Chris Arrant

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Chris Arrant

Wizards of the Coast wants to make the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy crossover as genuine as possible - so two employees went hardcore for a monthHow many jobs do you know of where you can play video games for a living? There are a few, but not as many as we would like... but imagine a job where you had to do a crash course in a Final Fantasy game but do the opposite of a speedrun, and soak up every little detail? Meet Daniel Holt - who, yes, had that job.

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Chris Arrant

Yoshitaka Amano returns to Final Fantasy to paint his favorite character - and this time he's drawing her more realistically than he did when he first created her. Yoshitaka Amano is one of the founding fathers of the Final Fantasy games franchise - his lithe, energetic, and stylish artwork is in many ways the fundamental artistic style of the game franchise as a whole, even more so than the evolving graphic complexities of the latest game systems.

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Chris Arrant

People come to the touring gaming convention PAX out of their love for gaming - be it board games, video games, and other games. But for some, they've made collecting pins at PAX a game in itself. It's all about the chase, the achievement once you have a new one you've been after, and the community that has developed to trade, converse, and compete (playfully!) towards collecting them all.

1 week ago | thepopverse.com | Chris Arrant

Red Bull is giving away over 4,000 cans of its signature energy drink for creators here at PAX East in Boston, but that's just the beginning - it also has a space for creators to revitalize their body and mind, just as their motto on their can says. All four days of PAX East 2025, Red Bull is hosting Red Bull Creator Club: a dedicated hospitality lounge for creators - be they streamers, media, artists, or writers (like me!) - to take a break, and perhaps create while you're there.

1 week ago | thepopverse.com | Chris Arrant

Imagine MTG's Chandra as a Chocobo from Final Fantasy. Now, see it - and get the sleeves for ArenaThe Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy sets don't come out for a few weeks yet, but here at PAX East 2025 in Boston, I managed to get my first piece of the MTG x FF set with a surprise find at the official Wizards of the Coast booth.