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Final Fantasyis a long-running and popular series that has spanned more than a dozen main entries and several spin-offs, but few titles reached the popularity ofFinal Fantasy 7. People have been cosplaying the characters from the game for ages, but costumes have been popping up a lot more frequently sinceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakereleased. Now the cosplay is both more intricate and altered slightly to match the title’s new costumes. One fan recently showed off their own cosplay with impressive attention to detail....

Summary TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise has had a pretty good run so far, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to stop anytime soon. While fans are split onOrigins,Odyssey, andValhalla’s switch to an RPG-focused approach, those players will hopefully be catered to withthe upcomingAssassin’s Creed Mirage, which has just gotten quite a bit of buzz coming off of some recent previews. And with more projects in the works than ever before, it’s a very real possibility that theAssassin’s Creedseries will be able to cater to all types of fans on every platform moving forward....

Square Enix’s announcement forMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxyat E3 demonstrated that music would be a very important part of the game. From the trailer, 80s music appears as synonymous withMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxyas it is for the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, fans hoping to streamMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxyhave had fair concerns about whether it would be viable. Twitch oftentimes has a manageable solution for copywritten music, such as muting brief portions of a broadcast where music was playing....

Greek mythology has had a prominent place in the gaming landscape for quite some time now, with titles likeGod of War,Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,Smite, and of course,Hadesall directly adapting characters, stories, and themes from the mythology. Thanks to these games, and Greek mythology’s prominence in movies and TV shows and bookslikePercy Jackson, characters like Zeus, Poseidon, and Ares are all household names. However, Greek mythology doesn’t stop at the Olympians, andHades 2could introduce a whole slew of gamers to some of the mythology’s lesser-known gods and goddesses....

Haruichi Furudate’sHaikyuu!!emulates the classic underdog story. The Karasuno High School volleyball team began as a squad that has fallen from their glory days. Now the team is determined to rise to the top and restore Karasuno’s reputation of being volleyball champions. The players have their own demons and setbacks to deal with, the most famous one being Hinata’s short height in a sport where this is a disadvantage. However, he is not even the shortest player on the team....

Accurate representations of minorities and other worldly issues are something that more games have been tackling one way or the other, and especially so indie games, due to greater freedom in showing what the developers care about. Games likeLife is StrangeandPsychonautsboth dealt with mental health in different ways, with the formeraddressing bullying and LGBTQ+ themes, and the latter mainly focusing on psychology because of story and gameplay elements. In a way, allLife is Strangegames,Psychonauts, andPsychonauts 2have a similar approach to how they handle mental health, and yet they also differ in how it is implemented in the games....

Super Dragon Punch Force 3, a new fighting game based on a fictional predecessor in the filmBoy Kills World, enters open beta on Thursday, April 26. The mobile-first, live-service fighting created by theindieSouth African developer Talent Digital Art (TDA) promises to be a welcoming experience for newcomers while having enough technical depth to satisfy combo crafters and serious fighting game fans. Game Rant recently spoke to TDA about the upcoming release, its relationship toBoy Kills World, and its pop-cultural influences....

Along with many other world premieres, trailer debuts, and exciting accolades, the Game Awards 2022 announced thatForspoken, a highly anticipated Playstation 5 timed exclusive game, would havea playable demo available immediately. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to access this new IP, and as of now, they officially have their chance. Here’s the need-to-know for theForspokendemo, such as where to find it, what prerequisites you’ll need to access it, and more....

Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers have plenty to try out and enjoy in the latest game update. In addition to fireworks shows and quality of lifeadjustments to the custom designs portal, players can also visit others' islands via dreaming, if they know how. Dreaming inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis a very simple task, but one that can provide a lot of fun, too. Players who use the new Dream Island function can visit islands belonging to friends or strangers regardless of whether they’re online or not....

Quick Links Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddessmight not be a massive AAA game, but it is still visually pleasing. The game is based on two cycles: day and night. During the broad daylight, players must gather crystals, free villagers, and repair barriers and other important structures. As the sun begins to set, the Seethe start to come out. These malevolent entities are persistent, and they won’t stop until Yoshiro and Soh are eradicated....

Last week, Sony released thePlayStation 5, which marks the PlayStation brand’s entry to next-generation console gaming. As expected,the demand for the PS5has been greater than Sony’s capacity to produce it, which is why many players were not able to secure one at launch. Now, a Reddit user shared a heartwarming story online on how he was able to get aPS5for his gaming friend of 15 years who were unable to secure one during the console’s launch....

At the halfway point of the Disney Plus limited series,Moon KnightEpisode 3 continues what has been a ridiculously fast-paced show. This time around Marc, Steven, and Khonshu have traveled to Egypt to stop Arthur Harrow from getting what he wants. That namely is to find a sarcophagus that would help him find andeventually release Ammit, the god he works for who wants to judge the world. Unsurprisingly, Harrow continues to stay one step ahead of the trio of personalities that are all encapsulated in one body....

Summary Update 0.1.3 brings multiple bug fixes toNightingale, but the biggest change is dying will no longer create a death chest. The mechanic has been utilized throughout a number of survival games, but the player community found it tedious, and sometimes impossible, to collect the dropped items after reviving. Looking to setNightingaleapart from others in the genre, a new mechanic has taken the place of death chests. Like many other games released in 2024,Nightingaleis an early access open-world survival crafting game....