CocoMania: Conan O’Brien’s Best Wrestling Moments

As a comedian that exists in the realm of the absurd, I have had two tentpole influences from my early youth (for better or worse): Conan and professional wrestling. What do they have in common? Well, both have featured celebrity guests, hyper-specific characters, a surprising number of hand puppets, people…

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WRESTLING

Alchemy Stars Reroll Guide For Bluestacks and Android

Alchemy Stars is the latest addition to the ever-growing collection of gacha anime games currently in service. Taking the polish of previous fan-favorite titles (such as Arknights and Girls’ Frontline), Alchemy Stars boasts one of the smoothest UIs I’ve seen in a gacha game in a very long time. Complete…

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GUIDES

Xbox Cloud Now Available for Game Pass Ultimate Members on Windows 10 and iOS Devices

Microsoft’s stated goal since the beginning of the generation has been to make the Xbox ecosystem as wide as possible and Xbox Cloud — formerly known by the much better title of Xcloud — is part of that plan. While the service’s initial rollout hit some stumbling blocks like a…

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NEWS

Alchemy Stars Tier List – Best Characters for Each Element

If there’s one thing I’m grateful for, it’s the wide variety of strategies and decent units in Alchemy Stars. With four elements to choose from, there’s bound to be a team or strategy that just clicks for you. But as with any game, there are some units that rise above…

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GUIDES

Meet the Chef Who Transformed Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Food Into Gourmet Cuisine

Food in video games has often existed within the confines of arbitrary video game logic. Most often, it’s used to provide health boosts and stat buffs. But, the conversion between stew and adding +4 to evasion stats makes little to no real-life sense. Video game logic is also how a…

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Fire Emblem Three Houses Review

FEATURES

NIS America Partners With Fan Translation Group for the Next Trails Series Localizations

Fan translation group The Geofront, which has been diligently translating JRPGs on a volunteer basis, has announced a partnership with NIS America for the western releases of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure. NIS America announced during the recent Nihon Falcom 40th…

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NEWS

No $700 Replica Here: AEW Dynamite Recap and Review

Last Week’s Notable Happenings on AEW Dynamite: Wardlow busted out some wrestling moves in his first MMA fight on AEW in defeat to Jake Hager in what is basically his signature match. Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky—as common sense would suggest—defeated Darby Allin in a two-on-one handicap match after Darby’s…

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Chernobylite Creative Director Has Gone to the Exclusion Zone About 20 Times

The developers of The Farm 51, the Poland-based indie studio making the survival horror RPG Chernobylite, have consistently traveled to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to make their game as immersive as possible. Creative Director Wojciech Pazdur revealed in a Reddit AMA session held on June 24 that he’s traveled there…

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NEWS

Composer Yoko Shimomura Reflects on the Legend of Mana Remastered Soundtrack

Earlier this week saw the release of the Legend of Mana remaster. Originally released in 1999 for PlayStation, the fourth entry in the Mana series has been remastered for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Despite the varying popularity of each installment, the Mana series is famous for its unanimously lauded…

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NEWS

WWE Recap: Triple Dose of Hell

In another move that suggests WWE is flying by the seat of their pants at all times, the company released multiple wrestlers early Friday afternoon. Many of those released had recently appeared in storylines on TV, and a few of them were even scheduled to appear Friday night; both August…

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WRESTLING

The 12 Best Demos We Played From the Steam Next Fest

Sable, one of the year’s most anticipated indie games and a favorite among Fanbyte staff, was far from the only game with a great demo for the Steam Next Fest. There were so many games you could try out — and try out many, I did. While not every demo…

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LISTS

Fortnite’s Cosmic Summer Event Quests Demand A Mindless Slog

Fortnite is holding a big summer bash this year with lots of new skins to purchase, limited-time game modes, and free cosmetics to be earned. As with most events, it also means more XP to collect through limited-time challenges so you can further level up your seasonal battle pass. There’s…

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