Latest articles by Catherine Lewis
Doom: The Dark Ages is set to include 22 levels, almost doubling the amount offered in Doom Eternal
News It sounds like The Dark Ages is going to keep us busy
"I'm lookin' at you, Korok Seeds": Former Diablo and Ghost of Tsushima dev outlines what makes a good collectible, and dunks Zelda: Breath of the Wild's worst grind into C tier
News Yahaha!
The Witcher 4 has "a huge team" focused on the believability of the RPG's world, because even things like trees and foliage always need to belong
News CD Projekt Red is working on tools that will make worldbuilding in The Witcher 4 "a little bit faster"
Ghost of Yotei will let you cut loose with dual katanas, ōdachi, and more new weapons when it launches this year, PlayStation confirms
News Expect fresh gameplay mechanics and improvements, too
Following whispers of a StarCraft revival at Blizzard, 4 game companies are reportedly in competition to secure publishing rights and develop new games in the series
News The competition is apparently between Nexon, Krafton, Netmarble and NCSoft
In 15 hours, Elden Ring Nightreign beta players managed to beat the Day 3 boss over 58k times, which sounds pretty good until you hear about the 38 billion runes lost
News Over 23 million attacks were used to revive allies, too
Over 10 years later, Tomodachi Life fans find relief for their long suffering with a sequel, Living the Dream, which might feature long-requested queer romance
News Life sim fans will be Living the Dream in 2026
Realistic The Sims competitor inZOI already has 86% "Very Positive" reviews on Steam as fans praise its visuals and lack of paid DLC
News It's had a great start
Nintendo quietly confirms "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games" as a separate thing to console exclusives following Virtual Game Cards' big reveal
News Could Switch 1 games potentially get upgrades on the Switch 2?
After telling The Last of Us fans don't "bet on" a Part 3, Neil Druckmann says "so many stars have to align, I can't guarantee it" but he treats every game "like it could be my last"
News "I leave nothing on the table"
Gorgeous pixel art life sim Witchbrook blends Stardew Valley and Hogwarts Legacy, as the wizard school RPG arrives later this year
News Witchbrook arrives on PC, Xbox, and Switch in late 2025
Former Skyrim dev says "a lot of the great stuff" in the RPG came from the devs having "quite a bit of freedom" to create what they wanted, even if it wasn't "on schedule"
News Nate Purkeypile thinks this approach to development might not go down well at Bethesda now, though
The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann wanted to make sure the first game "was complete" because "I wasn't sure they would ever let me direct a game again"
News The creative director wanted to ensure that "the story could stand on its own" without a sequel
Former PlayStation boss "deathly concerned" about ballooning budgets of AAA games, questions how many live-service "forever games" like GTA Online and Fortnite fans really have time for
News Shawn Layden thinks these rapidly growing AAA budgets pose an "existential threat to gaming"
Following Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "every big AAA game could be better," but players shouldn't be mad "just because some dude told you to"
News "Be your own dude!"
Final Fantasy 14 patch makes an effort to combat mods that can enable harassment, but players report it's "very easy" to reverse newly hidden account IDs
News While account IDs are seemingly harder to obtain, it's still not impossible
Assassin's Creed Shadows hits out at Elon Musk after he criticized the new RPG: "Is that what the guy playing your Path of Exile 2 account told you?"
News The official Assassin's Creed account isn't holding back
Cozy Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire aims to be something "Tolkien would be happy with," and "add to his world like a real mythology"
News The upcoming life sim aims to "fit within Tolkien's world"
Metaphor: ReFantazio dev once thought turn-based JRPG combat "was starting to get outdated," but now thinks the format has a "long future ahead"
News Lead battle planner Kenichi Goto says there's a perception that the turn-based genre is now "old-fashioned"
I spent 10 years waiting for the answers to Xenoblade Chronicles X's haunting cliffhanger ending, and it was worth the wait
Opinion Now Playing | Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition shakes off the black tar for a serious rebuild – it's just something about this planet
Marvel Rivals has an unintentional Team-Up ability for Jeff the Land Shark and Doctor Strange, who can join forces for a bug that sends foes into an inescapable void
News Banished to the shadow realm
As Assassin's Creed Shadows is showered in positive reviews, Ubisoft is "truly overwhelmed by the incredible support and enthusiasm we've received"
News "The reception has been nothing but heartwarming for the team"
Pokemon Legends: Z-A will allegedly introduce 27 new Mega Evolutions, leakers claim, and we can only hope Flygon gets its chance this time
News Up to this point, the Pokemon series has only had 48 Mega Evolutions in total
