Derek Strickland
Gaming News Reporter & Reviewer
Jacksonville, Florida
derekstrickland at tweaktown dot com
Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements, whether it's VR with the Oculus Rift or Augmented Reality. With over four years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the technology that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR.
Derek Strickland has written 3200 pieces of content on TweakTown, they are listed below:
- Fallout 76 beta comes first to Xbox One
- Cyberpunk 2077 is a FPS RPG, has strong emphasis on choice
- Fallout 76 has cosmetic microtransactions
- Fallout 76 is a service game, can and will change over time
- Dying Light 2 makes choices matter
- Starfield is playable, in production
- Microsoft acquires Playground Games, Ninja Theory, and more
- Remedy's new IP Control is like a supernatural Quantum Break
- The Last of Us II trailer shows Ellie's grisly survival
- Next-gen Xbox consoles in development, Microsoft confirms
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey set during Peloponnesian War
- Devil May Cry 5 announced at E3
- Fallout 76: no NPCs, no offline, real-time VATS, mods later
- Starfield is Bethesda's new space epic IP
- Elder Scrolls VI announced
- Fallout 76 is entirely online
- Cyberpunk 2077 secret message revealed in trailer
- New Cyberpunk 2077 trailer shows exotic high-tech city
- New Halo game announced at E3 2018
- Fallout 76 is four times bigger than Fallout 4
- New Assassin's Creed: Odyssey screenshots leaked
- Kingdom Hearts III finally has a release date
- EA's new $15 month sub gives access to new games like Anthem
- Anthem releases February 22, 2019
- Anthem won't have lootboxes, cosmetic monetization only
- Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order coming from Respawn in 2019
- Creative Assembly's new IP is tactical FPS game
- Respawn Star Wars game news might be at E3
- Just Cause 4 accidentally leaked by Steam
- Hitman 2 announced, coming this year
- Days Gone coming February 2019
- Fallout 76 may use Fallout 4 assets, engine, and cut content
- Crackdown 3 delayed into 2019, reports say
- Code Vein, Bandai Namco's new RPG, launches this September
- Blizzard hiring spree points to Diablo 4
- Destiny 2 Forsaken requires both previous expansions
- Destiny 2 DLC roadmap set to Summer 2019
- Destiny 2 Forsaken lets you use three shotguns
- Forsaken is Destiny 2's own The Taken King style expansion
- Lords of the Fallen 2 gets new developer
- Anthem: new combat, gameplay and more coming at E3 2018
- Bungie secures $100 million for new 'bold vision'
- Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Avalanche has 'exciting new games' in development
- Next Assassin's Creed set in ancient Greece
- Atari VCS specs revealed: 4GB DDR4 RAM, Radeon R7 graphics
- Fallout 76 is experimental online survival RPG, sources say
- Anthem tease hints at upcoming reveal
- Pokemon mainline RPG coming late 2019 to Switch
- Fallout 76 announced
- New Intellivision console in the works
- Fallout 3 remastered: console mods and creation club?
- New Fallout reveal coming at E3
- Fortnite made almost $300 million in April
- DICE looking to adapt battle royale into Battlefield games
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 will be at E3 2018
- PS5 won't launch before 2021
- Sony may further experiment with portable gaming
- Battlefield V should be monetized via cosmetics
- Battlefield V post-launch content will be free
- Battlefield V trailer reveals explosive WWII carnage
- Battlefield V key art leaked
- PS5 won't launch before Fall 2020, NPD analyst predicts
- New Master Chief Collection update lets you install segments
- Sony to continue strong first-party IP focus
- Tencent buys majority stake in Path of Exile studio
- Black Ops 4 traditional campaign was never in development
- Battlefield V may be set in WWII
- Shenmue III delayed to 2019
- Valve has unannounced new games in the works
- Best Buy reportedly kills Gamers Club Unlocked
- Ubisoft to reveal new IP at E3 2018
- Fortnite coming to Android this summer
- Black Ops 4 campaign may simply be delayed
- Black Ops 4 on PC exclusive to Battle.net
- Black Ops 4 won't have campaign, battle royale confirmed
- Take-Two: PC has become very important part of what we do
- Borderlands 3 likely delayed to next fiscal year
- Battlefield V confirmed, reveal coming this month
- Borderlands 3 may not be at E3 2018
- RAGE 2 will be a service game, monetized via Creation Club?
