Latest articles by Catherine Lewis
Monster Hunter Wilds' first free title update is getting a showcase next week to unveil "a host" of new additions coming to the action RPG
News Expect more than just Mizutsune's arrival
Persona 4 fans are in shambles as website domain for "p4re" appears, potentially following in the footsteps of the Persona 3 Reload announcement
News Could Atlus be gearing up for an official reveal?
Assassin's Creed Shadows' open world rivals Red Dead Redemption 2's attention to detail thanks to snow that melts in real time in sunny weather
News This is a very cool detail, literally
Sonic gets an official lore timeline that goes "tens of thousands of years" into the past and 200 years into the future, and somehow canonizes a party game spin-off
News "WHAT DO YOU MEAN SONIC SHUFFLE IS CANON?"
Hideo Kojima knows fans thought Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes was too short, as he thinks back to negative comments: "'Why would they sell a trial version even at a low price?'"
News Kojima has been reminiscing about Ground Zeroes on its 11th anniversary
Steam expert says devs need 250 reviews "in the first month" after launch or else it's probably "not gonna happen," but admits one ingenious factory game defied the odds: "They somehow pulled it off"
News Beltmatic managed to gain success months after launch
2024's best single-player game Metaphor: ReFantazio threatens to be 2025's best multiplayer game as one modder works to add online co-op to the JRPG
News The mod is still a work in progress, but it's looking very promising
This indie mashup of Zelda and Studio Ghibli is gorgeous, though its creator didn't want to "mimic" the iconic animation studio, but to "find out what makes it special, and recreate those watercolor movies in a game"
News Europa director Helder Pinto says it was "very important" to have references like Ghibli movies to work from
Despite Arrowhead trying to fix it twice, Helldivers 2 still features a chaotic bug that lets you slide around like a snake, and "it's even more hilarious" after the latest update
News Once again, the snake bug has slipped through the cracks
When starting development on his hit roguelike, Balatro creator set out to recreate a made-up card game he played "thousands" of times with his friends
News It "had some pretty wacky rules and a lot of bluffing"
On a scale of Bloodborne dodge to Sekiro parry, Soulslike RPG The First Berserker: Khazan seems dead in the middle: "Players can choose the defensive approach that best suits their skill level and playstyle"
News You can lean into your strengths or "adapt based on the situation"
Sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is tied with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 as the 3rd highest-rated game of the year on Metacritic so far
News It's currently only one point below Monster Hunter Wilds, and three below Split Fiction
Helldivers 2 only had 20 devs working on it when development began, but High Command is now over 6 times larger and has continued to expand since launch
News The team is now home to around 130 people
Helldivers 2 update makes the shooter a "little bit harder, but hopefully in a fun way" as Automatons get smarter and weapons get buffed to help deal with them
News Watch out, the bots have had an update to their "situational awareness protocol"
Split Fiction and It Takes Two director is already "fully focused" on Hazelight's next game, which the studio started work on around a month ago: "It's quite early"
News Josef Fares is already "super, super excited" about the studio's next project
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the first game its lead has directed, and he's focused on making the RPG a "good one" as it reportedly continues through its "final fine-tuning phase"
News Haruka Tochigi was previously credited on Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Legends: Arceus and more
Weeks before the Switch 2 Direct, updated Nintendo patent shows AI upscaling technology that could give the next console more in common with the PS5 Pro than expected
News Could Nintendo be getting ready to reveal this tech during the Switch 2 Direct?
Ubisoft is reportedly laying the groundwork for a new company unit focusing on its most valuable series, including Assassin's Creed
News This comes on the back of previous reports about potential buyouts
As Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 seem closer than ever, Toby Fox's unforgettable RPG Undertale is just $1 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025 and everyone should play it
News Toby Fox says if you ever wanted to play Undertale on PC, "now is the best time to pick it up"
Stellar Blade is set to run smoother than ever on PC as its multi-frame generation support promises to triple its frame rate, as long as you have the pricey hardware needed
News Expect Stellar Blade's action to look even more slick on PC in June
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is breaking years of tradition to get 10+ age rating, and I think I might know why
News No other main series Pokemon games have been given an ESRB rating above E
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 star hints Warhorse already has "a very good sense of what's happening next," and says he'll play Henry "as long or as little as anybody wants me to"
News Actor Tom McKay says he loves his character and the world of Kingdom Come
Despite its history of taking action against GTA mods, a Rockstar-approved GTA 5 modding tool is on the way to "assist the modding community" in the wake of the recent PC upgrade
News Rockstar-owned mod team Cfx.re has announced an official asset conversion tool
