Catherine Lewis
I'm one of GamesRadar+'s news writers, who works alongside the rest of the news team to deliver cool gaming stories that we love. After spending more hours than I can count filling The University of Sheffield's student newspaper with Pokemon and indie game content, and picking up a degree in Journalism Studies, I started my career at GAMINGbible where I worked as a journalist for over a year and a half. I then became TechRadar Gaming's news writer, where I sourced stories and wrote about all sorts of intriguing topics. In my spare time, you're sure to find me on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 playing through story-driven RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5 Royal, nuzlocking old Pokemon games, or going for a Victory Royale in Fortnite.
Latest articles by Catherine Lewis
![Borderlands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9QSPEwKTAPostARUMqxZUG-320-80.jpg)
The Borderlands series' "most valuable Shift Code" ever is now available for everyone, all thanks to genius fans cracking a secret code that I'm baffled was solved so fast
By Catherine Lewis published
News Get your hands on some sweet loot
![Seedot seen in the Pokemon anime.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yWRRdTUsQPY2osZwMiH23Q-320-80.jpg)
The ultimate Pokemon Emerald completionist is finally ready to tackle the first gym after 20 months of hunting shinies for a challenge so brutal even using a bot barely helps
By Catherine Lewis published
News They can finally move on after finding a second 1-in-819,200 acorn
![Metaphor: ReFantazio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CZbx5kbvPyxeQibUiEG4uL-320-80.jpg)
Nier creator Yoko Taro says Persona devs' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is "so stylish I almost wet myself," and no, he "didn't get any money" to say that
By Catherine Lewis published
News Those menus really are stunning
![Key art for Metaphor: ReFantazio shows the protagonist holding a sword, surrounded by two allies.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZsCRem2MCBoxn4jxThedPV-320-80.jpg)
Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like Persona and Fire Emblem had a baby, and after 1 hour I'm already dying to find out what happens next
By Catherine Lewis published
Preview Preview | The opening of Atlus' new JRPG is so good it almost brought me to tears
![Banjo and Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJE7KvELu9eDwceUoJQ8t5-320-80.jpg)
It's taken years, but Banjo-Kazooie fans have finally finished decompiling the code of Rare's classic 3D platformer, paving the way for new community experiences
By Catherine Lewis published
News But where will the community go from here?
![Infinity Nikki's protagonist, Nikki, sits on a bench, surrounded by a cute bee, rabbit, and her companion cat friend Momo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m7rEaZmKjTgCquP5cBpNNR-320-80.jpg)
Open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki feels like the perfect chilled out adventure, and I already worry about how many hours I'm going to spend in its photo mode
By Catherine Lewis published
Preview Preview | I need to copy this girl's entire wardrobe
![Key art for Visions of Mana, showing a group of characters facing towards the camera against a vibrant orange background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fpf3amvji2Kx9aEwGcWvKJ-320-80.jpg)
Visions of Mana has only been out for a day, but its developer has reportedly lost most of its staff and is at risk of shutdown
By Catherine Lewis published
News Ouka Studios has reportedly been hit with layoffs
![Super Mario Odyssey - Mario underwater](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fxCJYxSgX3LucWEYBNbfZX-320-80.jpg)
The 3DS and Wii U era gets another nail in the coffin as Nintendo stops repairing New 3DS consoles in Japan
By Catherine Lewis published
News This comes less than two months after Wii U repairs stopped in Japan, too
![Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree final boss Radahn stares into the camera, holding a sword in each hand.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2yCR4cdkEQnqaauRvkV9oH-320-80.jpg)
After 967 deaths, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree player takes the 'no Scadutree blessing' challenge to the next level by beating the entire DLC on uncapped NG +1,000
By Catherine Lewis published
News Enemies could deal "millions" of damage
![Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bsSau5EcK8jGg98xatUyGS-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 14's controversial Viper changes were a hot topic within the dev team, too, as Yoshi-P admits the alterations were being considered "right until the last minute"
By Catherine Lewis published
