Derek Strickland
Senior Gaming Editor - Florida, USA
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.
Editorial Responsibilities: news and games
Derek Strickland has written 7127 pieces of content
- January 2021
- Report: Tencent raising billions to buy EA, Take-Two, or others
- GTA Online Cayo Perico heist breaks bank with highest earnings EVER
- Skyrim Oblivion overhaul mod Skybllivion looks AMAZING in new video
- Xbox redeems itself after alienating the entire games industry
- Cyberpunk 2077's big 1.1 patch fixes save glitch, reduces memory usage
- Tony Hawk developer helping Diablo II remaster, now a Blizzard studio
- Cyberpunk had biggest digital launch of ALL TIME, breaks sales records
- Xbox LIVE Gold gets big price hike, 6 months now same price as 1 year
- Capcom confirms Resident Evil 8 release date and free PS5 upgrade
- Resident Evil 8 Village demo available on PS5, features ray-tracing
- Valve's entire office won't move to New Zealand, just some workers
- Capcom is about to have an amazing year of earnings
- GabeN confirms more singleplayer games coming, hints at Half-Life 3
- New PUBG games: Mobile in 2021, console/PC sequel in 2022
- The world's most popular battle royale game is getting a TV show
- Rumor: Battlefront 3 is in development, but Battlefield 6 comes first
- PUBG dev's billion-dollar IPO may be biggest in South Korean history
- EA accidentally leaks Apex Legends' Switch release date
- The Medium PC spec requirements: minimum R9 390X for 1080p 30FPS
- Half-Life 3 from Last of Us II developer? Never say never
- Sumo Digital hints Crackdown 4 is in development
- Battlefield 6 may surprisingly come to these older consoles too
- GTA 6 could push CPUs to their limits with new next-gen NPC tech
- How to move Xbox screenshots to a USB stick automatically
- Elder Scrolls 6 is Todd Howard's main focus, not Indiana Jones
- New AC Valhalla patch fixes A Rivalry for the Ages quest and many more
- Xbox planning huge first-party game blitz for 2021, dev says
- Rumor: PS5 to get this legendary RPG in 2021 alongside PC release
- Cyberpunk 2077 director has this to say about recent allegations
- CD Projekt knew Cyberpunk 2077 had issues but released it anyway
- What was CD Projekt's original vision for Cyberpunk 2077?
- This amazing new feature makes Stadia much more competitive
- Bungie says goodbye to Halo forever by closing this piece of history
- Activision likely to beat $7.6 billion outlook on Call of Duty success
- U.S. gamers spent a record $56.9 billion on gaming in 2020
- CDPR's risky gambit paid off: Cyberpunk 2077 was #2 in U.S. sales
- CD Projekt now getting sued by THIRTEEN law firms for Cyberpunk 2077
- Ubisoft's Star Wars game: New relatable characters, story and lore
- Steam MAUs hit astronomical 120 million in 2020, up 26% year-over-year
- Capcom to show off new Resident Evil VIIIage gameplay on January 21
- CDPR has 'many more future plans beyond Cyberpunk,' maybe Witcher 4?
- Massive still working on Avatar game as it develops Star Wars project
- Cyberpunk 2077's PS4, Xbox glitches took CD Projekt RED by surprise
- Nintendo sold-in 1 million Switches in China, but that's not a lot
- New next-gen Harry Potter RPG Hogwart's Legacy won't release in 2021
- Jedi: Fallen Order now runs a lot better on PS5, Xbox Series X
- Cyberpunk 2077 coming back to PlayStation Store 'as soon as possible'
- Cyberpunk 2077 PS5, Series X upgrades may release in Aug/Sept 2021
- EA has a 'number of new Star Wars games' in development
- Ubisoft Star Wars: Live game possibly set in High Republic timeline
- Ubisoft making new Star Wars game, EA no longer has exclusivity
- Mass Effect remaster trilogy should release before EA's FY2021 ends
- Wolfenstein dev making new Indiana Jones game with 'original story'
- Lucasfilm Games is back, but it's still not developing games
- Square Enix's new Project Athia RPG won't be on Xbox until 2024
- Polish consumer protection agency is now investigating CD Projekt S.A.
- CD Projekt is now being sued by five law firms over Cyberpunk 2077
- Phison's new U18 controller brings 1.9GB/sec speeds to USB-C drives
- Stadia game streaming app coming to LG's smart TVs in 2021
- Xbox is making big power plays for RPG dominance
- Beat Dark Souls, Sekiro, Bloodborne? Try this Soulsborne for just $10
- Dying Light 2 writer might've left because the game is already done
- GTA V on PS5, Series X could use upgraded Red Dead Redemption 2 engine
- Switch sold 6.2 million consoles in Japan, made up 87% of 2020 sales
- Lenovo reveals Switch-like concept mini-PC, the LaVie Mini
- Sony might've killed the Killzone franchise, new games may not happen
- Epic Games buys gaming's most-used data compression technology
- Dragon Age executive producer shares new Dragon Age 4 concept art
- Roblox's value grows 700% to staggering $29.5 billion
- Twitch removes its best-known emote over political controversy
- Cyberpunk 2077 developer leak was entirely fake, CD Projekt RED says
- Nintendo literally LMAO'd when Microsoft tried to buy them
- Here's proof that Flight Simulator looks better than real life
- Fourth law firm suing CD Projekt S.A. for securities fraud
- Nintendo buys a new game studio for the first time in 13 years
- PS4 Pro no longer being manufactured in Japan, retired after 4 years
- Final Fantasy publisher's new dark sci-fi shooter Outriders delayed
- PS1 ninja classic Tenchu could rise from the shadows on PlayStation 5
- Prey 2 reboot sequel might be in dev, and Human Head might be involved
- What's coming to and leaving Game Pass in January 2021
- Mobile gaming made $79.5 billion in 2020, 71% of total app revenues
- Here's how to romance Judy Alvarez as male V. in Cyberpunk 2077
- Save your PS5 DualSense controller's battery life with this easy trick
- CD Projekt RED is getting sued by another law firm over Cyberpunk 2077
- Elder Scrolls 6 may be set in this region, Bethesda strongly hints
- Epic Games buys a MASSIVE 980,000 square feet shopping mall for new HQ
- PlayStation 5 launch sales disappoint in Japan, fall below PS3 numbers
- Xbox set to push new frontiers in 1-2 years, Phil Spencer teases
- Sony discontinuing multiple PlayStation 4 console SKUs in Japan
- This retailer is making custom PS5 consoles that look like PS2s
- Ubisoft Connect brings one of the best new features of console gaming
- Fallout 5 possibly in development alongside Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6
- Steam smashes 2021 with an insane 25 million PC gamers playing at once
- PUBG Mobile made $2.6 billion in 2020, smashes competition
- First 5 minutes of Hitman 3 showcases upgraded visuals and effects
- Waiting for Diablo 4? Try this epic Diablo-like action RPG for just $5
- Is your PS5 making strange noises like ticking or whining? This is why