- RAGE 2 delivers dystopian mayhem in 2019
- Eidos: we want to try new things, build strong online tech
- Dragon Age 4 could be a long ways off
- Anthem may not be monetized at launch
- Sony's E3 2018 showcase headlined by PS4 exclusives
- Bethesda teases RAGE 2, may have robust online modes
- EA hints Battlefield V's campaign is episodic
- Anthem is a 'new franchise,' will have social beta tests
- $20 Switch Online service offers cloud saves, 20 NES games
- Switch won't get traditional Virtual Console
- Thanos smashes into Fortnite's new battle royale event
- Deus Ex isn't dead, says Eidos Montreal
- Games market to make $137.9 billion in 2018
- Consumers mostly buy physical Nintendo games
- Nintendo first-party titles made up 85% of yearly game sales
- God of War sales pass 3.1 million in 3 days
- Sony may use blockchain for games DRM
- PS2 games arrive on PS Now streaming service
- Red Dead Redemption 2 set in 1899, features John Marston
- CDPR to show off RPG at E3 2018, likely Cyberpunk 2077
- Atari VCS to ship in Spring 2019, pre-orders open in May
- Capcom to show off new action adventure game at E3 2018
- Remedy's new P7 game to be unveiled at E3 2018
- New Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer incoming
- Amazon Prime price will increase to $119 in May
- Pokemon Switch RPG listed as 2018 or later
- Nintendo sold 15 million Switch consoles in FY2017
- Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima to step down
- New Dragon Age could be mainline sequel
- Halo devs: PC community is very important to us
- Modded Halo Online PC project under fire by Microsoft
- Battlefield 1's monthly updates end in June
- SEGA and Capcom Humble Bundle discounts great games
- Terminal Reality sues Microsoft for patent infringement
- Twitch adds new way to spend virtual bits currency
- Detroit: Become Human gets gold mastered, demo coming soon
- Lootbox and skin trade to make $50 billion by 2022
- Yakuza devs making new IP for SEGA
- Will Halo 6 be revealed at E3 2018?
- Neo Geo retro console possibly on the way
- Nintendo R&D experimenting with new games hardware
- Halo 6 might hit 4K 60FPS
- Far Cry 5 has been cracked on PC
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 may not have singleplayer campaign
- Dark Souls remaster on Switch delayed a bit
- AtGames apparently making Mega Drive mini, not SEGA
- EA: we can't make similar mistakes, and we won't
- Anthem will be 'unlike anything you've played' says BioWare
- SteamSpy games tracker shutting down
- Ex Sony exec: free-to-play balances over-dominant franchises
- Destiny 2's DLC crucible maps will be free for everyone
- Destiny 2's new expansion launches in May
- PS5 won't release in 2018, probably in 2020 says analyst
- Cliffy B's new battle royale game is 80s nostalgia carnage
- Classic SNK games compilation arriving on Nintendo Switch
- Final Fantasy XV level editor coming to PC this Fall
- Razer is now selling digital PC games
- Spider-Man locked at 30FPS on both PS4 Pro and PS4
- Warner Bros to publish future Hitman games
- Far Cry 5 is fastest-selling game in franchise history
- Insomniac's Spider-Man game coming September 2018
- NBA 2K League to debut in May, Intel signs as tech partner
- Ghost Recon: Wildlands free content extended for second year
- Vive VR celebrates second birthday with free games
- Vive Pro bundle priced at $1099
- Final Fantasy XV Review
- Far Cry 5 runs at native 4K on Xbox One X
- God of War optimized for 1080p performance on PS4 Pro
- Grab gritty shooter Spec Ops: The Line free on Humble Bundle
- April's free Xbox LIVE Gold games are pretty great
- No Man's Sky coming to Xbox with 4K upgrades for Xbox One X
- April's PS Plus games revealed
- No Man's Sky takes flight onto Tencent's WeGame platform
- Nintendo: don't use third-party Switch docks
- PlayStation VR price drops to $299
- Luminous Productions' new games may have live services
- Square Enix makes new studio with Final Fantasy XV devs
- Atari VCS performance akin to higher-end laptop
- The Darkness II is free on Humble Bundle Store
- Ubisoft: AI tech could give devs more creative power
- System Shock remake gets far Q1 2020 release date
- New X-Files game with 'interesting narrative' in development
- Street Fighter is getting a live-action TV show
- Visceral's Star Wars title may get recycled into online game
- Atari VCS power may be more like Switch than Xbox, PS4
- Cyberpunk 2077 on track to release by 2021 with new AAA RPG
- The Witcher 3 is a sales revenue monster
- Titan Quest arrives on consoles
- Switch has highest 12-month install base in US history
- PlayStation and Xbox cross-play is inevitable, says Epic
- Witcher series passes 33 million cumulative sales
