Video games featuring marketing tie-ins with food and beverages is certainly nothing new–especially in Japan, where beloved game characters have been hawking things like ramen seasoning for decades. However, this latest campaign–a tie-up between famed international beverage-maker Asahi and Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth–is deliciously strange in all the right…

Fortnite has removed and altered cosmetics due to controversy before. Considering how the crossover battle royale indiscriminately devours pop culture to turn it into cosmetics, it’s pretty much inevitable that something problematic or otherwise objectionable would end up in the game. However, it doesn’t sound like Epic is currently planning…

The last couple of years have seen several new genres emerge, and this week, developers from across the world are looking to cement “Fake OS” games as the next big thing. These are the games that simulate operating systems, desktops, and mobile phones, using that digital canvas to tell engaging…

I love The Expanse. When I first watched the TV series back in 2017, I was enthralled by it. So enthralled, in fact, that when news broke in 2018 that the series had been cancelled (for the first time, at least), I dove into the books. I enjoyed Daniel Abraham…

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred will introduce a number of new features to Blizzard’s ARPG when it officially launches globally April 28, and one of them just might be a secret players have been hunting for since 2023–the cow level.Blizzard blew the doors off Lord of Hatred with a livestream…

Pokémon Champions had a rough launch earlier this month, with fans criticizing its small roster, laundry list of bugs, and the fact that it didn’t include certain Pokémon that were shown in trailers at launch. Despite this, the game will persist as The Pokémon Company plans on using Champions as…