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
5 years after falling flat in its own game, Pokemon Sword and Shield's worst legendary is back from the dead, and it's running rampant in the competitive scene
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News Zamazenta's buff in Scarlet and Violet is finally paying off
Atlus is delisting one of the best JRPGs on Nintendo Switch next month as its definitive version is released
By Catherine Lewis published
News Shin Megami Tensei 5 fans will still be able to redownload the game if they already bought it, though
It took almost 28 years, but Super Mario 64 players have finally opened an "unopenable" door - using a penguin and a sick backflip
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News The door was functional all along, but an annoying hitbox made it impossible to reach - until now
Square Enix to "shift from quantity to quality" as it "aggressively pursues a multiplatform strategy" which could spell the end of PlayStation-first Final Fantasy games
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News It still plans to "regularly release AAA titles in its major franchises"
Cyberpunk 2077's open world posed a "significant challenge" for CD Projekt RED when it came to "adjusting to the scale and characteristics of American settings"
By Catherine Lewis published
News CD Projekt RED wanted to create a "believable anti-utopian city"
Helldivers 2 player's cinematic last stand against the bots saluted by tens of thousands: "One of the most epic clips I have seen yet in a sea of epic clips"
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News This is what spreading managed democracy is all about
Silent Hill speedrunner smashes through the horror game's hardest difficulty in 4 hours using a dance mat: "Do not ask me for this s*** ever again"
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News "My hips hurt tremendously"
Shadow of the Erdtree will be about as difficult as the second half of Elden Ring, but can be altered with a new progression element
By Catherine Lewis published
News Seasoned players can essentially choose to make the DLC even harder for themselves
Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says his approach to RPG weapon balance is "mostly vibes-based": "the important thing is to see how things feel in practice"
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News Josh Sawyer thinks the best way to test weapons before a game's launch is to "play around" with them
After enormous Fallout-related traffic spike, Nexus Mods announces increase to its subscription costs to keep up with increasing demand
By Catherine Lewis published
News Prices for monthly and annual subscriptions will increase from next month
Stellar Blade features a cameo of the legendary dev behind one of the longest-running MMOs ever made
By Catherine Lewis published
News Shift Up says it's "deeply grateful" to MMORPG veteran Jake Song
Helldivers 2 players love the post-patch revolver, but not just because it's stronger – you can now spin it like a democracy-loving cowboy
By Catherine Lewis published
News Yeehaw
It took eight months, but Starfield is finally getting proper surface maps in the RPG's largest update since launch
By Catherine Lewis published
News No more confusing dots in place of an actual map!
Helldivers 2 grunts say "bots are now easier than bugs" thanks to huge Stalker changes which make them way harder to spot
By Catherine Lewis published
News Bots might be tough, but at least they can't turn invisible
After hours of Skyrim NPCs blurting out NSFW dialogue courtesy of his Twitch chat, streamer concludes "this entire thing was a mistake"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Letting Twitch chat control what Skyrim's NPCs say - what could possibly go wrong?
The last Splatoon player still standing after Nintendo's Wii U shutdown is now trapped in map purgatory for the next ten years
By Catherine Lewis published
News That's a long time to be stuck on Moray Towers
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami stayed at Tango Gameworks 8 years longer than he wanted to out of responsibility for the studio's ongoing games
By Catherine Lewis published
News He's now hoping to break away from the survival horror genre
This Kickstarter-funded JRPG already had me with its Octopath Traveler vibes, but is keeping me hooked with its Pokemon-style recruit-em-all
By Catherine Lewis published
Opinion Opinion | I went into Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes for its Octopath Traveler vibes, but ended up playing it like it's Pokemon
Helldivers 2 devs are adjusting Automaton citizen evac missions "in the near future" because they're "$€@!£X@&! impossible on higher difficulty levels"
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News Defend campaigns should become more manageable soon
As Fallout TV show hype continues but Fallout 4's new-gen upgrade falters, the DLC-sized Fallout Miami mod takes the post apocalypse to the beach with a new trailer
By Catherine Lewis published
News Feast your eyes on post-nuclear Miami
Helldivers 2 dev shares more fan art of best girl Eagle-1, but insists that she hasn't been "physically augmented to better perform their duty"
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News We've still not seen her canon design, but artists continue to deliver with their own works
Stellar Blade director jokes the action RPG "is the outcome of my creative dictatorship," but "everyone pretends to listen to what I say whilst creating what they want"
By Catherine Lewis published
News In a wholesome behind-the-scenes video, the director says "Stellar Blade was made for you"
Garry's Mod dev responds to rumors that mass Nintendo takedown is fake: "I have been assured that the takedowns have been verified by Nintendo as legit"
By Catherine Lewis last updated
News Facepunch Studios has investigated reports that the DMCA was fake