Derek Strickland
Senior Gaming Editor
Derek joined TweakTown in 2015 and has since reviewed and played 1000s of hours of new games. Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR.
Derek, based in Florida, USA, has contributed 12,650 news posts, 43 reviews, 32 feature articles, and 1 guide to TweakTown since July 2015.
Editorial Responsibilities: gaming news and reviews
- February 2026
- Ghost of Yotei contributed greatly to Sony's Q3, made up over 25% of first-party game sales
- Discord will soon require proof of age to access 18+ servers and content
- Sony believes AI is a tool that can empower artists and creators, not replace them
- Arc Raiders has been 'very profitable' for creator Embark Studios
- Sony exec: 'We promote the use of AI, especially in game production'
- New Diablo 2 content confirmed, updates will be revealed in Diablo 30th anniversary stream
- MachineGames intends to 'finish the Wolfenstein trilogy,' but still won't confirm sequel
- Baldur's Gate 3 TV series ordered at HBO, showrunner reaches out to Larian for thoughts
- Nintendo may be willing to make less Switch 2 profit in order to grow unit sales
- No Switch 2 price hike on immediate horizon, RAM shortage didn't impact Nintendo Q3 profits
- Sony reveals Horizon Hunters Gathering, a new 3-player co-op live game with roguelike looting
- Sony has made at least $2.3 billion selling first-party games on PC and Xbox
- PS5 hits 92.2 million sales with 8 million PS5s sold over holidays, yet still lags behind PS4
- Take-Two CEO expects Rockstar to support current iteration of GTA Online after GTA 6's release
- Valve 'not confident' enough on Steam Machine pricing or release date, need more time to decide
- Grand Theft Auto series has made $10.38 billion since GTA V's release, Take-Two data shows
- GTA V reaches 225 million sales, total Grand Theft Auto series now at 465 million
- Take-Two CEO on user-generated content: 'We see it as an interesting opportunity'
- Did Outer Worlds 2's underperformance lead to a write-down at Xbox?
- Take-Two CEO comments on GTA 6 digital-only rumor: 'That's not the plan'
- Nearly 25% of Nintendo's total 6 billion lifetime game sales were made on the Switch
- Switch beats DS to become Nintendo's best-selling video games hardware of all time
- Nintendo scores $5.1 billion net sales and 19% margin through Holiday 2025
- Switch 2 sales already beat Wii U with 17.37 million shipments
- Raccoon City falls in new harrowing live action Resident Evil 9 teaser
- GOG admits it used AI to create controversial New Year Sales banner
- New Tekken 8 characters revealed, Bandai Namco takes straightforward approach with Season 3
- Morrowind doesn't 'stand the test of time' for a remake, Skyrim lead designer says
- Blizzard QA testers reach agreement with Microsoft, ratify new union contract
- January 2026
- New Dragon Ball Age 1000 may deliver Xenoverse-style gameplay with a Dragon Ball Online story
- Digital-only made up 66% of Xbox sales in 2025 amid console price hike
- Konami confirms a new Silent Hill is in development, is separate from Silent Hill 1 remake
- Xbox margins hit by mysterious impairment charge
- Xbox console revenue hits 12-year low over holiday 2025
- Xbox earnings 'well below expectations' in holiday 2025, revenue down -$600 million
- Original Diablo 2 creators reveal Darkhaven, a new APRG with dynamic, destructible worlds
- New version of Final Fantasy 7 on PC announced by Square Enix
- Ken Levine's new game isn't an FPS, it's a 'Judas simulator'
- Zombies can use chainsaws in Resident Evil 9, Capcom explains with Day of the Dead movie logic
- Two indie games have cancelled their Xbox versions
- Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes says AI 'can deprive an actor of his work'
- Xbox may now be more selective in which games get greenlit
- Remedy denies reports that Control Resonant launches in Q2 2026
- Report: GTA 6 is digital-only at launch to avoid leaks, spoilers
- Blizzard announces new showcases for World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and Hearthstone
- Master Chief actor Steve Downes pushed back against Halo 5's infamous misleading marketing
- PlayStation 6 to be delayed 'longer than expected,' analyst predicts
- Microsoft reiterates why it broke Xbox game exclusivity, promises to be 'more consistent'
- New Fable game removes feature core to franchise's DNA
- Remedy defends Epic Games publishing deal against criticism from Baldur's Gate 3 dev
- Battlefield 6 was the #1 best-selling game in US
- Witcher 3 dev 'designed and implemented' Fable's slick and fast combat'
- Fable has a 'living population' with over 1,000 named NPCs that can be interacted with
- Xbox reveals new Fable release window, coming to Xbox, PS5, and PC at launch
- Report: Beyond Good and Evil 2 not cancelled in Ubisoft's business reset
- Ubisoft open to selling more minority stake bids similar to $1.2 billion Tencent deal
- Mobile apps made $3.8 billion more than games in 2025
- Xbox app now available on Arm laptops, growing the borders of Microsoft's games empire
- Ubisoft announces 'major portfolio reset,' cancels 6 games including Prince of Persia remake
- Ubisoft reboots business with Creative House plan, reveals future of its biggest franchises
- Switch 2 price increase to $499 coming in 2026, analyst predicts
- Wizened Bethesda 'loremaster' had wild plans for Elder Scrolls 6
- Sony spins off TV business in new deal giving TCL 51% stake
- Arc Raiders sells 12 million copies in less than 3 months, thwarts Call of Duty's success
- Assassin's Creed franchise has sold over 230 million copies, Ubisoft confirms
- Monopoly Go made $6 billion faster than any other mobile game in history
- Call of Duty sales down by over 60% in 2025, former Activision CEO says
- EA delivers 5 games on PlayStation's top downloads list ahead of $55 billion privatization deal
- Black Ops 7 not in PS Store top 5 downloads, breaking 10-year streak for Call of Duty franchise
- Ubisoft loses The Division executive producer Julian Gerighty to EA's Battlefield team
- Rockstar testing 32-player lobbies for GTA 6 online, new court documents reveal
- Report: Blizzard's new Starcraft shooter may be shown at Blizzcon 2026
- Fable and Forza Horizon 6 headline new Xbox Developer Direct showcase
- Xbox cloud gaming comes to Hisense TVs as Microsoft reportedly readies free streaming with ads
- Fallout TV show season 2 sparks surge in Fallout game popularity on Steam
- Report: Wolfenstein 3 now in development at MachineGames
- Teyon, the dev behind the Terminator and Robocop FPS games, is hiring for a new action RPG
- Todd Howard praises Fallout London team: 'That is so hard to pull off'
- Bethesda's Todd Howard shares views on AI: 'We want to protect human artistry'
- Elder Scrolls Online studio founder confirms that he left because Microsoft cancelled his MMO
- Limited Run Games CEO to step down, says company 'could benefit from new leadership'
- As Katsuhiro Harada says goodbye to Tekken, Bandai promises 'more fights, more updates' in 2026
- Lionsgate exec teases new AAA games based on owned IP, mentions Saw and John Wick
- Final Fantasy 14 on Switch 2? Yoshi-P says: 'Please wait while looking forward to it'
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