Franchises are a major cornerstone of the gaming industry. Many popular video games have grown into long-running series that gradually evolve and become bigger and more influential over time. While ...

The video game industry is ripe with sequels, meaning there are some franchises that have been around for decades. However, it’s hard to remain consistent over that amount of time. After a number of ...

It used to be, long ago, that a single game came and went without more than a sequel or two. That’s changed in the decades since Pac-Man got married, and it’s not uncommon for modern video game ...

Explore the best game franchises in video game history, ranking top gaming series that shaped genres, inspired innovations, and defined how players experience games worldwide. Final Fantasy VII ...

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

The 'Call of Duty' is one of the highest-grossing video game series' ever, but many fans have lost interest.

As the video game industry shifted to match the energy of the '90s, not every franchise that released games during that decade would continue thriving into the 21st century. Some series that had been ...

All great games have clear inspirations, with some influences more visible than others in the final product. In some cases, development teams from one game take their experiences to a new one, or ...

In a major blow to video game conservation efforts, one of the internet's largest gaming archives announces that it's closing its doors.