There have been some interesting and major acquisitions in the gaming industry over the past few months. First, Microsoft announced it was purchasing Activision Blizzard, adding theWorld of WarcraftandCall of Dutypublisher to its increasingly growing roster of big developers. Most recently, a few of Square Enix’s Western studios were bought out by media conglomerate Embracer Group, includingTomb Raiderdeveloper Crystal Dynamics. In between those two announcements was a deal betweenSonyand Bungie, where the latter would be bought for around $3....

ThoughFinal Fantasy 16will not release for another two months, Square Enix has ramped up the marketing push for its next entry in its best-selling series. As a token of appreciation for reaching a social media milestone,Final Fantasy 16revealed the name of Clive’s trusty chocobo companion for all to see.Tomorrow, April 13 at 2:00 PM Pacific, 5:00 PM Eastern,the next PlayStation State of Play broadcastwill put the focus squarely onFinal Fantasy 16, with over 20 minutes of gameplay footage planned for the show....

With the release ofIntergrade,Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis back in the public eye. The game released on PS4 in April 2020 to generally high reviews, along with plenty of discussion by fans. There was a lot of debate as to whether the enormous number of changes to the plot and gameplay were really necessary, and nowIntergradehas expanded the discussion into whether recognizing side works in theCompilation of Final Fantasy 7as canon is a good idea....

TheFinal Fantasyfranchise isone of the most popular and well-regarded in the RPG genre.The main characters of the games are pop culture icons in their own right (the interplay betweenFinal Fantasy VII’s Cloud Strife and Barret Wallace,for instance, has delighted players for decades), but the series’ enemies have become household names too. RELATED:Final Fantasy: 10 Awesome Things You Didn’t Know About Bahamut From the humble Cactuars and Tonberries to Bahamut, the formidable Dragon King himself,Final Fantasyhas an immediately recognizable cast of recurring mobs and bosses alike....

ThePS5is finally coming this holiday season, but for many, that still feels like a long time away. Especially after thePS5 reveal event was delayed, fans find themselves in need of some good news. Thankfully, the first game for the new console has gone up for pre-order. ThePS5is going to have an extensive list of launch titles, butScarlet Nexushas secured its spot as the first by enabling pre-orders on Amazon. The Amazon listing allows potential buyers to preorder the game for PS4 and Xbox One but also lists PS5 and Xbox Series X as preorder options....

Hulu announced TheFuturamareboot release date. The streaming service also released a newFuturamateaser trailer, giving fans their first glimpse at Fry, Leela, and Bender’s next adventures. Futuramainitially ran on FOX from 1999 to 2003 before being revived by Comedy Central from 2009 to 2013. The animated series follows Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from 1999 who accidentally becomes cryogenically preserved for 1000 years and wakes up in 2999. Fry takes a job as a delivery boy for the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express, prompting several misadventures with co-workers Turanga Leela (Captain of the Planet Express ship),a surly robot named Bender, and more....

A recentGenshin Impactleak suggests that both Childe and Yae Miko will be receiving rerun banners during the game’s Version 3.2. The last few updates have already seen several fan-favorite characters featured once again with characters like Kokomi, Ganyu, and Kazuha coming back. The recent launch of Version 3.1 sawthe return of the Anemo Archon Ventialongside a new Mondstadt-focused event, with an Albedo rerun planned for later in the update. Now, a new leak suggests two more beloved characters will be returning to the spotlight in Version 3....

Few other video game franchises can claim to have influenced the medium and gaming industry quite likeHalodid back when it first released. Spawning seven mainline titles, numerous spin-off games, a few film adaptations, and tons of physical merchandise,Halois one of the most popular and beloved video game series of all time. Now, one fan has gotten an impressive tattoo that will perpetually remind him of his fondness for the series....

Harry Potter: Wizards Uniteplayers are just getting ready to wrap up the currentOne Year Later Brilliant Eventand it is already time to start looking forward to the next big activity in the mobile AR game. Once week two of the brilliant event concludes, witches and wizards will be able to roll right into another celebration with the Wizarding Weekend event. The upcoming Wizarding Weekend event inHarry Potter: Wizards Unitebegins on June 26 and tasks players with spending a weekend back at Hogwarts to encounter exciting Foundables like the Portrait of Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall....

It’s no secret that most video games will come with bugs and glitches, andMadden NFL 22is no exception. When it comes to the internet world, there is never a shortage of players posting about their experiences, and Reddit is an excellent platform forsharing memorableMaddenmoments. When it comes toMadden NFL 22, the game is considered to be a heavily flawed title by most of its player base. Featuring some of the biggest technical problems in any sports game, one player discovered a unique way of scoring a touchdown that they, quite frankly, had no business completing....

Not much is known aboutHogwarts Legacy’s antagonists besides the fact that there is a goblin rebellion taking place in the game’s 1800s setting, establishing Ranrok and Victor Rookwood as its potential main antagonists.Hogwarts Legacy’s cinematic reveal teaser also alluded to another figure players have not seen since, and it is therefore unknown how many antagonists could appear. Of course, there will be many enemies and creatures for players to encounter, and there is even a possibility that players’ befriended classmates may become antagonists inHogwarts Legacy....

Curiosity is part of cats' nature - it’s what they’re more known for. So players shouldn’t be surprised that they will be rewarded inLittle Kitty, Big Cityfor being curious. There are several hidden achievements inLittle Kitty, Big Citythat players will only discover if they explore the game’s mechanics, and Fruit Fall is one of them; this achievement requires players to get a human to slip on a banana peel. Just like theTrip Hazard achievement, it’s all about being a curious and mischievous cat and messing with the silly humans that wander around the city all day....

Slay The Spirehas been renowned as one of the finest roguelike deck-building games ever since it came out, and for good reason, as the game commands both fan adoration and critical acclaim, with an “Overwhelmingly Positive” review rating on Steam. It’s not particularly odd, then, that there’d be a budding modding community present as well. WhileSlay The Spiredoesn’t have a shortage of fun and inventive mods that revamp the entire game from the ground up, one mod seems to have been significantly more successful than most others....