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Mike Williams Dec 26, 2021. 7 minute read
The Fancies 2021: The Cool Mike’s Top 10 Games of the Year
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15 Super Mario RPG Characters That Would Ruin an Anniversary Party
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Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade 50-17
This decade produced some remarkable video games. Way more than 50 of them. Impossibly, the six core editors of Fanbyte sat down and narrowed a list of 150ish games down to 50. It took us three days. You can hear that deliberation here, here, and here. We’ve made it, though.…
READ MORE >Andrea Shearon Jul 16, 2022. 2 minute read
Yu Yu Hakusho Netflix Series Reveals its Yusuke; Teases Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara [Update]
The Yu Yu Hakusho Netflix series will give another manga classic the live-action treatment, and it just named its Yusuke. Actor and musician Takumi Kitamura will star as Yusuke Urameshi, the high school troublemaker turned otherworldly detective, and retell the beloved ’90s storyline in a new series. In a reveal…
READ MORE >Marloes Valentina Stella Jul 14, 2022. 6 minute read
Everything We Know About the Genshin Impact Fatui Harbingers
Ever since HoYoverse dropped a video featuring the Fatui Harbingers, many Genshin Impact players seem to be suffering from a mild obsession with this notorious group of evildoers. Perhaps it’s no surprise, as the Fatui Harbingers are mysterious, dangerous, fabulous (looking at you, Arlecchino) and vital to the Genshin Impact story. Who…
READ MORE >Nerium Jul 16, 2022. 3 minute read
Big Titty Werewolf Warframe Announced, Appeals in Several Ways
Fans have asked for a werewolf Warframe for ages. Now they’re getting their wish — and possibly more than one wish at that. The new “monster” frame was announced at TennoCon 2022, developer Digital Extremes’ annual fan convention, and is designed by artist Joe Madureira. Whom you may know from…
READ MORE >Andrea Shearon Jul 9, 2022. 1 minute read
Respawn is Hiring for a Single-Player Apex Universe Project
Respawn Entertainment is hiring for another game in the Apex Universe. While the new positions don’t go in-depth, the studio consistently mentions its project is single-player. As spotted by Dexerto, an “Apex Universe FPS Incubation Title” project pops up in a few places under the studio’s career page. Listings include…
READ MORE >Trevor Dame Jul 15, 2022. 12 minute read
How AEW’s Massive Roster Hurts and Helps Its Cause
It’s wild to think that when AEW started just three years ago, one of the biggest worries pundits and fans had for the new promotion was their ability to fill out their roster with quality talent. Today, the opposite is now true, as perhaps the most common complaint people make…
READ MORE >Dylan Roth Jun 30, 2022. 7 minute read
“All Those Who Wander” is Strange New Worlds at its Most Cinematic
In contrast to the two previous live-action Star Trek series, Discovery and Picard, Strange New Worlds has distinguished itself by maintaining an episodic format and restraining the scale and scope of its stories accordingly. It is deliberately not blockbuster, “anything can happen” television, and it’s all the better for it.…
READ MORE >Natalie Weiner Jul 15, 2022. 6 minute read
The WNBA and the Paradox Of The ‘Progressive’ Sports League
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Is the WNBA progressive? The league has created a “new…
READ MORE >Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 8 minute read
The Hidden Worlds of Esports Stages
Looking at a bunch of players in a plexiglass box isn't that interesting on its own. These days, esports event stages are making things a lot more exciting.
READ MORE >Mike Williams Jul 6, 2022. 2 minute read
Stranger Things Creators Trying to Adapt Death Note for Netflix Again
You don’t create the biggest streaming show ever without getting further chances to try again. Stranger Things has gone from strength to strength, with the release of Season 4 Volume 1 reaching 7.2 billion minutes of viewing time in a single week. Season 4 Volume 2 dropped this past weekend and it’s…
READ MORE >Mike Williams Jul 13, 2022. 5 minute read
Having Bad Luck With FFXIV Housing? Buy an Apartment Instead
If you’ve been trying to clear Housing (Savage) in Final Fantasy XIV, you might live within the depths of despair. The FFXIV housing lottery is a rough road, requiring a good deal of money and some solid luck. The entire system also leans a bit towards favoring Free Companies, rather than…
READ MORE >Eron Rauch Jul 11, 2022. 6 minute read
We should pay more attention to esports losers
Esports are glorious tragedy machines. Very often, stories about imperfect, unsuccessful players are a lot more exciting.
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