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Last week was rough for developers since there are so many layoffs happening in the games industry. Bungie laid off employees too — which was due to Destiny 2 underperformance, IGN re...
Bungie laid off some of its staff, and although the scope of it is still unclear, several developers have shared the news on social media. Sony acquired Bungie a little over a year ago, and studi...
The Acosmic is the latest Legendary weapon to make its way into Destiny 2 with Season 23’s iteration of the Festival of the Lost Halloween event. It’s a Void rapid-fire frame grenade launcher w...
Players of all races shuffle into a large house in Final Fantasy XIV's housing district, the Goblet, decorated to look like a theater, full with a stage and patron seating. Once the show is abo...
Season of the Deep ushered in a new format for seasonal activities with Deep Dives in Destiny 2 — it’s similar to a roguelite with a few twists. Deep Dives is a timed seasonal activity whe...
With Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail expansion releasing next year, fans expectantly wait to hear any news they can get about upcoming features it will bring. While players have seen glimpses of...
This season, we discover that the giant worm-like creature in the methane sea of Titan — that left players scratching their heads for years — is Ahsa, the long girl in the soup. Ahsa is an ancient cre...
Bungie recently shared a Developer Insights blog about mid-season weapon tuning for Season of the Deep, and outlined upcoming changes. The developer introduced a Season 23 balance pass for g...
Farming sims have exploded in popularity, and the best games like Stardew Valley can be hard to find since there’s so much to sift through. With over 20 million copies sold (and now selling f...
As a warning, my game of the year lists are always a bit strange. You see, I have a huge backlog of titles to get through. I also have an incessant desire to give credit to the very good games that I...
Back in June, Naughty Dog released an extensive breakdown video about the changes that would be coming to The Last of Us Part I in the PlayStation 5 remake of the 2013 PlayStation 3 game. It...
It’s often said that Final Fantasy XIV hosts one of the most welcoming communities in gaming, composed of players that bend over backwards to help newcomers. I’ve also found this to be true dur...
This is not a blog about God of War: Ragnarok, specifically, but the special editions for Sony Santa Monica’s sequel have once again reminded me of a weird, frustrating trend in video game co...
Gambit, Gambit, Gambit. The eternal misfit of the Destiny 2 playlist family, the PVPVE mode has been long-neglected and much-maligned. Many Destiny 2 players avoi...
It’s been a year since Boyfriend Dungeon came under fire online at launch for a content warning that developer Kitfox Games admits was insufficient. The original warning, shown at the beginni...
I’ve been interested in Maya Sundaresh since the days of grimoire cards in Destiny. It wasn’t until Destiny 2: Lightfall that Bungie told what happened to her bey...
I have a confession to make — I’m terrible at pinball. Somehow, I’ve just never gotten the hang of it. (Funnily enough, one of the very first pieces I wrote for Fanbyte was about pinball.) I have a ha...
A light party begins their Leveling Duty Roulette in the infamous Aurum Vale. From the get-go, the healer has a hard time keeping the tank’s health up before the party inevitably wipes. The White Mage...
Here at Fanbyte’s dedicated Final Fantasy XIV section, aka The Linkshell, we cover the critically acclaimed MMORPG as comprehensively as possible. News, featured stories, guides, and even a m...
