{
  "id": 18809793,
  "title": "Wendy’s Just Released a Video Game Where You Can Win Fast Food",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wendys-just-released-a-video-game-where-you-can-win-fast-food",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T22:43:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/wendys-video-game-fast-food/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Wendy's has launched a free mobile game called WendyQuest, where players can win fast food prizes. The game features the company's red-headed mascot as a wisecracking warrior battling evil french fry robots. WendyQuest was announced on November 4 and can be downloaded on iOS, Android, and Steam. Players must sign up for a Wendy's account to redeem promo codes for items like medium fries, which must be purchased at Wendy's locations. The game's retro-style graphics and gameplay are reminiscent of early RPGs from the late 1980s and early 1990s, with added timing elements. Wendy's has a history of incorporating real-world prizes into video games, such as the Swordquest series in the 1980s and the private island prize in Just Cause 3 in 2015. However, WendyQuest's promo codes expire seven days after being obtained, and they are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.",
  "summary": "I won a medium fries by defeating a sinister robot that looked suspiciously similar to a McDonald’s french fry container.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}