Latest articles by Catherine Lewis
Devil May Cry and Bayonetta veteran Hideki Kamiya would still "love to make" his canceled dragon action RPG Scalebound: "Let's do it, Phil!"
News Hideki Kamiya is now working on the Okami sequel, but he's clearly still got a lot of love for Scalebound
Pokemon Champions could be the series' "biggest announcement in over a decade," says former world champ, because Nintendo might finally be about to separate competitive play from single-player
News The new PvP battling game could "change the way that Pokemon operates forever," Wolfe Glick believes
Monster Hunter Wilds might be a bit too popular as one indie dev says their sales totally flatlined around the action RPG's launch: "We haven't sold a single game"
News Monster Hunter Wilds has been keeping a lot of Steam users very busy
Steam has doubled in size in just 5 years, as Monster Hunter Wilds' launch pushes it beyond 40 million concurrent users
News Steam first hit 20 million concurrent users in 2020
Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, and now Dota 2 fall to Monster Hunter Wilds as it crosses 1.3 million peak Steam players despite 49% positive reviews
News It seems the sky's the limit for Monster Hunter Wilds
Helldivers 2's Galactic War resumes as Arrowhead fixes its broken liberation rates, and High Command insists anyone who saw anything weird "may be suffering from Illuminate mind-influence"
News "Nothing out of the ordinary has happened in the past 24 hours," High Command declares
Monster Hunter Wilds devs "have polished our game as much as possible," producer says, which might not be very reassuring for the PC players experiencing performance issues
News Many players on Steam have been reporting problems with the action RPG's performance
Fortnite is now giving cheaters "second chances" with 1-year bans that allow you to use the battle royale like it's Discord and do absolutely nothing else until you're freed from the void
News Certain lifetime bans that have been in place for over a year will be lifted in April
Monster Hunter Wilds' massive launch is being dampened by "Mixed" Steam reviews, as hunters report "atrocious" performance issues in the action RPG
News Some players allege that the full game runs worse than the open beta version
Pokemon Legends Z-A brings a "series first": Real-time dodges and commands with action RPG energy that makes the whole thing feel way more like the anime
News You'll have to take into account the timing of your moves, their area of effect, and more
Pokemon Champions announced for Switch and mobile, a new PvP competition where you can fight with your Pokemon from older games
News You'll be able to fight alongside your old buddies thanks to Pokemon Home compatibility
Not content with killing the Lord of the Rings and Wonder Woman studio, Warner Bros. may lock its brilliant Nemesis system away in patent jail for another 11 years
News The Nemesis system patent was granted in 2021
Balatro dev says solitaire exists "at the peak of game culture" and was debatably "the most important" inspiration for his poker roguelike
News LocalThunk wanted to create "something new and yet familiar" with Balatro
Weeks after EA said Dragon Age: The Veilguard "did not resonate with a broad enough audience," BioWare's RPG is coming to PlayStation Plus as a free monthly game
News PS Plus subscribers will be able to claim and download The Veilguard at no extra cost in March
Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies' "spiritual sequel" smashed its $200k Kickstarter target in under an hour, and the sci-fi fantasy MMORPG is now on track to double its goal
News Stars Reach is the latest game from MMO legend Raph Koster
The Witcher 4 devs say Ciri's actions in the RPG's reveal trailer are "different than what Geralt would do"
News There's also a parallel between Geralt, Ciri, and two new characters
An AI is trying to 'teach' itself Pokemon Red after its previous versions weren't smart enough to solve it, and it's very slowly working its way through the Kanto gym leaders
News But can it do it faster than Twitch Plays Pokemon?
Former Wonder Woman comic book writer says "every effort was made" to make the canceled open-world game "a showpiece epic": "It was a dream come true"
News Gail Simone says the Wonder Woman game "had a dream team"
Final Fantasy 14's funniest speedrunning beef continues as runner who lost a world record to its original champ in just 1 day returns, beats record, is promptly dethroned again
News The battle for the Kugane Tower jump puzzle record rages on
Elden Ring and Dark Souls dataminer "overwhelmed" as community clubs together to cover "a looming $15,000 in medical expenses" in a single afternoon
News Zullie the Witch says the community "smashed every expectation I had"
Legendary Pokemon player brings back his most infamous strategy for another massive tournament win: "I don't think I've ever lost a tournament with Perish"
News Wolfey's Perish Trap strategy returned for the Pokemon Europe International Championships
Making an MMO is like "founding a city" says Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran, but his ambitious new sci-fi fantasy game sounds more like a "parallel world"
Interview Interview | We spoke to Raph Koster about his upcoming game Stars Reach, which he hopes will "revitalize" the MMO genre
Persona 4's iconic singer confirms she's "recording for a new game," leaving JRPG fans wondering if a remake is finally on the cards
News Is it time to make history?
