Final Fantasy has never been a series that was particularly shy about turning its worlds, characters, and stories into things fans could remember long after finishing a game, and that’s exactly what’s happening with Final Fantasy 9. The franchise has been around for decades now, and Square Enix has continued…

As the studio behind one of the most highly anticipated games of all time, GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games has divulged more details on how it keeps its secrets. As part of a hearing, which began yesterday at the Glasgow Employment Tribunal–in which Rockstar Games has been accused of unlawfully…

I’ve recently found myself drawn to media portrayals of summer in rural Japan, of which there are many. I think I’m feeling a weird sort of half-nostalgia. I’ve never experienced a Japanese summer specifically. But we’re suffering from a dearth of games about American suburban summers, and games like Boku…

Remedy Entertainment’s latest action RPG Control Resonant, set to release on September 24, is doing something with difficulty settings that I wish more games would do. The mechanic featured in Control Resonant is called expanded Assist Mode, and it makes standard easy, medium, and hard seem quite outdated. This is…

Image via Team17 Published Sep 11, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes games should be held to the same artistic…

Everyone is focused on VRR (variable refresh rate) support for Switch 2 while docked. But the latest system update just provided a notable quality-of-life improvement for people–especially families–who own multiple Switch 2 and Switch consoles. Nintendo now allows for you to play a virtual game card on one of your…