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Victoria Rose

Victoria is a Brooklyn-based, chaotic-good former dungeon master and a Contributor-At-Large for Fanbyte. She's a self-proclaimed esports pundit, and used to do Dota 2 news and reporting as a full-time part-time gig. She's also four red pandas stacked in a hoodie. [she/her/hers or they/their/theirs]


Borderlands 3’s First Story DLC Lets You Wreck Handsome Jack’s Casino

After the most recent Halloween event, Borderlands 3 is continuing their rollout of new content. This time, the Season Pass holders will be getting their first DLC treat, with their first new campaign content. “Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot” is arriving in mid-December, and it looks like a dazzling…

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Legendary EverQuest and Pantheon Developer Brad McQuaid Dies At 51

Legendary MMORPG designer and developer Brad McQuaid passed away Monday. His cause of death is unknown, but he died at merely 51 years of age, at home. The official account for Panthenon: Rise of the Fallen, McQuaid’s most recent major project, announced the death on Wednesday, sending their condolences. “He…

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Bloodborne Players Crowd-Document All 2300 Root Chalice Dungeons

Bloodborne fans either love or hate the Chalice Dungeons. Invoked by placing, of course, a Chalice and several materials, they allow players to take on a random combination of bosses and enemies — or at least, random to a degree. While it was previously thought that Root Chalice Dungeons, a…

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FF14 Director Gives Thumbs-Up To First Group To Finish Newest Raid

When the Epic of Alexander raid dropped for Final Fantasy XIV last week, the rush to World First began. And just under four days later, a group emerged victorious — and got some praise from Square Enix along the way. FF14’s endgame, like in any good MMORPG, provides plenty of…

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This War Of Mine’s Free ‘Final Cut’ Includes New Graphics And Content

Five years after the release of This War of Mine, the game is still touted as one of the more empathetic depictions of war. Players take the role of modern war victims, who must move carefully in the day and night in order to survive snipers, run-down buildings and malicious…

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Become A Stormtrooper In Fortnite Thanks To Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

It’s Star Wars season again, and it’s high time for the promotions. We have a new game, a new movie, a new television show, a new… Fortnite Skin? Yep. Now, in the slew of new Star Wars material, you can pick up an Imperial Stormtrooper skin for a limited time…

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Google AMA Reveals Stadia Launch Features, Whether Present or Missing

With Stadia launching in less than a week, on Tuesday the 19th, all eyes have been on Google’s games streaming service. Between press circuits, tweets and presentations, the Stadia staff found one last opportunity to squeeze in an AMA, the infamous format for Reddit Q&As. In the midst of it,…

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Every Goddamn Government Hearing Reminds Me Why We All Just Play Video Games

Here in the good ol’ United States of America, impeachment is on the table. For real this time. Again. I could talk about the situation — it’s all accusations of foreign interference and collusion… honestly, I dunno how much you pay attention to this. The details aren’t important. Except I…

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Bethesda Brings Human Head Studios Staff Into New Original Studio

The development team formerly working under Human Head Studios has joined Bethesda under a new studio name, Bethesda announced this morning in a press release. The Maryland-based publisher opened Roundhouse Studios in Wisconsin, where Human Head Studios is based, and the team “will immediately begin work on unannounced projects at…

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FF14 Patch 5.1 Details — Epic of Alexander, Ishgardian Restoration, And The Best Emote Ever

The 5.1 patch for Final Fantasy XIV had a ton packed in already. In fact, it was so much, that they opted, as usual, to bring it in through several smaller patches. But these patches aren’t exactly small; FFXIV patch 5.1, especially, introduces plenty of new nifty things that fans looked…

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The New Live-Action Sonic Movie Design Is Aesthetically Pleasing Now

When the original Sonic The Hedgehog movie teaser trailer came out, reception was less than friendly. Mainly, fans were upset that the design of the titular character looked a little… uncanny. But now, a new Sonic The Hedgehog trailer has been dropped with a revamped character design — and the…

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Google Stadia’s November Launch Game Titles Unveiled

Stadia’s first wave of playability launches with its early access program on November 19th. A slew of games were previously announced, but we had few details on which would be available to those who pre-purchased early access editions of the game streaming service. Now, we know what twelve games will…

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Final Sword & Shield Trailer Shows Wooloo Rolling, Two New Pokemon

With less than four days until Pokemon Sword & Shield hits the Nintendo Switch, Game Freak is amping up the last few days with some hype. The Pokemon development studio dropped the “final” trailer/promotional video for the game before the game officially drops later this week, and there’s a bit…

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Death Stranding PC Pops Up For Pre-Order On Both Steam And Epic

Death Stranding has a theme of connecting players, not separating them. It’s only natural, then, that Death Stranding’s PC release is dodging the storefront wars and releasing on multiple platforms. Pre-orders for the PC edition of Kojima Production’s first game have appeared on both the Steam storefront and the Epic…

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Death Stranding Fans Buy Copies For Strangers Who Can’t Afford It

Death Stranding has been described in the weeks, months and even years leading up to its release as a game about the connections people make. In the final hours before its release, fans took that to heart — by gifting the game to others. In the unofficial Death Stranding “subreddit”…

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You Can (Eventually) Chase Down Giovanni In Pokemon Go

Long-time fans of Pokemon will be pleased to hear that Pokemon Go is instilling a new piece of nostalgia into the hit mobile game. Now, in the new “Looming in the Shadows” event, players can follow a series of missions in order to meet the classic Team Rocket boss, Giovanni.…

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You Can Now Gamble On The League Of Legends Worlds Finals In New Jersey

If you’re an esports fan in the tri-state area and are looking for a place to risk your cash, drop into New Jersey before Sunday morning for a rare opportunity to gamble on esports. New Jersey has officially given sportsbook operators a one-time permission to take bets on this Sunday’s…

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Sakurai Enthusiastically Shows Off Terry Bogard In Smash Ultimate

After his initial announcement in early September, fighting game fans and Smash fans across the globe have waited for Terry Bogard to join Smash Ultimate. Now, the latest edition of Mr. Sakurai Presents has shown off the character, and plenty more — and with it, the gates are open for…

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now Live On PC With Major Additions

Rumors of Red Dead Redemption 2 arriving on PC have swirled energetically across the gaming community for a while. The potential was certainly exciting, as the franchise has never existed in full on the PC. Now, less than a month after its announcement, it’s arrived — and there’s plenty to…

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The Livestreaming War Is Hot As YouTube Buys Its Own Fortnite Streamer

The livestream platform wars were heating up already over the Mixer buyouts of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Michael “shroud” Grzesiek. Now, YouTube has staged their own front in the Fortnite streamer buyout battle — by picking up Jack “CouRage” Dunlop. The popular Twitch streamer, formerly a popular Call of Duty…

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