-year-old still finds time for fun activities. Dressel’s session was even caught on camera with a viewer… Continue reading U.S. Olympian Caeleb Dressel relaxes with ‘Super Smash Bros.’ videos in ice bath

Roger Clarke, the actor behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan character, revealed the most challenging aspect of doing motion capture for the game in a recent interview. According to Clarke, crouch running was the hardest activity to perform as Arthur. Although fighting, shooting and horse riding were demanding, crouching while running was a real… Continue reading ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ actor reveals “hardest thing” about making the game

The International Olympics Committee has reportedly ended its partnership with Nintendo and SEGA on the popular Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. According to Lee Cocker, a veteran behind the series, the IOC chose not to renew its license with SEGA and Nintendo, letting it lapse back in 2020. “Basically the IOC wanted… Continue reading There will reportedly be no more ‘Mario & Sonic’ Olympics games because of NFTs

Fans of Super Mario and LEGO are going wild over the announcement of a new set that combines the two. The 71438 Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set is set to be released on October 1 of this year. The set features a diorama-style setup of Mario and Yoshi riding together. Movement is possible… Continue reading ‘Super Mario’ fans are going wild for this newly announced LEGO set

Recent updates to popular video games like Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 have brought significant changes to gameplay. One of the biggest changes is the adjustment to killstreaks – players will no longer receive points towards their next killstreak with each successful kill. This change will require players to earn kills and… Continue reading Here’s everything in the new ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ and ‘Modern Warfare 3’ patches

The gaming industry is no stranger to fan-made content, and now Elden Ring fans have drawn up a short trailer featuring some of the game’s most memorable bosses. The video adaptation has been crafted by YouTubers Steins Alter, who normally provide analysis of anime series but seem to be trying their hand at some Elden Ring content. The battle… Continue reading Fan-made ‘Elden Ring’ anime video looks incredible

Xbox has stated that it is changing the pricing structure of Game Pass. The new pricing tier for new members is making players angry. Game Pass Ultimate will now cost £14.99 per month, an increase of £2.00 per month, or £54.99 per year, an increase of £5.00 over the original price. Prices for the PC… Continue reading Xbox players aren’t happy with new Game Pass plans

The co-creator of the original Fallout game, Tim Cain, has put forward a theory on why there are so few Vault-Tec Vaults in the series. According to Cain, Vault-Tec had planned to create 1,000 Vaults, however, only about a tenth of that number was created. “Vault-Tec, they didn’t build all 1,000 Vaults. They didn’t even… Continue reading Original ‘Fallout’ creator shares theory about horrifying Vaults

Game developer Ubisoft has apologised to a Japanese group after using their flag without permission in promotional material for its upcoming game, “Assassin’s Creed Shadows”. The game is set in Japan’s Sengoku era and features two playable protagonists, one of whom is Yasuke, a Black samurai. The other, Naoe, is a Japanese shinobi Assassin. After… Continue reading ‘Assassin’s Creed’ developer Ubisoft apologises for using artwork without permission

A player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has created a machine to beat a Lynel to death. The machine was built using the Ultrahand feature, which allows players to fuse different objects in the game together to create machines and vehicles. The machine was built by Reddit user MRKDGAMING and was… Continue reading This Zelda player has an easy way to kill one of the hardest enemies in ‘Tears Of The Kingdom’