Andrea Shearon

Andrea Shearon

Andrea Shearon is Fanbyte's weekend news editor. She's got a soft spot for most RPGs, but FFXIV occupies a majority of her free time.

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FFXIV 6.1 Housing Comes With a Ser Aymeric Sightseeing Log

I’m a bit unnerved by how well Final Fantasy XIV knows me. After writing an entire cast of men I make myself miserable over and one Y’shtola mommy joke later, I’m convinced someone at Square...

Phasmophobia Update Teases New Ghosts and Map Makeovers

Once again, it looks like Phasmophobia is expanding its roster of haunts soon. In a series of developer previews, Kinetic Games has teased its plans for new ghosts in an upcoming patch and, a...

FFXIV Best in Slot White Mage Gear For The Average Player (Patch 6.18)

The Final Fantasy XIV endgame grind doesn’t stop upon hitting the leveling cap, but acquiring some of the best healer gear for your White Mage doesn’t necessarily mean a new career in grindin...

FFXIV Best in Slot Scholar Gear For The Average Player (Patch 6.18)

The Final Fantasy XIV endgame grind cranks up the heat, and poorly outfitted healers won’t cut it if things go south. When your Warrior forgets to mitigate or when your Dragoon hits the floor...

FFXIV Housing Lottery NPC Asks You to Please Return Accidental Refund

The darkest days of the FFXIV housing lottery may be behind us, but a new Patch 6.2 NPC comes ready to collect on the system’s mistakes. In this week’s Final Fantasy XIV update, Empy...

Destiny 2 Text Chat Disabled After Users Report Weasel Error Exploit

Bungie has disabled the Destiny 2 text chat on all platforms as it investigates an issue causing Weasel error crashes. Early player crash reports appear to stem from a malicious string of in-...

PSA: This Stardew Valley Mod Makes Combat A Million Times Better

Some of the best Stardew Valley mods are often for tiny tweaks you may have never thought of, and the Turn to Your Enemies add-on is no different. No more swinging at the wall while dying to...

FFXIV Raid Guide – Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle (Savage) Part One

This Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker-era encounter drops your party into a showdown with one of Pandaemonium’s biggest baddies, Hesperos. The good news is you’ve already defeated Phoinix and...

FFXIV's Dragons Show How MSQ Runs Deeper Through Side Stories

With the release of Dragonsong’s Reprise, the new Ultimate raid that reimagines my favorite trials, images of Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr remind me of how brilliant Final Fantasy XIV‘s draconic st...

FFXIV Data Center Travel Goes Live, Right Back Down, Then Up Again

The FFXIV data center travel system didn’t launch quite as planned in its first 24 hours. Thanks to high server loads and a rush to test the feature, the Final Fantasy XIV team suspe...

FFXIV Census Shows What Players Are Up to Worldwide

Lucky Bancho, the player behind a popular Final Fantasy XIV unofficial census, has released a new set of character data ahead of patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure. On the heels of its biggest exp...

ARK is Free to Permanently Own on Steam, ARK 2 Release Window Aims for 2023

ARK: Survival Evolved is free to permanently own on Steam this week, celebrating the new 2023 ARK 2 release window announced during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. Studio Wil...

7 Games Like Phasmophobia to Scratch Your Cooperative Horror Itch

We’re all Phasmophobia connoisseurs after countless nights spent hiding away in Willow Street House closets and screaming down the halls of Brownstone High School. The “horror co-op” ghost hu...

Activision Clarifies Diversity Tool Not Used In "Active Game Development" After Explaining Use

Activision-Blizzard-King has updated its bizarre blog post outlining a tool that distills popular characters down to a series of  ‘diverse’ metrics on a spider chart. Prior to yesterday’s update,...

The Project Diva Mega Mix Plus Controller Support on PC Kind of Rules

Last week, Sega surprised us with a Project Diva debut and dropped Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ on Steam. It’s the first of the series on PC, and to the detriment of everyone...

The FFXIV Manga Agrees We Should Call Y'shtola Mommy

In case you haven’t heard, there’s an official Final Fantasy XIV manga set in an alternate universe wilder than the original. The MMO’s Eorzean Academy series throws our beloved Scions and vi...

FFXIV Gathering Class Tier List – Best Gatherers to Level in Patch 6.1, June 2022

Before a battle class can equip their gear, and before any crafter can make it, one of Final Fantasy XIV‘s three gathering classes must collect a recipe’s materials. As of its Endwalker

FFXIV Dragoon Blue Dye Guide – Where to Get It & What It’s Really Worth

Dragoon Blue Dye turns your FFXIV glams hues of azure, making it perfect for the Ishgardian lore enthusiast. Even if you don’t care for becoming a literal Azure Dragoon, just looking good is...

Final Fantasy Characters That Would Hate The $12,000 Terra Statue

For the low, low cost of one of my student loans, you can own a statue of Final Fantasy VI protagonist Terra Branford on Magitek armor. She’s ¥1,485,000, or ~$11,549.68, and limited to 600 pi...

FFXIV Endsinger Extreme Trial Guide: Endsinger's Aria (Patch 6.1)

The Song of Oblivion returns to Final Fantasy XIV with The Minstrel’s Ballad: Endsinger’s Aria. As of FFXIV Patch 6.1, you can face the Meteia manifestation again in a new Extreme trial...