Sony has snagged quite a few PS5 and PS4 console exclusive gacha games, and Microsoft’s lack of interest in one of the most popular and profit-making genres certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed. Xbox boss ...

Whether you play gacha games or not, you’ve likely heard the term used before. Yet, while gacha games are commonplace in the video games industry, not everyone knows what they are, nor the history ...

In Arknights: Endfield, the gacha and pity systems are core elements of the experience, as with any other gacha game. The character and weapon gachas (called "headhunting" in-game) are how you obtain ...

Some of the most popular video games of the current decade are part of a genre known as gacha, but what really does this word mean? Why are gacha games so popular, and how are they making so much ...

Gacha games are a classic genre that runs the gamut of actual gameplay content—from turn-based combat to rhythm games, there are very few stones left unturned in this garden of chance-based ...

With some gacha games, it can feel like a requirement to fork over cash to enjoy them properly – usually for some sort of in-game cosmetic or the chance of nabbing a rare skin. It’s not always the ...

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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: ...

Femi Famutimi is an experienced writer writing within the gaming space for the last four years. He has been featured on Esports Insider, DashFight, and WePlay. He enjoys fighting games especially ...