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Listen, I know this is a little bit off-topic for Nerdist dot com. We don’t really cover Taylor Swift. But we do cover fans and fandom. And let me tell you, if a TV series we write about was releasing its 35th version of practically the same episodes, I really feel like we’d have something…

Caitlin Clark is sharing her longtime Kansas City Chiefs fandom through her first Nike signature shoe.

BENGALURU: Cricket fandom is stepping onto a different pitch as PUMA and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) take their six-year partnership to Milan Fashion Week, joining hands with Indian designer Dhruv Kapoor.

Regional gaming culture is often reduced to a shortcut: mobile in one place, consoles in another. That shortcut misses the real picture. Access, local industry history, social settings, and the platforms available all shape how a community fits games into daily life. Individual habits still differ by age, income, location, and genre preference, so a…

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Ancient City Con is returning for its 18th amazing year to St Augustine’s World Golf Village. Ancient City Con is Northeast Florida’s longest running Multi-Fandom Pop-Culture convention. At this year’s event you’ll find celebrity guests from every fandom including Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anime, Horror, Cosplay and more! And we’ve also been voted…

For K-pop fans, the smallest symbols often carry the most meaning. A color, a mascot, a charm or a photocard can become shorthand for who you follow and how you participate in the fandom.

Ala. (WSFA) – Young gamers will have a chance to put their skills to the test for a shot at cash prizes

The UAE’s anime culture is entering a new phase, moving beyond fandom and consumption towards locally created stories, comics and animation.

At Character.ai, our goal has always been to power new formats for users to interact with their favorite characters, stories, and communities. 

For a live-service game, a collaboration only really becomes interesting when players recognize it as part of the world rather than a temporary ad. Overwatch is now testing that idea for a third time with LE SSERAFIM, bringing the K-pop group back into the game with another round of themed skins, challenges and a BlizzCon-linked…