Caty McCarthy
Senior Editor
Caty McCarthy is a former freelance writer whose work has appeared in Kill Screen, VICE, The AV Club, Kotaku, Polygon, and IGN. When she's not blathering into a podcast mic, reading a book, or playing a billion video games at once, she's probably watching Terrace House or something. She is currently USgamer's Senior Editor.
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Starting Screen | Starting Screen | A Tribute to Final Fantasy 9 on Its 20th Anniversary
Final Fantasy 9 once relied on nostalgia, and now we're all nostalgic for it itself.
Call of Duty: Warzone's Map Will Reportedly Undergo Substantial Changes in Season 5
A new report from Video Games Chronicle details how Verdansk is changing in the next season of Call of Duty: Warzone.
Sony's PlayStation Indies Initiative is Great. Now It Needs to Follow Through
It feels like Sony abandoned indies this generation, so hopefully this is a course correction for PS5.
Starting Screen | Starting Screen | A Tribute to Final Fantasy 9 on Its 20th Anniversary
Final Fantasy 9 once relied on nostalgia, and now we're all nostalgic for it itself.
Call of Duty: Warzone's Map Will Reportedly Undergo Substantial Changes in Season 5
A new report from Video Games Chronicle details how Verdansk is changing in the next season of Call of Duty: Warzone.
Sony's PlayStation Indies Initiative is Great. Now It Needs to Follow Through
It feels like Sony abandoned indies this generation, so hopefully this is a course correction for PS5.
Yoko Taro Doesn't Care If You Skip Over the Story in SinoAlice
We talk with the creative leads behind the new mobile RPG SinoAlice, which makes its North American debut today.
Ninjala Review: Chewing Bubblegum and Kicking Butt, for a Price
Ninjala may be thin on content, but it finds a strong foundation in its unique melee battling.
20 Years Later, The Rowdy Creators of Tokyo-to Reflect on Making Jet Set Radio
Jet Set Radio turns 20.
The Last of Us Part 2's Photo Mode Is Too Restrictive
The Last of Us Part 2's stubborn photo mode limits its potential, and ours.
How Call of the Sea Is Taking Advantage of Its Home on Next-Gen
When one thinks "next-gen," they may not think of an adventure game first.
Starting Screen | The Sloppy Stealth of The Last of Us Part 2
The Last of Us Part 2's stealth is better than before, but at what cost?
It's About Time for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
The orange bandicoot is getting a whole new adventure this October.
Does It Hold Up? Revisiting The Last of Us on the Eve of Its Sequel
Ahead of The Last of Us Part 2, let's explore how the action-adventure genre has evolved since the first game.
You Should Play Persona 4 Golden on PC if Only for the Japanese VO
Persona 4 Golden's PC port has one special new feature.
Every Day's Great With Persona 4 Golden Out Now on PC
Persona 4 Golden has exited Vita exclusivity for an HD home on Steam.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Finally Comes to North America This September
Vanillaware's latest game is hopping in a mech and stomping to North America.
Let's Talk About the PS5's Bizarre Design
The PS5 is quite different than past Sony consoles. But does that make it bad?
20 Video Game Starting Screens That Left A Fantastic First Impression
From The Last of Us to Mega Man 2, these are our favorite title screens in video games.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Wedding Season Event is a Wonderful Pastel Toybox
The latest event has shades of Happy Home Designer.
20 Amazing In-Game Maps That Did More Than Show the Way Forward
From A Link to the Past to Planescape: Torment, these are our favorite maps in video games.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Review: It's Finally Reyn Time on Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition sands off its rougher edges for a more streamlined experience for the JRPG classic.
Call of Duty: Warzone Directors On Its Runaway Success, And What's Next: "I Won't Pretend It's Easy"
The directors of Call of Duty: Warzone on the arguments over the Gulag, dealing with cheaters, and what comes next.
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix Review: Sadistic Music Factory
Project Diva returns to a portable platform, but how does it stack up to the rest of the series?
Remembering Skate 3 on Its 10th Anniversary: Why the Time is Now for a Revival
Remembering EA's seminal and defunct Skate series as its last entry turns 10.
How We're Feeling About Animal Crossing: New Horizons After Its First Full Month
We're over 30 days from the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. How have its inaugural days been?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' May Day Maze Is Fleeting, Clever Fun
The May Day maze is great fun.
USG Game of the Month: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Fixes One of the Franchise's Biggest Problems
GAME OF THE MONTH | The Final Fantasy series has always struggled with real-time combat, but in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, nails it.
Predator: Hunting Grounds Review: It's Okay to Miss This Chopper
Predator's latest video game outing is rough around the edges.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Nature Day Has Made us All Weed Dealers
Leif has returned to Animal Crossing, and he wants to buy our weed.
