Does the PS5 really need another anime-themed gacha game? Well, probably not, they are all starting to get a teensy bit samey, aren’t they? But heck, we’ve been looking forward to Perfect World ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

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 ...

While I love the look and feel of gacha games like Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai Star Rail, I simply can't get over the 'gacha.' As someone who (thankfully) remains relatively stalwart in her attempts ...

Tower of Fantasy is an interesting one: a mashup of gacha and MMO, all of the random monetisation bullshit, plus expecting you to *shudder* work together with strangers. Despite being a sicko for both ...

Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find.

I’ve tried my fair share of gacha games, and even gotten hooked on a few — I’m still salty to this day that I’ve never pulled a Kitasan Black card in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. While it is technically ...

With some gacha games, it can feel like a requirement to fork over cash to enjoy them properly – usually for some sort of in-game cosmetic or the chance of nabbing a rare skin. It’s not always the ...

The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars ...

Whether you play gacha games or not, you’ve likely heard the term used before. Yet, while gacha games are commonplace in the video games industry, not everyone knows what they are, nor the history ...

“I rode my favorite camel Asfar, a sweet-natured animal, into the Libyan oasis town of Murzuq.” This line, from Justin Marozzi’s “Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in ...

Action RPGs Path of Exile co-creator urges online RPG devs to control in-game spending and exploits, owns up to PoE "mistake" Third Person Shooters "It's what we had time to do": Arc Raiders ...