In the early days of video games, it was easy to spot an item that could heal your character again. Whether in Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, or Battlefield 1942, if you picked up a package with a red cross ...

And thanks to the Geneva Convention, game devs can't just use the Red Cross whenever they need a symbol to reference medical help in a game. Most games, like Halo, have quietly replaced the cross ...

Crossplay in NBA 2K25 doesn't include cross-platform progression, just the multiplayer side. It is also limited to consoles, leaving PC players alone on an island. Even so, the NBA 2K series is ...

Cross progression is already here, it's just not evenly distributed. That’s a shame. Nearly all games—from cozy indies to AAA blockbusters—would benefit from the convenience the feature affords.