- Cyberpunk 2077 will tap next-gen console power
- ARK: Survival Evolved tramples over to Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Ball Legends mobile game revealed
- Division and Hitman devs form new studio Sharkmob
- THQ Nordic to revive old-school Nickelodeon games
- CD Projekt RED opens new studio to work on Cyberpunk 2077
- Tencent to publish Ubisoft's biggest games in China
- Vivendi cancels Ubisoft takeover, to sell all company shares
- Bizarre horror game Agony delayed
- Ataribox branded as Atari VCS, is a 'connected device'
- God of War is a huge 'epic on Horizon: Zero Dawn's scale'
- HTC Vive drops to $499 with free Fallout VR
- HTC Vive Pro costs $799, pre-orders now live
- Microsoft's new cloud gaming arm is a big step forward
- Battlefront II gets cosmetic only microtransactions
- The 'full' ARK Survival Evolved is coming to mobiles
- Witcher's Geralt slices up Soul Calibur VI's roster
- Microsoft to let third-party devs sell avatar props on store
- Activision is probably making a battle royale game
- Skyrim VR is coming to HTC Vive next month
- Pillars of Eternity 2 delayed to May
- Amazon giving monthly free games to Twitch Prime users
- Ataribox to be showcased at GDC 2018 along with new VR games
- Fallout 3 remake mod cancelled following legal counsel
- New Splinter Cell possibly coming at E3
- Analysts: spending on Nintendo products to beat Xbox in 2018
- Final Fantasy VII Remake team expands to boost game quality
- Xbox LIVE game mod service might happen
- Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare once more
- Days Gone delayed to 2019
- Xbox One X FreeSync testing begins next week
- Bethesda Game Studios expands with Austin branch
- Layers of Fear, Friday the 13th publisher unite for new game
- Black Ops 4 announced, coming October 2018
- The Division 2 announced, more info coming at E3 2018
- PS5 could be backward compatible with PS4 games
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice likely coming to Xbox One
- Jurassic World goes AR with Pokemon GO-esque mobile game
- Nintendo Direct tomorrow, will showcase Switch and 3DS games
- Final Fantasy XV made Square Enix devs 'tougher and faster'
- Black Ops 4 shows up in new Gamestop leak
- Geralt of Rivia could crossover to a new game this year
- Far Cry 5's arcade looks like a perfect storm of engagement
- Diablo III coming to Switch after all, sources say
- Horizon: Zero Dawn producer may be working on new Ubisoft IP
- New Prey DLC could take place on Pytheas moon base
- Report: Battlefield V will have co-op, episodic campaign
- Monster Hunter: World is Capcom's new crowning jewel
- Far Cry 5 will have convenience microtransactions
- Sony emphasizes first-party games in next fiscal year
- Got Yakuza 6 for free? Sony just yanked your access
- The Division hits 20m players, Ubisoft opens global events
- Detroit: Become Human comes to PS4 this May
- PS Plus will drop free PS3, Vita games in 2019
- Porting Diablo II to current rigs would be 'extremely hard'
- Outlast brings the terror to Nintendo Switch
- Chrono Trigger launches on PC, but it's a mobile port
- Microsoft will continue pushing engagement on Xbox LIVE
- Shenmue III gets new trailer and batch of screenshots
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 'bridges AAA and indie' says dev
- Final Fantasy XV PC demo is out, clocks in at 21GB
- DICE working on new Battlefield trailer
- PlayStation 5 coming in 2020, analyst predicts
- Papers Please short film highlights rigors of Arstotzka
- Final Fantasy XV DLC continues into 2019
- IBM's Watson AI might be coming to a game near you
- Sonic movie set for 2019
- Xbox saves work with Final Fantasy XV on PC
- Ubisoft exploring blockchain tech for its games
- Super Smash Bros coming to Switch in 2018, says insider
- Payday 2 Switch port is outdated version
- Metal Gear Survive charges for extra save files
- Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes rakes in $295m in first year
- Sniper Ghost Warrior dev hit with huge layoffs
- 1440p testing for Xbox One X is coming soon
- Rainbox Six: Siege expected to last another decade
- Blizzard North's Diablo III would've looked like Diablo II
- Remedy's Northlight engine being optimized for multiplayer
- Remedy making new game outside of P7
- Dragon Ball FighterZ first DLC unlocks Broly, Bardock
- Final Fantasy XV PC mods can be whimsical and absurd
- Code Vein will have online co-op multiplayer
- THQ Nordic acquires Metro, Saint's Row publisher Koch Media
- Dead Space is free on Origin
- Sea of Thieves to have microtransactions, no lootboxes
- Rumor: Gears of War devs helping make new Perfect Dark game
- Battlefield needs a battle royale mode, says analyst firm
