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 ...

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 ...

Covering the video games industry since 2017, with experience in news, articles, lists, and reviews (and I blame The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). If you are a fan of RPGs and want a third ...

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 ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Every gaming franchise — even the best, most iconic of the bunch — has its own proverbial “black sheep”, those […] ...

PlayStation built a reputation for game franchises that remain popular across multiple console generations. Some titles continue expanding through sequels, remasters, and spin-offs while maintaining ...

Call of Duty ranked “most overrated” video game series by TheTopTens. Influenced first-person shooters, but repetitive sequels have hurt its reputation. Fans complain: “Same thing every year. That’s ...

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 ...