Latest articles by Catherine Lewis
Nintendo says Switch 2 backwards compatibility exists because it's "the best direction" for consumers
News The Switch 2 will be able to play physical and digital Switch 1 games
After 3 weeks and 115 attempts, Elden Ring sicko becomes the "first in the world" and "probably the last" to complete a no-hit run at uncapped NG+1,000
News With New Game+ scaling limits gone, every boss had over 500K health
"June sounds a lot more realistic" for the Nintendo Switch 2 release date, analyst says, as hands-on event dates suggest the console is skipping spring
News It sounds like we could be waiting until at least summer for the Switch 2's launch
In the shadow of the Palworld lawsuit, Nintendo, Sega, and more Japanese gaming giants discuss patents and when taking too much inspiration becomes a problem
News Nintendo's patent attorney thinks IP rights are essential for the games industry to have healthy growth
Pokemon leaker behind last year's enormous 'Teraleak' is apparently back after 2 months of silence, and they're already continuing their beef with other leakers
News The drama appears to have been picked up right where it left off
GTA 5 mod that added GTA 4's Liberty City hit with a "friendly takedown" after contact from Rockstar, but the modders insist "there is no negativity between us" and the official devs
News The modders say the decision was "mutually agreed upon by all parties involved"
Wii U online replacement Pretendo says "we are committed to user safety" as Nintendo warns against using third-party alternatives to its dead servers
News Even so, Pretendo agrees you should "be cautious of what you're installing and do proper research!"
RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says Skyrim is the perfect example of why it doesn't matter if players finish games because "a lot of people never finish the crit path," but "they love it"
News It's "just not true" to assume someone not finishing a game means they didn't like it
Horizon Zero Dawn's multiplayer spinoff has big dreams, as Guerrilla confirms it's hoping to attract more than 1 million users
News Could Guerrilla have the next big live-service hit in the works?
After shutting down the Wii U online services last year, Nintendo asks players not to use "unauthorized services" to replace them as they might pose "security risks"
News The official 3DS and Wii U servers were shut down last April
After packing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with content, Masahiro Sakurai unsurprisingly says that working out a game's volume from the start is important
News Sakurai tries to complete other developers' games as often as he can to gauge their volume, too
Hatsune Miku hits Fortnite, immediately steals everyone's dance moves: "This is the greatest game of all time"
News We got Miku hitting the Griddy in Fortnite before GTA 6
Marvel Rivals boss doubles down: "We believe no role queue will lead to a richer gaming experience for everyone"
News NetEase Games is "taking a little bit more of a Marvel-inspired approach"
MMO legend's "spiritual sequel to Ultima Online and to Star Wars Galaxies" is getting a Kickstarter campaign "because the climate for games investment is terrible"
News After five years of development, Stars Reach is "reasonably close to the finish line"
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says he'll make a game "even if it's the opposite of what I like," because "you have to think of it as work, not entertainment"
News Sakurai doesn't limit himself to "games based on my own preferences"
As League of Legends players blast 800-hour grinds, Riot says this "wasn't meant to get harder" and "we messed up" on the whole First Blood thing too
News LoL players aren't happy with the latest season's changes
Helldivers 2 creative director says the studio "shouldn't" have final say on the movie as "we are not Hollywood people," but it still sounds like it'll be involved in some capacity
News "We don't know what it takes to make a movie"
"This is devastating": After 8 years of work, CS:GO mod that aimed to revive "the 1.6 vibe" apparently rejected by Steam "without any reason," despite previous contact with Valve
News The Classic Offensive mod team says it followed "requirements and recommendations to the letter"
10 years later, "around 100" Witcher 3 devs are still at CD Projekt Red working on games like The Witcher 4
News That's a significant portion of the 200+ devs on the 2015 RPG
Manor Lords patch adds new maps and a city builder staple, bridge-building, and also makes it so "taverns realize ale isn't magic – it's just ale"
News Plus, a rework to the cliff system, bug fixes, and more
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition looks like an incredible revival of one of the best Wii U JRPGs, but fans might be most excited about one simple thing – the larger text size
News Plus, it looks like its most confusing battle mechanic might be a bit better explained
Company behind viral Switch 2 mock-up backtracks, says its cover accessory was based on leaks as Nintendo wades in to clarify CES images are "not official"
News Genki admits the size of its Switch 2 cover isn't final
Deus Ex Adam Jensen actor responds to potential story plans for the cyberpunk RPG's canceled sequel: "Hey this would have been fun huh?"
News The game was reportedly canceled last year after two years of development
