Catherine Lewis
I'm one of 12DOVE'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
New Stardew Valley bug can apparently make you rich with an army of 999 lobsters, players insist "it's a feature" as creator Eric Barone says he'll look into it
By Catherine Lewis published
News Behold, the crustacean duplication station
Fortnite OG is apparently making a full-time comeback next month as a separate experience to the all-new Chapter 6
By Catherine Lewis published
News The battle royale is reportedly set to offer a permanent source of nostalgia
Dev behind Bloodborne fan remake flees from potential Sony cease and desist, but returns a year later with something arguably better – a top-down Diablo-style Bloodborne ARPG
By Catherine Lewis published
News The original remake project was "too risky"
As Nintendo confirms Switch 2 backwards compatibility, analyst claims investors are more confident that the next console is "a continuation" rather than "a risky experiment"
By Catherine Lewis published
News But will backwards compatibility be enough to guarantee its success?
From Warhammer 40K to Star Wars, Helldivers 2 creative director "would love to do a take on" loads of IP, but doing them all would be a "not Helldivers" experience
By Catherine Lewis published
News He clarifies that his ideas are "just musings," with "nothing decided yet"
Former GTA 6 dev says Rockstar will currently be trying to "really tighten" the game "in every corner" right now, because "90% of your work" is accounting for players who don't do as they're told
By Catherine Lewis published
News The former designer thinks "good games are games that don't block the player" from doing things differently
Epic calls off Fortnite tournament after the same map-destroying bug comes up 5 times in a row
By Catherine Lewis published
News The bugged map actually looks pretty cool, but there couldn't have been a worse time for it to randomly emerge
Pokemon TCG Pocket playground rumors about boosting rare card chances are running wild, but at least this in-game event offers a good shot at getting a sparkly Lapras
By Catherine Lewis published
News The Lapras ex card is the prize everyone's going to be aiming for in TCG Pocket's first Drop Event
Switch sales slump as Nintendo attributes the drop to a lack of "special" driving factors and the console's age, but don't worry, its successor will still be announced soon
By Catherine Lewis published
News Nintendo still plans to announce its next console before April 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds player uses the power of math to prove why the beta left "some weapons feeling worse" compared to Monster Hunter World or Rise
By Catherine Lewis published
News It appears that the hitstop of weapons has been reduced
Assassin's Creed boss admits the series grew "more predictable" after the third game, but says Shadows can change the "perceived inconsistency in quality" at Ubisoft
By Catherine Lewis published
News He acknowledges that players now expect more polish from games
I'd love more Metaphor: ReFantazio, but I hope Atlus leaves its outdated re-release trend in the past
By Catherine Lewis published
Opinion Opinion | Persona 5 Royal was fantastic, but we don't need Metaphor: Re-ReFantazio
Silent Hill 2 Remake player uncovers a hidden message that could support a controversial story theory, but the creative director won't confirm it as canon
By Catherine Lewis published
News "I knew it wouldn't stay hidden for long!"
210 days after Nintendo shut down the 3DS and Wii U online servers, the last connected player finally signs off after his console crashes: "It's over"
By Catherine Lewis published
News "Rest in peace, Nintendo Network"
Sony was working on the PS5 Pro before the PS5 even launched: "We design everything with having 1 ahead in our mind"
By Catherine Lewis published
News "We need to make sure that the 10-year-old, generation cycle continues"
Cult of the Lamb dev says the roguelike is "just like Animal Crossing" except "more realistic, since you can't buy a house"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Ouch
Final Fantasy 14 devs confirm patch 7.1 release date, and everyone's favorite lizard heartthrob is part of the MMO's FF11 raid collab
By Catherine Lewis published
News Look forward to more Bakool Ja Ja on November 12
I've not stopped thinking about Metaphor: ReFantazio's perfect ending since I rolled credits, and I'm not sure I ever will
By Catherine Lewis published
Opinion Opinion | Metaphor: ReFantazio's ending makes the JRPG's story truly phenomenal
The Witcher 3 quest designer behind a hilarious scene only accessible with mods is "glad to see it was found," even if it "took you a while"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Better late than never
Monster Hunter Wilds beta pulls in nearly half a million concurrent Steam players, some of which are being turned into PS1-style low-poly blobs
By Catherine Lewis published
News It's... definitely not meant to look like that
After 9 months and over 800 hours of attempts, Borderlands 2 player manages to complete the entire game without getting hit once
By Catherine Lewis published
News "Another game thought to be impossible damageless/hitless has been taken down"
Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow are full of invisible, ultra-rare shinies, and this RPG mod will make sure you never miss one again
By Catherine Lewis published
News Just don't think too hard about how many you could have lost already
Marvel's Wolverine reportedly loses its creative director to Xbox's Perfect Dark as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leads step up to fill the void
By Catherine Lewis published
News The Ratchet & Clank leads also worked on Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Sign up to the 12DOVE Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more