It's Time to Rank Every Single Jackbox Party Pack Game
There have been six Jackbox Party Packs, so we ranked them in order from worst to best.
What Was the First Co-Op Game? Depends on How You Define It
Atari's Fire Truck is one of the first co-op games in arcades, but that's only one dimension.
Starting Screen | I Can't Believe Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is Converting Me to Team Aerith
I feel like I'm betraying Tifa.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Cherry Blossom Season Is Too Fleeting, Just Like In Real Life
My kingdom for a sakura lantern recipe.
What The DualSense Controller Teaches Us About PS5
We got our first glimpse at the DualShock 4's successor today. Here's what we can infer about the PS5 based on this new info.
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Review: A Disaster of Its Own Making
Disaster Report returns to the West, only now it's without what made the oddball series special in the first place.
Tarantula Island is Dead. Long Live Tarantula Island
A PSA for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players: A new bug has crushed our self-made tarantula island dreams.
Resident Evil 3 Review: Earning the Big "3"
Nemesis is back and gnarlier than ever. And now, he's easier to deal with.
Doom Eternal Roundtable: Did Doom Really Need This Much Story?
Caty, Joel, and Mike gather round to discuss the most hellish new game on the market.
Stop Cheating in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, You Ghouls
Animal Crossing has shown the true side of my friends.
I Made My Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island a Soviet Sing-A-Long Hell
I made a terrible mistake.
PlayStation 5 Confirmed To Be Backward Compatible With PlayStation 4 Games [Update]
The PS5 will have at least some backward compatibility.
All the Ways You Can Prepare for Animal Crossing: New Horizons Before Launch
Thanks to fan tools and the archives of Animal Crossing: New Leaf-era QR code sharing, there's a lot of ways to prepare for New Horizons' launch later this week.
Remember When… A Final Fantasy 7 Tech Demo First Baited Fans Into Wanting a Remake
With Final Fantasy 7 Remake's new delay, let's look back on the first glimpse we got of a better-looking Cloud.
The Last Campfire, A Small Scale Adventure by Hello Games, Is Out This Summer
The studio behind No Man's Sky has a new game, and it's coming to most platforms.
Starting Screen | It's a Relief to Have Video Games Right now
With human-to-human contact discouraged, luckily online games give us the hangout spaces we need.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review: The Only Debt You'll Want to Stay In
In times of crisis, at least we'll have Animal Crossing.
Fast & Furious Game's Release Date "Uncertain" In Wake of Fast 9's Delay
Following the upcoming film's not-so-fast delay, Fast & Furious Crossroads' release date is now a little nebulous.
Call of Duty: Warzone's Secret Weapon Isn't Battle Royale, It's The New Plunder Mode
Call of Duty: Warzone's standout mode has nothing to do with battle royale.
Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare's New Free-To-Play, Standalone Battle Royale, Is Out Tomorrow
Warzone will be free for everyone, and it has a bonus mode in addition to battle royale as well.
Adam Boyes Doesn't Miss the Console Wars
At DICE 2020, Adam Boyes tells us about maintaining Iron Galaxy without crunch, developing ports, and more.
Troy Baker's Been Gaming's Leading Man For a Decade, And He Has Some Stories
We talk to the prolific blockbuster video game actor about working on The Last of Us, that one scene with Norman Reedus, and more.
USG Game of the Month for February 2020: Nothing
GAME OF THE MONTH | It was a bit of a dry month in terms of standouts.
Afterparty's Hellbound Bar Crawl Hits Nintendo Switch Next Week
Night School Studio's Oxenfree follow-up has a release date for Switch, and it's very soon.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Have Genders After All Among Other New Details From PAX East
With a new demo at PAX East, fans are finally getting their hands on the latest Animal Crossing.
6 Resident Evil 3 Remake Details We Spotted That Fans Will Appreciate
From an easier-to-balance inventory to a familiar perk of fighting back against Nemesis, here's everything we noticed in our demo.
Resident Evil 3's Original Devs Are Using the Remake to "Really Build Out Raccoon City"
Producer Peter Fabiano tells us about working with a mixture of new and original developers on the remake, Resistance, and more.
I'm Gonna Make Hella Slopes With Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Terraforming
We can finally customize our towns however we want.
Vince Zampella is Tired of Respawn Being "Pigeonholed" as a Multiplayer Shooter Studio
Backstage at the 2020 DICE Awards, Respawn studio head Vince Zampella reflects on Respawn's year of breaking out of its comfort zone.
"Nintendo Nate" On Luigi Stepping Out of Mario's Shadow and the Secrecy of Nintendo Directs
Backstage at the DICE Awards 2020, we catch up with Nintendo VP of Product Development Design Nate Bihldorff.
Respawn Considered Delaying Jedi: Fallen Order to Smooth out Its Rampant Bugs
"It was a conversation that we had and we decided that we wanted the game out there, we wanted to get it, you know, being out for the holiday," says CEO Vince Zampella.
