Zainab is a writer, cinephile, and gamer—though that ranking depends entirely on the day’s mood swings. When she’s not writing for Game Rant, she’s probably ugly crying over Dostoevsky (or multifandom ...

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HoYoverse revealed their latest game in the works, as we got our first official look at Petit Planet. Announced ahead of the Tokyo Game Show 2025 weekend, this is the studio's first venture into the ...

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Pokémon is an escape from the real world for many. But in 2026 Nintendo is going to let gamers recreate real life with Pokémon. During the company’s latest Nintendo Direct presentation it announced ...

Fix up an old house, make the yard nice, grow your own crops, and become self-sufficient. View the cherry blossoms in the spring; Attend the festival in the summer; Eat roasted sweet potatoes in the ...

HumaNature Studios, the studio led by ToeJam & Earl and Doki-Doki Universe creator Greg Johnson, has announced Dancing with Ghosts, a life simulation game about finding joy from grief. It will launch ...

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