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Google has announced that people on a Google Meet call can now react to what people are saying using not their voice, not hand-waving, but emojis. We’re not sure who asked for this, but someone presumably did. The new feature is what Google hopes will make it easier for people to react to calls without interrupting people or getting in the way of others. They’ll still be pretty difficult to avoid, though, with Google saying that “these reactions will show as a small badge in the sender’s video tile and floating up the left side of the screen....

The last episode of Pokémon’s “Twilight Wings” YouTube series has finally released on the streaming platform. Twilight Wings has come to an end. The animated series provided by Studio Colorido that has received millions of views on YouTube just released its final episode, “Sky,” concluding the story arc that was started in the very first episode. If you remember from episode 1 of Twilight Wings, aspiring Pokémon trainer John writes a letter to Galar Champion Leon from his hospital bed....

Despite it beginning the approach to the 20th anniversary since its release, and the subsequent launch of fellow MMO Final Fantasy 14, Final Fantasy 11 is still going strong. However, fans who were holding out hope for a mobile reboot of the title will be disappointed to learn that it’s apparently been scrapped. Square Enix partnered with Korean developer Nexon in an effort to create a remake or spin-off title based on the aging Final Fantasy MMORPG designed for cellphones....

Aeris, also known as Aerith, is the last of the Cetra in Final Fantasy 7 and fans love her attitude and abilities. She has a unique appearance that features a simplistic dress and a hairstyle that would take hours for anyone to achieve. She is the perfect model for any cosplayer due to these facts as many fans seek to bring her to life. We have scoured the internet and uncovered some of the best Aeris cosplays that exist in the world....

At E3 2015, Square Enix and Sony shocked the gaming world by announcing a full-on remake of Final Fantasy 7. A Final Fantasy 7 remake has been one of the most fan-requested games in history, ever since it was teased 10 years ago at E3 2005, and while it may be a couple of years off, just knowing that the long-awaited game is actually in development is enough for most fans....

Fire Emblem: Three Houses’s Maddening Mode provides even the most seasoned veterans to the series with rigorous difficulty. In the earliest stages of the difficulty, the majority of a player’s units can’t survive more than a single round of combat (if that), and every tactical decision a player makes can put a unit at the risk of death. As Three Houses is among the most free-form entries in the Fire Emblem series, allowing players a sizable degree of freedom when it comes to training their units as they see fit, there are certain classes a player can use that can make the difficulty much more manageable....

Consolidation continues in the video game industry. This time it’s French publisher Focus Home Interactive scooping up Streum On Studio, the 20-person group that brought us Space Hulk: Deathwing. This pairing makes a lot of sense when you look at it. The two companies have been working closely together since 2013, which led to the release of the aforementioned Deathwing. They’re both French, which makes communication and integration that much easier....

Among the ever-shifting zones and objects within the map of Fortnite’s battle royale, a rock formation isn’t likely to draw too much attention. After all, the map is being invaded by some sort of militant Santa and an entirely new biome was added with the latest Season. Nevertheless, small changes to Fortnite’s map can often lead to major consequences. Today a mysterious rock formation might move, tomorrow a building in Twisted Towers could topple....

Epic Games has revealed that Fortnite is getting a mounted turret weapon as part of a future update. Based on the image that has been released of the mounted turret, it seems as though it’s going to be an Epic-tier weapon, though it’s possible weaker and more common versions of it will be available in Fortnite as well. The mounted turret’s description teases that it can be “placed” by players and that it will overheat instead of running out of ammo....

Fortnite dataminers have revealed the names and loose descriptions of the next two secret quests coming to the game sometime this season. The quests in will be called Celebrate the Truce and Stop the battle, and will involve the gnomes and teddy bears that players have become acquainted with in other quests. For those unaware, one secret quest called “Teddies Libearated!” has already been made available in Fortnite Season 2 and can be completed for a reward of 15,000 experience....

The next Fortbyte is ready for the taking in Fortnite, and is in another food-themed location. Here are the tips you’ll need to go out there and claim it for yourself. In order to access Fortbyte 60, players will need to use their Sign Spinner emotes in front of the Happy Oink restaurant. While players might be tempted to look around Mega Mall or Neo Tilted, they are going to have to search a bit further south....

Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store following Epic Games’ decision to allow mobile players to purchase in-game currency directly from the developer. “Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users,” says Apple in a statement to The Verge. “As a result, their Fortnite app has been removed from the store....

The open-world racing epic known as Forza Horizon 4 is often touted for its seamless, robust online options. While it offers more typical competitive showdowns and even an added Battle Royale romp, one often-overlooked event is Forzathon Live. These hourly events call upon players to assemble at a designated location and band together for several minutes to knock out challenges. Drivers are tasked with collectively reaching score thresholds by way of challenges — such as zipping through Speed Zones and leaping off ramps....

Video games have a long and storied history, starting with the introduction of the world’s very first game—Pong. Of course, things have become a little more sophisticated—and crowded—since then, with thousands upon thousands of lines of code needed to run the thousands upon thousands of games on the market. Those lines of computer language are critical to the history of gaming, though, which is why one foundation is attempting to preserve as much source code as they can....

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has been one of the biggest successes in shonen anime and manga in years, joining the likes of My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan as one of the major hits in mainstream anime of the past decade. The manga, which will be reaching its conclusion next month, started publication in 2016 and saw huge success when its anime adaptation from beloved animation studio Ufotable began in 2019....

With the new trilogy of Star Wars films coming to a close after the next installment, there have been many rumors about what is next on the slate for the franchise, aside from the one-off Star Wars Story films. Solo is sure to entertain, but the episodic, long-form stories are the bread and butter of the franchise. The latest announcement from the official Star Wars team confirms that yet another series of connected films are on the way from some iconic creators....

Just like everything online, the gaming community is subject to trends and fads. The online gaming community took up the Bernie Sanders wearing mittens meme like many others, for example. However, a somewhat new trend unique to gaming is growing more and more common. That trend is replying “dead game” to a post about a game, but now some are debating on Twitter what “dead game” really means. What confuses many is that the comment “dead game” is more often than not in response to a post about a game that is, at least to those on the outside, very much alive....

Those who have been keeping tabs on the global gaming news will know about China’s decision that requires developers to reveal their game’s loot box drop odds. That requirement went into effect today, which means gamers in that region now know what the odds are for obtaining various items in loot boxes. With the rules going live today, developers have found themselves in one of two camps: either they have revealed their loot box data, which is now live to the public, or have kept that info secret, which means their loot boxes have been temporarily suspended in China....

GameStop has often been a punching bag in the gaming industry for its questionable practices in its treatment of employees. Further, it has been part of a recent history of reports on its poor performance in terms of sales and business. There are other minor quibbles to be had with the retailer, including its trade-in system. In the end, GameStop deserves its share of criticism, and certainly for the way it treats its employees....

There is a lot of good things that can be said about Borderlands 3, the popular looter shooter threequel, and those good things come from the hard work of every developer who played a role in it. That’s why reports of Gearbox not paying its employees their promised royalty payments has many up in arms. For context, Gearbox doesn’t pay like a typical developer. Whereas many elsewhere are paid specific salaries, Gearbox employees are paid below-average but also take part in a revenue-sharing model....