Ivo Kuijpers
Feature Writer
Ivo is a feature writer at Zero1Gaming that covers the a latest developments accross games, esports, and streaming culture with a direct, player-first approach. His work focuses on clear analysis, honest criticism, and the details that shape how games are played, watched, and discussed.
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Why Fight Night makes more sense for EA Sports now
Fight Night is returning after 15 years, with EA Sports entering a boxing market already served by Undisputed. New investment and industry connections could help, but fighter licensing and development remain major challenges.
Black Ops' comeback should also reward its original developers
The original Black Ops games have found a new audience on PS4 and PS5, generating substantial revenue more than a decade after release. Former Treyarch developer Gavin Goslin argues that the people who built those games should benefit from their continued success.
AI cloning fears are pushing indie demos behind closed doors
Digital Sun and Alliance Arts are restricting public demos over fears that copycats could recreate their games using AI tools. Closed testing may protect unfinished work, but it also limits the exposure and feedback that help indie games find an audience.
How Minecraft became a stage for streaming's biggest events
DedSafio 4 generated more than 52 million hours watched on Kick. Alongside Squid Craft Games and Hardcore marathons, it shows how Minecraft became a platform for large-scale streaming events built around creators and their communities.
Jagex can't reignite RuneScape by splitting it
RuneScape Reignited promised a fresh economy and cleaner starting point, but it also separated new and veteran players. Jagex can still improve the return to RuneScape without dividing its community.
Oblivion's new update shows what remasters can't preserve
Oblivion Remastered modernizes Cyrodiil’s visuals, movement and progression, while GOG is keeping the 2006 PC release playable. Together, they show why updating an old game is not the same as preserving it.
GTA 6: The complete pre-launch overview
Rockstar has now shown much more of GTA 6, from Jason and Lucia’s relationship to robberies, police systems and everyday life across Leonida. Here is the complete pre-launch overview of the major reveals so far.
Top 8 VR games on the Meta Quest
Meta Quest 3 and 3S now have one of VR’s strongest standalone libraries. These eight games make the best use of the headset, whether you want combat, puzzles, campaigns or multiplayer.
Xbox needs exclusives without abandoning its PlayStation business
Xbox is bringing back selected exclusives while continuing to publish other games on PlayStation. The strategy only works if those exclusives create long-term Xbox customers without giving up too much multiplatform revenue.
WoW: Forever's realmless design makes streamer guilds harder to avoid
Asmongold’s Olympus network has grown enormous during the WoW: Forever beta. Without separate PvP realms, players who want to avoid major streamer communities have fewer options.
GTA 6 gives Rockstar more reasons to shorten the PC wait
GTA 6 could arrive on PC only months after its console launch. Rockstar’s investment in FiveM, creators and GTA roleplay gives it more reason than ever to shorten the wait.
WoW: Forever's million beta characters show the appeal of starting over
World of Warcraft: Forever has already passed one million beta characters before launch. Its new quests, slower leveling and Legacy system show why starting over is part of the appeal.
How a board game helped shape Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Fuse Games prototyped Galactic Racer’s progression with Post-its, handwritten notes and dice. That paper experiment eventually shaped its branching routes, randomized upgrades and risk-heavy runs.
Novus Inceptio's return shows how Early Access can overwhelm one developer
Novus Inceptio is being developed again after years of limited progress. Solo developer Martin Markus Mastný says Early Access pressure, constant feedback and trying to satisfy every player contributed to his burnout.
The Callisto Protocol shows the cost of a rushed launch
Glen Schofield says The Callisto Protocol was supposed to get three more months of development. Its troubled launch and months of post-release fixes show what that lost time may have cost.
Double Fine's failed union drive shows the limits of studio culture
Double Fine employees tried to unionize partly to protect the studio culture they already valued. The campaign collapsed within two weeks, before independence and layoffs showed how little control workers ultimately had over their jobs.
Activision should give Halo a hard reboot
Halo has spent years introducing major conflicts and then leaving them behind. With Activision now building the next game, a hard reboot could give Master Chief a cleaner foundation, provided the new team finally follows through on what it starts.
Galactic Racer turns Anakin into a racing legend
Decades after losing the Boonta Eve Classic, Sebulba is still telling racers about the mysterious human who beat him. Galactic Racer turns Anakin’s childhood victory into Star Wars racing folklore.
GTA 6 Could Make $80 Games the New Normal
GTA 6 could do more than sell millions of copies at $80. A successful launch may give other publishers the confidence to make $80 the new AAA standard.
WoW: Forever could finally fix Blizzard's 20-year gold-buying problem
Payo’s WoW: Forever ban shows why Blizzard needs to punish gold buyers as aggressively as sellers. The harder part will be catching ordinary players who keep their purchases private.
10 best horror games for Halloween 2026
Whether you want co-op panic, survival horror or a short nightmare for one evening, these are the 10 horror games we are playing this Halloween.
The 12 best Steam Autumn Sale 2026 deals
Steam’s Autumn Sale has some unusually strong discounts this year, including $1.99 adventures, $3.99 co-op games and major RPGs for well under $25.
The Witcher 3 Remastered is bigger than anyone expected
The Witcher 3 Remastered smashed its Steam record in hours, with smoother combat, a rebuilt skill tree, expanded mods and dozens of quality-of-life upgrades.
GTA 6's biggest new details: map size, hurricanes, wildlife and more
Rockstar has revealed much more about GTA 6’s Leonida, including its huge map, regional weather, hurricanes, 170-plus animal species and rural activities.