- Ubisoft explains why its focusing on live services
- Ubisoft earns big from digital game sales, microtransactions
- Nintendo Switch may have very long lifecycle
- Ubisoft working on unannounced franchise for Fiscal 2019
- Nintendo to ramp up Switch games for 2018
- Monster Hunter World enjoys monstrous success
- Nintendo Switch Online service will be 'worth the wait'
- Metroid Prime 4 being developed by Bandai Namco
- Activision proves it's the king of monetization
- Nintendo incentivizes Switch game sales with rewards program
- For Honor gets dedicated servers this month
- GTA V ships 90 million copies, new GTA Online content coming
- GTA Online enjoys highest player count in December
- GTA Online and digital drive Take-Two's quarterly earnings
- The Surge 2 coming in 2019
- CD Projekt RED will attend E3 2018
- Pillars of Eternity 2 will arrive on Switch, PS4, Xbox One
- Nintendo to keep selling NES and SNES Classic Editions
- Nintendo to double down on Switch game DLC
- Nintendo Switch momentum as shown in graphs
- Gaming pushes strong Sony Q3 earnings
- Call of Duty Black Ops 4 coming in 2018, key sources say
- Capcom Vancouver hit with layoffs, new game cancelled
- Rumor: Mario Party 11 coming to Switch next year
- Sony's network sales top 300 billion yen in quarterly first
- PS Plus subscribers hit 31.5 million
- PS4 sales break 73.6 million in Q3 with strong software push
- Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to Fall 2018
- Battlefront II misses sales targets, MTX coming back
- EA uncertain on next Battlefront release timing
- Diablo creator reveals new roguelike It Lurks Below
- EA's live services make triple digital games sales earnings
- EA: monetization, when done right, can enhance our games
- GTA V was the top earning digital console game in 2017
- YouTube gaming video revenues drop by 50% year-over-year
- Mobile gaming earns big in 2017
- Microsoft re-invests in cloud gaming tech
- Dragonball FighterZ blasts Steam fighting competitors
- ARK is getting a voxel-based spin-off
- Sony patents new motion controller tech
- BioWare's studios focus on Anthem's development
- Crystal Dynamics made 'tremendous progress' on Avengers game
- Play Anywhere Xbox Game Pass games can play on PC, too
- Micron reveals 5200 series SSDs with 64-layer NAND
- Analyst: Destiny 2 is not in a good place
- Monster Hunter World has been in development for 4 years
- Microsoft doubles down on ambitious subscription plan
- Father of Sonic joins Square Enix to work on new game
- Stardew Valley was the most downloaded Switch game in 2017
- Vive Pro's recommended PC specs may get bumped up
- Sony and Nike make official PS2 shoes
- Games industry may make $170 billion in 2018, firm predicts
- SuperData Analyst Interview on Call of Duty: WWII Success
- Activision CEO to leave company
- AI could one day fuel in-game microtransactions
- Playground Games making new Fable, sources say
- Super Meat Boy is a success on Switch
- Final Fantasy XV on PC will support mods
- Final Fantasy XV PC specs, release date announced
- Bungie admits Destiny 2's weapon systems need repaired
- Nintendo still isn't enthusiastic about VR
- Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay may be demoed at E3 2018
- HORI reveals new ONYX PS4 controller
- Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age coming to PC at 60FPS
- Dark Souls coming to Nintendo Switch
- Rumor: Microsoft eyes engagement via avatar lootcrate system
- Sony sold 5.9 million PS4s during holiday season
- DEEPCOOL reveals new RGB AIO liquid CPU cooler
- Cooler Master reveals new cooling solutions at CES 2018
- Digital Storm reveals enthusiast SFF PC Project Spark
- Razer's new Project Linda is a phone-laptop hybrid
- NZXT reveals first N7 Z370 chipset motherboard at CES 2018
- HP announces Spectre 15 X360 with Kaby Lake, RX Vega M
- ASUS' bezel-free kit seamlessly links three displays
- Westinghouse shows budget-friendly 43-inch 4K TV for $350
- HyperX reveals new fleet of gaming hardware
- Call of Duty WWII was most downloaded PS4 game of 2017
- HTC Vive VR with higher resolution coming in 2018?
- Anthem's monetization may be cosmetic, analyst predicts
- Naughty Dog vet jumps to Crystal Dynamics' new Avengers game
- Mad Catz is back from the dead
- Turok remaster duo rated for Xbox One
- Over half of Switch owners have Super Mario Odyssey
- Nintendo Switch is all-time fastest-selling console in US
- ESA doesn't think games are addictive
- Devil May Cry 5 may be close to finished
- Analyst: Battlefront II sales to rally after controversy
- Xbox One X equal to standard gaming PC, says Crytek
- Nexon might be done with Lawbreakers
- Square Enix CEO outlines plans for 2018
- PlatinumGames may self-publish its new IP
