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 Endsinger EX Guide: How to Exchange Totems and Get the Bluefeather Lynx Mount

As we welcome a new journey in Final Fantasy XIV‘s 6.1 update, you may have noticed an unfamiliar shiny-winged cat soaring through the skies. That’s probably the Bluefeather Lynx, a mount rew...

Abyssos The Sixth Circle Savage Raid Guide (P6S, FFXIV 6.2)

Final Fantasy XIV continues its Patch 6.2 Abyssos raid series with Hegemone, another boss wielding noxious debuffs and arena changes. The Sixth Circle Savage (P6S) may be more forgiving than...

FFXIV Housing Lottery Halts After Bugged Results, Devs are Investigating

The solution to Final Fantasy XIV‘s struggling housing system may have introduced a new set of problems instead of fixes. As the first set of winning lottery numbers rolled out earlier today,...

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

In the advent of Endwalker, Final Fantasy XIV introduced its newest healing job, Sage. With its powerful barrier abilities and convenient healing-on-the-go kit, Sage is an attractive...

FFXIV Error 1014: What Does "World Data Could Not Be Obtained" Mean?

If you can’t log into Final Fantasy XIV and see error code 1014, it’s probably something on Square Enix’s end.  The short answer is that many “World data could n...

FFXIV Endwalker Soundtrack Launches in February With Wind-Up Vrtra Minion

Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker finally has a release date for official soundtrack sales, and it’s out soon, on February 23. The OST also comes packaged with another dragon companion, adding Wind...

The Dark Souls RCE Exploit Was Years in the Making

On January 22, reports alleging that a Dark Souls 3 vulnerability was exposing PC players to remote code execution (RCE) threats — a security vulnerability allowing cyber attackers to run any...

FFXIV Players are Waiting in Line to Wait in Another Line

It’s been a month since Endwalker launched, and Final Fantasy XIV players are still crowding into 6.0’s final zone to try and slay Chi — a FATE boss rewarding a new Stormblood

I'm Fascinated By The Strange r/Place Video Game Alliances

Yesterday, I had no idea what r/place was. Today, I’m absolutely fascinated by folks reaching out from one video game fandom to another negotiating alliances over drawing pictures of Sonic on a massiv...

The Fancies 2021: Andrea Shearon's Game of the Year List

I’m gonna kick off my Game of the Year list with a spoiler: every year, when there’s a Final Fantasy XIV expansion, said expansion winds up being my number one. I still want you to pretend to...

As an Exceptionally Disastrous FFXIV Player, I Have Raid Newcomer Advice

Eight years ago, I braved my first-ever MMO raid encounter with Final Fantasy XIV’s Binding Coil of Bahamut. Anxious, miserably shy, and relentlessly focused on people-pleasing, it only took...

How to Dodge Devour in Abyssos Fifth Circle Savage, FFXIV P5S Bite Mechanic

Final Fantasy XIV‘s first encounter of the Abyssos Savage raid tier brings the Devour mechanic back, but this time Proto-Carbuncle is far less forgiving. Thankfully, for those still stuck in...

FFXIV Endwalker Will Tighten Some Housing Rules, Increase Supply

Final Fantasy XIV’s housing system is changing things up again. During the latest Letter from the Producer Live, director and producer Naoki Yoshida detailed how Endwalker’s release...

FFXIV's Heavensturn Event is Back With a Year of The Tiger Celebration

It’s that time of year again in Final Fantasy XIV; the usual set of seasonal celebrations come and go at the end of the year, and the beginning of a new, with back-to-back launches as we enjo...

Fortnite and Destiny Crossover Skins Leak, But Which Game Gets What?

Is it Fortnite armor in Destiny or Destiny armor in Fortnite? The answer is probably both, but thanks to today’s leak, we know what a Fortnite and Destiny cros...

FFXIV Launcher Error: Steam Version Temporarily Down For Some Players

If you’re a North American player, an FFXIV launcher error may greet you this morning when trying to log in. While there’s no official word on what’s behind the connection difficulties, it lo...

A Single Emoji Signals Another No Man's Sky Update May Be On The Way

Sean Murray has us adjusting our tinfoil hats again with his latest No Man’s Sky update tease — or at least, that’s what we’re assuming it is. Up to his usual wink-and-nudge antics, it looks...

It's Official; Sony Acquires Bungie in $3.7 Billion Deal

It’s a done deal — Sony has closed its agreement to acquire Bungie and make the Destiny studio an official part of the PlayStation team. After announcing the acquisition in January, Sony fina...

FFXIV Flow Vocalist Amanda Achen Has Us Sobbing Again With Endwalker Video

The lyrics for Final Fantasy XIV‘s Flow deliver one final Theme of Love from the world’s beloved guardian, Hydaelyn, with lines keeping it endeared to the community long after launch. Now, al...

Final Fantasy VII Remake Mod Upscales Entire Game, Reworks Aerith's Garden

Final Fantasy VII Remake is beautiful, but what if I could make it… more beautiful? There’s a rather impressive mod for that with the release of Altezein’s FFVIIR HD Project, upscaling more t...