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Black hair textures & styles in video games are "limited, inaccurate... and often highly stereotypical," and the Dove personal care brand is aiming to change it
Dove's open-source Afro Hair Library aims to address inaccuracies in how Black hair is rendered in video games
April 23, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
The hottest trading cards in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture are of real-life old men
The youth in Kawara, a small town in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, are collecting a new trading card game featuring men in their community
April 16, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
A live-action Red Dead Redemption TV series is a "loaded" question, says Arthur Morgan actor Roger Clark
Roger Clark isn’t thrilled about the way Hollywood overlooks video game actors.
January 08, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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A professor is using Red Dead Redemption as the basis for his college class (and he’s gotten the cast involved)
Now you can cram for your finals and play video games at the same time.
January 02, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Final Fantasy's weepiest protagonist Clive Rosfield dries his eyes and joins Tekken 8
It won't just be Ifrit who will come along with Final Fantasy XVI's Clive Rosfield to Tekken 8
December 13, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Gnosia, the "Among Us meets Everything Everywhere All at Once" visual novel is getting an anime adaptation that needs to be as weird as possible
I love Gnosia and I can't figure out how it will work as an anime, yet I'm ready to watch them try
December 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Red Dead Redemption 2;s Arthur Morgan voice actor Roger Clark reveals just how long recording took
“Some scenes would take years to complete,” Red Dead voice actor Roger Clark reveals.
August 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
What is the One Piece? The English Dub Cast including Colleen Clinkenbeard and Ian Sinclair give their theories
Their answers may surprise you!
June 11, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer reveals Ruidus history goes all the way back to the group's first campaign
The Game Master teases "there's still so much" to explore about the mythology of Critical Role
June 07, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Cosplay champion Sameer Tikka Masala finds success and support in the creative performance community
Sameer Bundela discusses his cosplay career throughout the years
May 07, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Jujutsu Kaisen and Genshin Impact actor Anne Yatco on her journey into voice acting full-time
"It takes a lot of patience, and a lot of self motivation" explains Yatco
May 06, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
C2E2 fan profile: This Fallout 4 cosplayer has been coming to C2E2 for longer than a decade
After all of these years, Kevin Bley has just entered his first cosplay contest
April 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
A comprehensive visual history of Princess Peach
Princess Peach: Showtime! is the latest step in a 40-year evolution, here's Princess Peach's path to now
March 13, 2024
Kevin Wong
Features
Elderwood Academy is bringing innovation to dice boxes and rolling trays at Emerald City Comic Con
Want to see something cool?
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Come with Popverse to the Baldur's Gate meetup at Seattle's ECCC
We have witnessed far too much
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
ECCC: Learn to paint a miniature (and take it home) for free at Emerald City Comic Con
Take a look inside the Miniatures Paint-and-Take activity hosted by Arcanum Miniatures
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Adventures in painting a miniature for the first time as an amateur
It is much harder (but also more fun) than it looks!
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Ben Moser is making gaming dice - with a mechanical engineer's flair
You haven't seen dice like Summit Dice's
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Popverse heads to Emerald City Comic Con, Pikmin style
Popverse deputy editor got into the Pikmin spirit at the Seattle Convention Center
March 01, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Nickelodeon’s Double Dare is reimagined as an interactive off-Broadway show
On your Marc, get set, slime!
February 22, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Pokemon Go fans catch 'em all at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Popverse took a field trip to the Pasadena Rose Bowl this weekend to catch some Pokemon
February 21, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Palworld's success proves Pokémon fans deserve an official MMO
Despite controversy, Palworld's meteoric rise is proof Nintendo is dropping the ball with their biggest franchise.
January 25, 2024
Carl Waldron
News
Blizzard is reviving World of Warcraft's much-beloved bible to its complex continuity
World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 4 is on its way
January 18, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Neopets to revamp its classic game. First step? Fix the economy
It's trickier than you think
January 09, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Blumhouse exec says studio unsure about Five Nights at Freddy's 2 yet, but will go full-steam on more M3GAN
Small horror flicks are becoming big business.
January 02, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Furiosa is reportedly making a surprising Mad Max: Fury Road tie-in canon - even more than the original movies
Another good reason to replay it this year.
January 02, 2024
Fran Ruiz
Features
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The real reason Red XIII is riding a chocobo
The decision behind Red XIII riding a chocobo is explained by director Naoki Hamaguchi
December 28, 2023
Veronica Valencia
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Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal is getting a second season at Peacock
Pedal to the metal for round two
December 12, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
First Halo season 2 trailer is all about the Fall of Reach
Remember Reach.
December 05, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer exudes chaotic energy in a return to Vice City
We're so back.
December 05, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
The first official look at Amazon's Fallout series is here
I don't want to set the world on fire, but this looks nuclearly good
November 28, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
RoboCop: Rogue City review roundup: What the critics are saying
Spoiler: It's exactly what we were expecting after the explosive demo.