10 biggest games still coming in 2026
The final months of 2026 still have plenty left to play, from Grand Theft Auto VI and Modern Warfare 4 to Ocarina of Time, Gears of War: E-Day and Phantom Blade Zero.
10 biggest RPGs coming in 2027
Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Fable, Persona 4 Revival, EXODUS, Pokémon and more make 2027 a packed year for RPG fans.
How SwizzY became Fortnite's first back-to-back world champion
SwizzY and Pixie recovered from 163 points behind with three matches left, then survived a final-game push from Shxrk and t3eny to win in Antwerp by two points.
The Sift gives Minecraft Dungeons II a chance to fix the original's biggest weakness
Minecraft Dungeons II is introducing the Sift before the dimension arrives in Java and Bedrock in 2027. Alongside shared capes and new creator tools, Minecraft Live showed Mojang bringing its different games closer together.
Graveyard Keeper 2 review: More to manage, more worth building
Graveyard Keeper 2 turns the original’s busywork into a more rewarding management loop. Better quest tracking, deeper automation and rebuilding The Town give every resource a clearer purpose, even when the new systems become overwhelming.
Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026: What to expect and how to watch
More than 60 games are appearing in the Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026, but most of the lineup remains secret. The Forgotten Ones and Dodo Duckie are among the few confirmed ahead of the show.
Minecraft Live September 2026: What to expect from this weekend's show
Minecraft Live returns just days after Wilderness Bound and before Minecraft Dungeons II launches. An Enderman teaser has restarted End theories, but Mojang has revealed very little about the next game drop.
Xbox's restructure changes who controls its biggest games
Microsoft is bringing existing development partners together and rebuilding Halo's team as it cuts another 268 jobs.
Asian Games 2026 esports: Every game, medal date and team to watch
Three fighting games share one team medal, and familiar club lineups give way to national selections.
Counter-Strike's 2027 Majors pair a Buenos Aires debut with a Shanghai encore
FiReSPORTS takes Argentina to its first Major in June, while Perfect World returns to Shanghai in December. For the first time, an entire year of Counter-Strike Majors will pass without a European host.
Bungie's plans for Destiny and Marathon gives us better reasons to return
Destiny 2 could finally restore years of missing story, while Marathon is expanding beyond extraction with permanent PvE and Team Deathmatch. Both changes give players who previously walked away a clearer reason to come back.
Xbox's PHYSINT deal keeps Kojima's return to espionage alive
Sony's withdrawal put PHYSINT's production at risk before Xbox stepped in as its new publisher. Development is moving again, but the cast and publishing deal still tell us far more about the project than its actual gameplay.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation gives story-focused players a way past the grind
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is making it easier to focus on the main story with optional level boosts, clearer side-content rewards and faster travel aboard the Highwind. Vincent, Cid and FITS add plenty for players who want to dig deeper, but skipping the grind should be much easier this time.
RLCS Worlds 2026: How Team Falcons won it all
Team Falcons turned a second-place group finish into a historic RLCS Worlds run, surviving a brutal lower bracket before beating Karmine Corp and sweeping Spacestation Gaming for MENA’s first world title.
Persona 4 Revival preview: a promising return with familiar dungeon problems
Persona 4 Revival makes a strong first impression with livelier character scenes, faster combat and smart additions like Baton Pass. Its rebuilt dungeons are less convincing, with Yukiko’s Castle still relying on the same repetitive corridors underneath the new presentation.
Everything announced at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026
Lufia finally comes to PC, Stronghold 4 details its Early Access plans and Thief gets a proper gameplay showing in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026.
Xbox's 9 Biggest TGS 2026 Announcements, Ranked
From Modern Warfare 4 and Wo Long 2 to Faraday Blues, these are the nine biggest announcements from Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast.
7 Biggest Games You Can Play at TGS 2026
From Final Fantasy VII Revelation to Persona 4 Revival, these are seven of the biggest games attendees can play at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Top 10 Steals During Steam's Party-Based RPG Fest
Steam’s Party-Based RPG Fest runs through September 21. Here are 10 standout deals, including Divinity: Original Sin 2, Pathfinder and Baldur’s Gate 3.
Everything announced at Capcom Spotlight TGS 2026
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen, Mega Man: Dual Override and more headline Capcom’s TGS 2026 Spotlight.
How an Unannounced Game Became Heart Machine's Lifeline
Heart Machine’s unannounced game was funding nearly its entire remaining team. When the publisher pulled out, the studio had no replacement income ready.
Redfall took Arkane Austin away from what it did best
Former Arkane Austin developers say Redfall pushed the Prey studio outside its expertise, as co-op and live-service systems changed how it built games.
ARC Raiders should stop tying permanent upgrades to Expeditions
ARC Raiders Expeditions can refresh the loot grind, but permanent skill points push players toward resets they may not want. Embark should separate the two.
VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026: teams, groups, schedule and format
VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 runs from September 24 to October 18. See all 16 teams, groups, opening matches, format, schedule and venues.
How Legacy took control of the FISSURE Playground 3 final
Legacy swept G2 3-0 to win FISSURE Playground 3, with latto dominating the final to secure MVP and a third title in China.
tinyBuild Connect 2026: Every Announcement
tinyBuild Connect 2026 revealed The Crab is Walking, new Kingmakers gameplay, the Graveyard Keeper 2 demo, Road to Jukai and more.