I'm not afraid to say it - I've spent both an unhealthy amount of time and an shameful amount of money on gacha games. I'm not talking 1000+, thankfully. But I'm not too far off. It's therefore an ...

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Don't be fooled by the gacha system in Neverness to Everness before you understand why its boardgame is a little more sneaky ...

The closed alpha went live for Destiny Rising yesterday, the NetEase-made mobile game that Bungie had close to nothing to do with and…you can immediately tell. While NetEase skated by things like ...

Remember the feeling when you put in a token at a machine in your local arcade, watching as a mechanical claw grabs a random prize out of a pool of them that’s yours for the taking? If you said yes, ...

While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to-play, but with lottery-style random in-game items ...

The gacha space in 2026 is bigger (and louder) than ever. If Genshin Impact is still the benchmark for “open-world gacha done right,” it’s also sparked a wave of games that chase different flavors: ...