October 31, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Five Nights at Freddy's post-credits scene explained
A small tease which means a lot.
October 30, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
Five Nights at Freddy’s timeline: The horror games’ in-universe chronology and history explained
Five Nights at Freddy’s is packed with fan-favorite lore. Here’s how the story plays out chronologically
October 28, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Five Nights at Freddy's: Inside the animatronic characters, the mythology, and the lore of the game-turned-movie franchise
FNAF is more than just creepy animatronics.
October 28, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
Five Nights at Freddy's streaming on Peacock one day early: When and how to watch it
Freddy Fazbear & co. might scare audiences earlier than anticipated.
October 24, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review roundup: What the critics are saying
One last dose of hype ahead of this Friday's superpowered launch to get your Spider-Sense tingling
October 16, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Invincible's big bad Omni-Man joins Mortal Kombat 1 in a perfect crossover
The Viltrum Empire from the hit comic book (and Prime Video series) invades Fire God Liu Kang's timeline
October 16, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Final Fantasy VII Vincent Valentine voice actor announced at NYCC
Who's cast in this Critical Role?
October 16, 2023
Dave Buesing
News
Miles Morales and Miguel O' Hara swing into Fortnite
Two brand new Spider-themed skins will be available for purchase with the new Fortnite update
October 13, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
MagicCon Las Vegas 2023: The best cosplay from the Las Vegas Convention Center
Take a look at what's going on in Las Vegas Convention Center this weekend!
September 25, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Guides
How to play Final Fantasy's main games, remakes, & sequels in release and chronological order
There are way more than just 16 Final Fantasy games. Here’s how to play through the mainline games in the proper order.
September 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
SpoilersGran Turismo: The actual facts behind the movie
Gran Turismo is based on a true story, but which parts are actually true?
August 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
"It's all about the condition": A peek into Star Wars trading cards with someone who has been collecting them since the '70s
Nearly five decades of collecting Star Wars trading cards
May 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
How did the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves cast prepare? With a D&D campaign, of course!
In a recent interview, writer/director duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein revealed the cast spent hours in a D&D session before filming began.
March 28, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Check out an RPG game from the Alexandria RPG Library
"There's an RPG for everybody."
March 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Everything you need to know about fan-favorite The Walking Dead character Clementine
Popverse's guide to The Walking Dead character Clementine
February 15, 2023
Hayden Hefford
Features
L.A. Comic Con, a local convention with (pretty much) no lines
A peek into the twelfth year of L.A. Comic Con
December 05, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
How to make the most of your holidays, via mixing fandom and advent calendars
Celebrate the 24-day countdown to Christmas with these 12 geeky advent calendars
November 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Sega lets MCM fans play Sonic Frontiers and Like A Dragon: Isin before they're released
Video games return to MCM with the Sega booth
October 30, 2022
Louise Saul
Features
Streaming VideoTroy Baker is at MCM London Comic Con - stream his panel here!
You’ve heard his voice, now watch Troy Baker live as he takes the MCM stage!
October 29, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Streaming VideoWatch MCM Comic Con's A Behind the Screens Look: Game Master's Roundtable panel live!
Join Game Masters Travis Vengroff, Richard Kimber-Bell, and Fiona K.T. Howat for an unmissable peek behind the screens at their creative process.
October 28, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Streaming VideoDo I look like a gamer? Watch the MCM Comic Con panel challenging gender stereotypes in gaming
Twitch and YouTube star Tazziii takes the stage to host an all-female conversation on the culture of gaming - stream it on PopVerse.
October 28, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Streaming VideoWatch the Baldur's Gate panel from MCM with Jennifer English and Neil Newbon live!
Jennifer English and Neil Newbon are in London to talk about 2020’s blockbuster fantasy RPG, Baldur’s Gate III. Don’t miss it!
October 28, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Streaming VideoWatch MCM's Genshin Impact panel with voice actors Cristina Vee and Todd Haberkorn live!
Few franchises have had the, well, impact that Genshin has on the gaming community. Join Cristina Vee and Todd Haberkorn as they discuss why!
October 28, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
News
Genshin Impact will be getting an anime adaptation; watch the concept trailer here
The popular anime-inspired game will be getting its own anime treatment
September 16, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
Jim Zub shares the secrets behind Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons at ECCC '22
“We’re ripping on your IP and we’re tearing apart your rules, and you’re okay with it?” Zub remembers asking Wizards of the Coast at one point.
August 25, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Jeehyung Lee delves into our own individual Hells in Gumaa: The Beginning of Her
Gumaa: JeeHyung Lee launches his supernatural horror story
May 26, 2022
Sam Stone
News
Here's Where to Pre-Order the Xbox Series X & Xbox Series S
May the odds be ever in your favor.
September 21, 2020
Britt Rivera