Love them or hate them, gacha games are huge right now, and there’s no sign that’s going to change on a large scale any time soon. By their nature, they exclude players without a lot of disposable ...

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Of all the childhood fairy tales ever told, few have the ability to break your heart the way "The Velveteen Rabbit" does. The story is a metaphor showing the power of love—how it makes us real—leaving ...

A limited-time gacha mini-game has been added to Marvel Rivals to celebrate the game's first anniversary The mini-game required players to spend Units in exchange for a Psylocke hero bundle filled ...

Back when Forrest Weber first interviewed with the Nets on Dec. 3, 2014 — yes, he can recall the day — he told them he wasn’t going to give up on his acting dreams. A decade later, when Weber landed a ...

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The gaming industry has a love-hate relationship with gacha mechanics, and despite years of player backlash, these monetization systems are thriving more than ever. Named after Japanese capsule-toy ...

It’s August, and I’m standing in the colossal halls of Gamescom in Cologne. The largest event for computer and video games, spanning over 2,30,000 sq.m., it’s where the global standard for AAA (high ...

In early 2025, global superstar Bad Bunny did something no one saw coming. He turned the little-known, critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad (sapo concho) into an international icon. The ...

A spiritual successor to coin-operated gachapon machines, the best gacha games take the joy of capsule toys and translate them into a live-service videogame format where players wish on banners to ...

Rachel Reeves has announced significant increases in gaming duty in her Wednesday budget. While the tax paid on racing will remain at 15% both in shops and online, the general betting duty on other ...