Caty McCarthy
Contributor
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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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.
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Review: A Cruel Kaiju's Thesis
Vanillaware's latest is a twisty sci-fi melodrama, with a bland side of RTS.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Campaign Will Let You Play as a Gender Neutral Character
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's campaign will let you customize your protagonist.
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is Vanillaware's Boldest Game Yet
After a few hours with Vanillaware's latest, producer Akiyasu Yamamoto tells us more about the 1980s-set mecha vs. kaiju epic.
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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Review: Falling With Style
The latest viral hit is actually pretty fun—if you can weather its prolific server issues.
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Don't Call Fight Crab Another "Gag Game"
We chat with the developer behind Fight Crab, a crustacean-led, physics-heavy fighting game.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Is Getting 37 New Tracks, Missing Just a Few Originals
Only three tracks from the original soundtracks are missing from the remakes.
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From Music to Programming, Olija Is Largely the Work of Just One Developer
Devolver Digital's latest surprise reveal has you wielding a harpoon in a Prince of Persia-inspired world.
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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.
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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.
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20 Years Later, The Rowdy Creators of Tokyo-to Reflect on Making Jet Set Radio
Jet Set Radio turns 20.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pokemon Go and Revisiting a Fad
Caty's at the helm of Kat's column this week, as she recalls her long overdue visit to Pokemon Go-Land.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Predator: Hunting Grounds Review: It's Okay to Miss This Chopper
Predator's latest video game outing is rough around the edges.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How the "Last Living Soviet Video Game Developers" Recruited Chapo Trap House for Disco Elysium
ZA/UM Studio and Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House tell us how they became comrades for a video game.
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Disco Elysium Coming to Consoles Next Year, Devs Confirm
A soundtrack, art book, and more are also in the works.
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Monster of the Week: The Godfather of the Necromorph on Creating Dead Space's Famous Creature
Dead Space designer Ben Wanat tells us about the creation of the Necromorphs, one of last generation's most iconic monsters.
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Monster of the Week: How Resident Evil 2's Tyrant Got Even More Terrifying in the Remake
For our last Monster of the Week, we learn how The Tyrant, or Mr. X, became even scarier in 2019.
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Little Town Hero Review: I Can't Be Your Hero Baby
Game Freak's bite-sized RPG carries a lot of charm, but also a lot of frustration and boredom.
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