Marti Bennett News Today

Ordinarily this wouldnt even be news, much less news that I felt the need to revisit and pick apart in a weekly column. Online gaming has a certain percentage of awful people, and publishers will, on occasion, give them the boot. But this story is interesting for a few reasons. First, the target of the racist abuse was former pro footballer Ian Wright, one of the stars of yesteryear who has been featured in FIFAs Ultimate Team. Second, the abuse in question didnt take place in a game of FIFA. I...

The five-minute intro to last weeks Pokémon Presents broadcast perfectly demonstrated the sheer scale of the franchise as it stands today. Starting with the release of the original Pokémon Red and Green in Japan on February 27th, 1996, the rapid-fire montage breathlessly listed the myriad forms of entertainment, merchandise, event and experience that Pikachu and his pals have dipped their toes/paws/claws into over the past 25 years. More than just a semi-humble brag about how broad the series...