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
Diablo 4 boss admits the Spiritborn is "going to have some issues that need to be addressed," but "some people don't recognize the difference between 'fix' and 'nerf'"
By Catherine Lewis published
News But "I'm not saying we're doing anything," Rod Fergusson clarifies
Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station may have been dominating our Major Orders for the last month, but Arrowhead still isn't "going into the details" on it yet
By Catherine Lewis published
News Like the rest of the game, the DSS will "most likely change and evolve over time"
One of Metaphor: ReFantazio's hardest optional bosses has a glaring weakness – itself
By Catherine Lewis published
News This is a great way to cheese one of the hardest late-game side quest fights
It only takes 2 years to become a god: Pokemon Platinum scientist achieves omniscience by beating 4 billion versions of the RPG at the same time with the power of math
By Catherine Lewis published
News Step aside, Arceus
Palworld dev tells haters to "do yourself a favor" and "stop thinking" about the survival game: "Who wants to dedicate time and energy to things they don't like?"
By Catherine Lewis published
News "Vibes"-based Palworld accusations are "particularly silly"
Helldivers 2's army of flying bots has been stopped, but now players face a tough decision - protect the Democracy Space Station or the Terminid version of Jurassic Park
By Catherine Lewis published
News The choice is yours, Helldivers
A Helldivers 2 Xbox release is "not up to" Arrowhead but to Sony and Phil Spencer to "duke out" - but if Sony says no, that's it
By Catherine Lewis published
News It could "hypothetically" happen if "both partners think it would benefit them"
Multiplayer games dominated Steam Next Fest with extraction shooter Delta Force wearing the crown, and even the top roguelike and weird sim are technically co-op
By Catherine Lewis published
News Police sandbox The Precinct is the only fully single-player game in the top 10
Assassin's Creed Shadows' art book is apparently being altered to remove an unauthorized flag from a real-life re-enactment group, despite Ubisoft's previous plans to leave it in
By Catherine Lewis published
News The flag was spotted in the game's concept art back in June
"I couldn't resist": Nintendo legend Takaya Imamura on trying but failing to keep a huge console secret, his hopes for the future of Star Fox, and a lot more
By Catherine Lewis published
Interview Interview | The designer of Captain Falcon, Tingle, and Fox McCloud has a lot of stories to tell
One of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered's biggest glow-ups is because of a malfunction in the original that got missed because the open world was too big for Guerrilla to check everywhere
By Catherine Lewis published
News "It was extremely hard to check every nook and cranny"
The Day Before studio falters once more as it delays a new co-op game after a failed Kickstarter to work on a prop hunt game that "many of you have been waiting for"
By Catherine Lewis published
News It will "require significant resources" to develop
Undefeated JPRG salesman Yoko Taro congratulates Metaphor: ReFantazio developer, immediately asks fans to buy Nier Automata too
By Catherine Lewis published
News Yoko Taro has been very forthright in suggesting Metaphor fans' next game
Horizon Zero Dawn was the result of Guerrilla being "done" with Killzone, and wanting to make something that was "by choice, the opposite"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Guerrilla needed a change from Killzone
A month after Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit, Sega files its own patent infringement claim against idle RPG devs' gacha mechanics
By Catherine Lewis published
News Sega is seeking 1 billion yen in damages from MementoMori developer Bank of Innovation
In a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, was Metaphor: ReFantazio right to ditch romance?
By Catherine Lewis published
Opinion Opinion | The 12DOVE team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG
Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai teases a new game that's secretly been in the works for years – and "it should be announced sooner or later" if "we're able to get it made"
By Catherine Lewis published
News But what could it be?
Netflix reportedly shutters its AAA game studio, dismantling a team of former God of War, Overwatch, Halo, and Gears of War devs
By Catherine Lewis published
News Talent included Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny and God of War Ragnarok art director Rafael Grassetti
Helldivers 2's Jump Pack buff immediately backfires: they're so good now that the Automatons stole some for themselves, and the "Jet Brigade" is kicking our butts
By Catherine Lewis published
News Heads up, Helldivers
Phantom Blade Zero dev says it's not just Black Myth: Wukong, the Chinese console boom has been building: "We've wanted to make these kinds of games from the beginning"
By Catherine Lewis published
News "We simply weren't able to make console games" in the past, says S-Game's CEO
After last week's Pokemon leaks canceled Typhlosion, a new translation of the alleged lore paints the fire-type in a much more favorable light
By Catherine Lewis published
News The Typhlosion situation just got more complicated
League of Legends fans baffled as Riot lays off more devs - including the $500 Ahri skin designer - only to unveil a gacha-fueled $250 Arcane skin 24 hours later
By Catherine Lewis published
News League players could spend up to 32,000 RP trying to get the Arcane Fractured Jinx skin
Ex-PlayStation head says the AA middle ground between GTA and indies is "gone," and relying on blockbusters to "get us through" is "a death sentence"
By Catherine Lewis published
News "I think that's a threat to the ecosystem if you will"
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