All the Sega References and Easter Eggs We Spotted in the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie
Here's everything we noticed in the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
The President of The ESA On The Waning of Big Names at E3, Winning Back Media's Trust, and More
Is E3 getting obsolete? The ESA still doesn't think so.
Insomniac, Respawn, Stadia Games, and More Talk Frankly About The Reality of Crunch at DICE 2020
During the first ever DICE 2020 Town Hall, industry leaders talk about their own experiences with crunch, and if it can be done away with.
Yakuza 5 Remastered Is out on PS4 Today, and You Should Play It Just for the Haruka Arc
Yakuza 5 may have the most chaotic story in the series, but the bond between Haruka and Kiryu is at its best.
It's Time the Games Industry Did Away With Plastic Cases
Last week Sega EU announced it was using recycled cardboard for physical PC games going forward.
Rod Fergusson Leaves The Coalition To Helm Diablo at Blizzard
The Gears of War developer turns his sights to hell.
USG Game of the Month for January 2020: Kentucky Route Zero Gave Us a Brilliant Final Act
GAME OF THE MONTH | Kentucky Route Zero hits the end of the road.
"It Feels Like We Made 10 Games:" Kentucky Route Zero at the End of the Road
We talk with Cardboard Computer about the episodic structure of Kentucky Route Zero, Act 5's finale, and more.
Kentucky Route Zero Review: Hard Times Served
Delivering a new kind of American Dream.
Help I Can't Stop Making Xehanort Look Cute in Kingdom Hearts 3's Re Mind DLC Data Greeting Mode
Kingdom Hearts 3's big DLC is a little underwhelming, save for one new feature.
Kingdom Hearts 3's Re Mind DLC Secret Ending Has an Unexpected Nod to Tetsuya Nomura's Past
Interesting, very interesting.
Doom Eternal Hands-on: Ripping, Tearing, and Reminding Us Of Akira
We played the first three hours of Doom Eternal, here's what we thought.
How Doom Eternal Looked to Mario Kart in Balancing Its Difficulty
Co-Director Hugo Martin tells USgamer about how id Software's rethinking difficulty for Doom Eternal.
Kentucky Route Zero Primer: What You Should Know Ahead of the Acclaimed Indie's Final Act
There's a lot of buzz about the finale of Kentucky Route Zero. Here's why you should be paying attention.
After a Nine Year Wait, Kentucky Route Zero Finally Comes to a Conclusion This Month
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition will also release in its entirety across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Caty McCarthy's Top 10 Games of 2019: Beyond the Pale
It's me, the Art Cop.
USG Game of The Year 2019: Disco Elysium Let Us Be Human, No Matter the Cost
USG's Game of the Year is an RPG that's stuck in our collective Thought Cabinet.
Starting Screen | Xbox Series X Has PC Vibes, And That Might Be the Key to Its Success
Project Scarlett has not just a name now, but a shape too.
The 15 Best Games You Probably Missed in 2019
From flight sim to train sim, these are the best games that probably slipped past your radar this year.
You Can Hear Resident Evil 3's Nemesis In The Newly Re-Released Resident Evil 2 Demo
S.T.A.R.S., watch your back.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Gets Delayed by One Month
You'll have to wait a teensy bit longer this spring to play the new Ori.
Bravely Default Is Getting Another Sequel, But This Time For Switch
A new world and new characters will star in Bravely Default 2.
Watch the New Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trailer From The Game Awards Right Here
Cloud may be grumpy, but he still manages to style his hair every morning.
Starting Screen | Tyrants, Dollhouses, and Rude Geese: Looking Back on 2019's Great Gaming Moments
There were some great moments in video games this year. Let's look back on some of our favorites.
Kairi Joins the Battle in Kingdom Hearts 3's Re Mind DLC, Out Next Month
A leaked trailer shows off new playable characters, additional exploration of Scala ad Caelum, and more.
Life Is Strange 2 Series Review: Brothers, A Tale of Two Wolves
Life Is Strange's sequel has wrapped up, so our journey with Sean and Daniel has come to an end.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Microtransactions Are Here. Are They Less Predatory Than Before?
Season One for Modern Warfare has kicked off, with a new online store in tow.
Starting Screen | Why 2019 Is the Year I Decided To Stop Rushing Through Games
Some of us have been playing Death Stranding slowly, and it's far better for it.
Here's 7 Great Video Game Family Reunions Just in Time for Thanksgiving
From Dragon Quest 5 to Death Stranding, chew over these family-centered games while you eat turkey this year.
USgamer Holiday Gift Guide 2019: For the Gamer in Your Life Who Loves Throwing Parties
GIFT GUIDE | For the holiday season, these party-igniting goods will make any host-savvy person on your list happy.
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