On Canon, Closure, and Continuity in Spider-Man: No Way Home

The following contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Like our Spider-Man: No Way Home reviewer Dylan Roth, I left Tom Holland’s third headlining act as Peter “Spider-Man” Parker feeling refreshed and more confident in the character’s future. The movie is a two-and-a-half-hour-long series of tricks to bring the character…

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FEATURES

The Planet’s Champion: A Look Back at the “New” Daniel Bryan

Undefeated in singles competition since arriving at AEW in September, Bryan Danielson has reaffirmed his standing as his generation’s most gifted in-ring performer by putting on a series of engrossing clinics. Though presented as a babyface from the moment he debuted, the “American Dragon” had been exhibiting a slightly menacing…

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Daniel Bryan Organic Title WWE

WRESTLING

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s PlayStation Plus Version Gets Free PS5 Upgrade This Week

Final Fantasy VII Remake just launched for PC, but Square Enix has more news in way of its PlayStation version. Starting December 22, anyone who redeemed their free copy of the game from PlayStation Plus for PS4 will be able to upgrade to the PS5 version for no charge. Back…

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NEWS

The Global Everything Shortage Sucks, and Even Microsoft Can’t Find a Series X for its Halo Tournament

I can’t find an Xbox Series X, but neither can Microsoft. Thanks to the global supply chain shortage, literally everything is a nightmare to find, and the struggle even sent Microsoft scrambling to find Xbox Series X consoles for the Halo Championship Series held yesterday. The console maker apparently does…

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NEWS

Hades Makes Video Game History as First Hugo Award Winner

Supergiant Games’ Hades is the first video game to win a Hugo Award, a prestigious literary achievement for science fiction works held annually. The roguelike took home the recognition of Best Video Game, securing the title over other nominees like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, The Last of Us Part 2,…

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Hades wins a Hugo Award

NEWS

Final Fantasy XIV is Officially Has-Its-Own Wine Successful

Folks seem to like this Final Fantasy XIV game, so much so that we’re getting a little extravagant with the whole thing and celebrating with a toast. Apparently, Final Fantasy XIV wine is an actual beverage you can buy from Square Enix. Well, it was a thing, but it sold…

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NEWS

Devotion Developer Reveals Sekiro-Inspired Platformer, Nine Sols

Red Candle Games, the Taiwanese studio behind atmospheric horror titles Detention and Devotion, have revealed more on their next game, Nine Sols. It’s the second update from the developer on their new project since March, following a year of controversies and struggles with digital storefronts. Unfortunately for Red Candle, much…

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NEWS

Ringu Curses Dead by Daylight in March 2022

Sadako may be on her way to Dead by Daylight—at least that’s what we’re assuming based on Behaviour’s tease of Ringu and that we’re not getting her American alternate, Samara. Chapter 23 will bring Koji Suzuki’s iconic horror work to The Fog in of March next year in a collaboration…

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Teaser from Dead by Daylight's Ringu collaboration.

NEWS

FFXIV Endwalker Dungeon Guide: The Stigma Dreamscape

It’s time to become ones and zeroes as we dive into the digital world. Welcome to one of two dungeons you can run after finishing Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. The Stigma Dreamscape picks up on the story of Omega and the Omicrons established in the Omega raid series and the…

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FFXIV Endwalker The Stigma Dreamscape guide

GUIDES

12/19/2021 – Interviews with Wildermyth’s Nate Austin & Gaming’s First Union: Vodeo Workers United

This week, John & Paul make up for last week's lost episode by delivering a certified banger featuring two huge interviews. First, we sat down with Nate Austin, lead developer for one of Fanbyte's favorite games of 2021, Wildermyth (@wildermyth). How did this tight-knit team deal with their success this…

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FFXIV Endwalker Dungeon Guide: Smileton

Truly, your expertise is needed to survive this MC Escher-esque dungeon. Welcome to the seventh dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker and one of the few required to unlock the Expert Duty Roulette. Smileton continues the story of the Loporrits, doing their best to make a habitable sanctuary on the…

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FFXIV Endwalker Smileton Dungeon Guide

GUIDES

A Squid Game Inspired Mode is Coming to PUBG Mobile

Surprising nobody after that whole Among Us mode teased earlier in the year, next week, PUBG Mobile will welcome a mode that’s clearly inspired by Netflix’s latest mega-hit show, the Korean thriller Squid Game — specifically the deadly game of Red Light, Green Light featured in its first episode. Technically…

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