News The battle director had been "quite torn" about making a certain adjustment
![A screenshot from the Balatro: Friends of Jimbo reveal trailer, showing a card with The Witcher's Geralt on the front.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjQJciJfpzZmiQhLpsX8ja-320-80.jpg)
Balatro's Witcher 3 collab came to life thanks to a senior CDPR employee "getting many colleagues on board" with the hit indie roguelike
By Catherine Lewis published
News Balatro's new Witcher cards were created in-house at CD Projekt Red
![Shadow on a grind rail in Sonic X Shadow Generations.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M73Spjpf3qMEUKAV5QwcYo-320-80.jpg)
Shadow the Hedgehog is "not Vegeta in any way," and is "not friends with Sonic," his creator says
By Catherine Lewis published
News "Shadow is not like that. I never want him to be like that"
![Sonic the Hedgehog 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AE7MwXhKGDN74nPu6m2Ekd-320-80.jpg)
Shadow the Hedgehog co-creator says Sonic 3 is a "really, really good movie"
By Emily Garbutt published
News The threequel has Takashi Iizuka's seal of approval
![Facing a field of poppies with a gun in Stalker 2: Shadow of Chornobyl](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Auj98u6uqeaoCya6cVMPCn-320-80.jpg)
Stalker 2 will be enjoyable to new and returning players, because even its protagonist doesn't know what's going on
By Catherine Lewis published
Preview Preview | Every player experiences their own story, and mine apparently starts with me dying a lot
![A Monster Hunter Wilds player fighting several monsters with a sword](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j9Pr9hRmBq3fdyRkoftbMC-320-80.jpg)
In just 30 minutes, Monster Hunter Wilds sold me on the action-RPG series I've never played
By Catherine Lewis published
Preview | I can't wait to beat up more giant frogs
![FGS](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3C6uBjJxXP3JheTcxkVH6-320-80.jpg)
This creepy, retro horror adventure is threatening to make me live out my old creepypasta nightmares with a cursed game within a game
By Catherine Lewis published
News Balance decision-making with puzzle-solving and adventuring in the unique horror game Tormenture
![FGS](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/53feE7MBW5sYgHdjPU8Awe-320-80.jpg)
Mario Kart meets Fall Guys in this silly racing battle royale which'll see up to 50 costumed penguins face off in the ultimate showdown
By Catherine Lewis published
News Faaast Penguin makes its world premiere at the Future Games Show and is racing onto PC and consoles next month
![FGS](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fFpmZNs7GLiJPCvNE7vEHa-320-80.jpg)
This gorgeous pixel art JRPG perfectly blends Pokemon and Persona into one unique package, and it's finally releasing next month
By Catherine Lewis published
News Bloomtown: A Different Story is launching on September 24
![Life is Strange: Double Exposure screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kWefJF7RirhpYAhjk87UA-320-80.jpg)
Life is Strange: Double Exposure won't let you "take a second stab" at tough decisions, but will tease you with what could've been
By Kaan Serin published
News Two timelines mean you can peek into "The Road Not Taken"
![Life is Strange: Double Exposure screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NeQyKk5dJLuer6yMeyXFo-320-80.jpg)
Life is Strange Double Exposure devs on bringing back Max: "everybody now has the Max in their heads that we have to compete with"
By Heather Wald published
News "It's definitely something we thought about a lot"
![Dead Cells: REturn to Castlevania](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FbiEwig7eMZhrGxFDidiKB-320-80.jpg)
Legendary roguelike Dead Cells gets its final update after 7 years, with new mobs, weapons, accessibility options, and more
By Catherine Lewis published
News It's the end of an era for Dead Cells
![Pachirisu as seen in the Pokemon anime, facing towards the camera with a blue background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UZuNARDP3fWAAZ3q998L8X-320-80.jpg)
10 years after making Pokemon history with a squirrel, the former world champion returned to Worlds 2024 with his iconic mascot in tow
By Catherine Lewis published
News Sejun Park didn't win Worlds 2024, but his appearance was still one of the highlights of the tournament
![Black Myth: Wukong - Sun Wukong chugs a flask whilst facing down a massive enemy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iVpuMwPMfwdUVH5465ExfQ-320-80.jpg)
Black Myth: Wukong preloads smash Steam's all-time bandwidth records, beating Cyberpunk 2077's enormous peak as 70 terabytes are downloaded every second
By Catherine Lewis published
News Cyberpunk 2077's peak was 51TB per second
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