Valve Politely Asks To Be Left Alone After Apple Subpoena

It’s been about six months since Epic Games and Apple began their legal dispute about Apple taking a cut of in-game purchases on iOS devices after Fortnite was pulled from the storefront. Since then, Apple has revoked Epic Games’ access to iOS development tools. Epic also hosted has hosted an in-game…

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Don’t Mess with the Old Buck: AEW Dynamite Recap

Two weeks ago, the so-called “forbidden door” was kicked open by the arrival of NJPW-based journeyman KENTA, making the lightly collaborative talent exchange between AEW and Impact far more interesting. KENTA’s AEW debut was held in the midst of wild dives and literal potatoes; fighting alongside onetime Bullet Club member…

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Project Triangle Strategy Demo Review

During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, the creators of Octopath Traveler revealed the next game in their HD-2D series, Project Triangle Strategy (it’s a mouthful but a working title) for the Switch. Alongside the announcement, Nintendo revealed that a demo was going up on the eShop as a debut preview for fans…

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No Man’s Sky Companions Customization Guide – What Each Accessory Does

One of the many things you can do with your new No Man’s Sky companions is outfit them with accessories. These customizations aren’t purely aesthetic too! Depending on the size and shape of your pet, there are a variety of tools and accessories you can equip them with. In this…

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New PUBG Mobile Map Is Literally Just Killhouse From Call of Duty

Every once in a while, PUBG Mobile likes to spice things up. As a welcome break from endless Battle Royale matches that can last anywhere from three seconds to 30 minutes, a new Arena map is tossed in for good measure. Largely facilitating tried and true FPS classic multiplayer modes…

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No Man’s Sky Egg Sequencer Guide – How to Overdose, Creature Color

In a surprise move, Hello Games has introduced pets and breeding to No Man’s Sky. Needless to say, things get complicated fast when you start trying to deal with picking preferential genetic traits and figuring out how to evolve your next generation of creatures. In this guide, we’ll explain everything…

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A ‘Prominent’ Japanese Studio is Reportedly Making a Silent Hill Reboot

According to a report from VGC, Konami has approached a “prominent Japanese developer” about a Silent Hill reboot, and is planning on revealing the project sometime this summer. Sources close to the matter told VGC the new game would be a “departure” from previous games in the series, but didn’t…

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‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Review: Cagesploitation 202X

Nicolas Cage, he of the famously idiosyncratic line reading and the overall weirdo performance choice, has precisely zero dialogue in Willy’s Wonderland. His character also has no name, referred to only as “the Janitor” for the way he has been cajoled into cleaning the decrepit Chuck E. Cheese knock-off that…

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Morning Stack: God, It’s Been a Busy Old Week Already

It’s been a short, busy week here at the ol’ Fanbyte Artistic Reaction Terminal. As such, I don’t have much I’m allowed to write about until next week. I did, however, write and edit some cool stuff lately that you should definitely look at before long. So I think I’ll…

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Tarsier Studios is Leaving Little Nightmares Behind for New IP

It looks like the Little Nightmares series might be done after the launch of Little Nightmares 2 earlier this month, as developer Tarsier Studios is now moving on to new IP. News of this came from an earnings report from Tarsier’s parent company Embracer Group, which said the studio would “from now…

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The Mortal Kombat Movie Looks Like the Gross, Silly Fun You’d Expect

Nothing about the first trailer for the Mortal Kombat movie signals that it’s going to become an all-time great video game movie adaptation (the bar is low, I know), but nothing about it made me recoil other than the supercut of gore at the end. So we’re off to as decent of…

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Lead Shadowbringers Writer Natsuko Ishikawa Returns for FFXIV: Endwalker

Natsuko Ishikawa, the esteemed main scenario writer of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, is returning as the lead writer for the game’s next expansion, Endwalker. So says FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida in a recent email interview with Fanbyte. And I couldn’t be more excited. “Yes, she’s cheerfully (and perhaps somewhat frantically,…

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