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Much like movies, video game companies have historically been eager to make games based on popular TV shows. To be fair, certain shows do lend themselves to great games. Capcom was able to spin gold out of the Disney Afternoon animated lineup, and Konami’s big arcade hits were based on the ever-so-popular Teenage Mutant Ninja

Fire Emblem fans have plenty of reasons to be excited about the recently-released Fire Emblem Engage. Not only is it the latest entry into the famous strategy franchise, but it’s really a return to form for Fire Emblem after the series experimented with a few different ideas. It also features a massive roster of characters

At the time the Xbox Series X/S was released in 2020, Microsoft stated that they would continue to release first-party exclusives for Xbox One for at least the next couple of years. Well, that time has come and passed, and it’s certainly looking like 2023 will bring a new wave of Xbox Series X/S titles

In case you haven’t heard, PlayStation fans are a little confused about what a PS5 exclusive really is. That might sound a little strange, but it really is becoming incredibly difficult to tell which games are going to be released for PS5 and which will also be available for the PS4. As you can tell

Earlier today (or yesterday depending on your timezone), HoYoverse updated Genshin Impact to Version 3.4, which added a new location, quest, and characters. Several weeks ago, the company held a special pre-release stream to talk about the update. Many fans who tuned in learned a lot about the then-upcoming content, but they also discovered some

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Since World of Warcraft Classic lets players relive the MMO’s early days, Blizzard is slowly reintroducing fans to classic raids and dungeons. Soon, Wrath of the Lich King Classic players will

The latest Genshin Impact patch is almost ready to drop. However, you will have to wait through a lengthy maintenance period before you can experience the game’s 3.4 update. According to the official Genshin Impact Twitter account, before anyone can experience Genshin Impact Version 3.4, (aka. “The Exquisite Night Chimes”), HoYoverse has to take the

This Last of Us review contains spoilers. The Last of Us Episode 1 The Last of Us holds a special place in gamers’ hearts for many reasons, one of them being the fact that it’s arguably one of the most cinematic games ever made. So when it was announced that the game would be adapted

Shared universes are all the rage at the moment. Studios love to mash their various properties together, and audiences certainly seem to enjoy understanding all the references we get along the way. While shared universes are still a little less common in gaming, that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Before we dive into this list,

This article contains details from The Last of Us video game that could ultimately lightly spoil the HBO series. The Last of Us video game series is well known not only for its emotionally gripping story, but also for its unique take on zombies. In this world, the Cordyceps fungus has mutated to infect the

This article may contain spoilers for The Last of Us video game. Avoid if you want an unsullied experience. Based on the video game of the same name, The Last of Us is a terrifying zombie story and a heartbreaking tale of humanity. Decades after a mutated fungus triggers the zombie apocalypse, a young girl

Have some old PlayStation 4 games you’ll always love? Don’t throw them out just because you have a PlayStation 5; upgrade them to experience glorious raytraced 60 FPS action (where available). The PlayStation 5 has a ton of selling points, from haptic feedback controllers to a lightning-fast SSD. However, one of the console’s best features

When you create one of the greatest and most innovative games of all time, there are going to be imitators. Plenty of games have copied The Legend of Zelda since the original hit the Famicom Disk System in 1986. A few have arguably even improved on the beloved formula. Much like the Legend of Zelda

The previous One Piece game, One Piece World Seeker, is an ok open-world game that was surprisingly short for its genre. The latest video game offering the franchise, One Piece Odyssey, is likewise short for its genre, but at least it has comparatively more meat on its bones than World Seeker. While not every gamer

Despite its name, the Legend of Zelda series has historically focused on Link. Even though they share the same name, most Links in the franchise are actually different people who lived centuries (if not more) apart. Regardless, almost every Link is typically tasked with rescuing Princess Zelda. Of course, that just raises questions about why

One Piece is one of the most successful anime franchises of all time, but its video game adaptations rarely reflect the source material’s quality. That might soon change thanks to One Piece Odyssey, which could be available by the time you read this article. Normally, game releases stick to one of two plans: a staggered

As games (and the gaming industry) grow larger and more complicated, it’s easy to look back with nostalgia on the simple pleasures of the best NES games. However, even those seemingly simple NES games often held secrets that went undiscovered for years. While publications like Nintendo Power made a few early NES secrets relatively common

As global hardware shortages are (slowly) resolved, more and more people find themselves finally able to buy a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. That also means that more and more people are asking the simple question, “Should I position my console vertically or horizontally?” Actually, that question isn’t quite as simple as it seems.

In the ongoing gaming war between consoles and PCs, computer owners have a new weapon in the form of the Steam Deck. This handheld platform combines the portability of a Nintendo Switch with the power and gaming libraries of PCs. While the Steam Deck is aimed at gamers who want to play newer titles on

In a recent interview with The Washington Post, The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann revealed that he is not only a fan of Elden Ring but that his time with that game (and other titles) may have inspired him to tweak his own approach to video game storytelling. “I’m intrigued by stuff like Elden

“Expect the unexpected” has certainly been the motto for the entire video game industry over the last few years. You’d have to be a fool to think that you have any idea about where gaming is going in 2023. So…here we are. Since there’s roughly a 100% chance that anything I predict now will be

Valve recently revealed the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards, which allowed fans to vote for and celebrate the cream of last year’s gaming crop. This year’s winners included Elden Ring grabbing yet another Game of the Year award and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade winning Best Soundtrack. Many gamers can agree on most of

For years, the Final Fantasy series has been synonymous with the very idea of the Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG). The Final Fantasy franchise is not only massive, but it offers such a wide array of experiences that it’s really no wonder why it’s often considered to be the best gateway into the genre. Where does

2018’s Among Us has to be one of the most unlikely hits in recent gaming history. That social deduction multiplayer title didn’t start strong, but it eventually became a best-seller that has made quite a cultural impact. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously played it on Twitch to a record audience, and Among Us was even recently featured

Skins are everything in modern multiplayer shooter titles. What better way to win a Fortnite match than as Kratos wielding a golden pump-action shotgun? But in order to wear character skins these days, you have to buy them with a credit card. Long before online multiplayer, FPS games like GoldenEye 007 locked such content behind

As we talked about in our look at the best console of 2022, Nintendo is in a strange spot at the moment. Despite the Switch’s success, they are clearly in need of a hardware upgrade that will allow them to keep up with modern gaming trends and grow beyond the Switch’s increasingly limited capabilities. Now,

The term “Game of the Year” is thrown around a lot these days. Some companies have even caught flak for publishing Game of the Year editions of titles that didn’t actually win any Game of the Year awards. However, 2022 gave us the gift of Elden Ring: a landmark game that ended up securing a

2022 was a great year for gaming, but many of that year’s best titles were smaller and somewhat unexpected. Well, the biggest new games of 2023 are just that. Big. We’ve spoken before about the very best years in video game history, and it’s not a stretch to suggest that 2023 could one day join

Last year, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard. This proposal reignited a war between Microsoft and Sony that has since resulted in the airing of quite a bit of dirty laundry. Most recently, it was revealed that PlayStation’s massive war chest of exclusive titles may be bolstered by behind-the-scenes agreements with third-party studios.

While the number of truly great video game adaptations is tragically small, the fact of the matter is that there’s still a bit of a gold rush for familiar properties. As such, it seems that every studio and streaming service in the world is looking to adapt one video game or another. Seriously, the number