Battleborn Deserved Better Than Being Wiped From the Face of the Earth

Battleborn, Gearbox’s 2016 hero shooter, went offline in a tragically appropriate manner yesterday: without much attention from anybody. Publisher 2K announced last year the game’s servers would remain active until January 31, 2021, and despite a year-long notice, there wasn’t much in the way of fanfare. At least, not in…

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Sonic Prime, a New Sonic the Hedgehog Series, is Coming to Netflix

It looks like Sonic the Hedgehog is on its way to Netflix, as the streaming service has announced Sonic Prime, an animated series starring the blue blur, is on its way. The series is set to premiere on Netflix in 2022, and will run for 24 episodes. Animation studio WildBrain will…

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Road to WrESTleMania: WWE Royal Rumble Recap and Review

The Royal Rumble has the distinction of being maybe WWE’s only show to always be good. That’s not a commentary on the rumble matches themselves, which sometimes suck, but just on the overall feeling of the PPV. Even if you get BS endings and winners nobody wanted, there’s something magical…

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The Royal Rumble Is Wrestling’s Greatest Gimmick Match

Tonight is the Royal Rumble, the one night in 365 where, regardless of how good or bad WWE’s endless narrative grind is, everything feels fresh, new, and full of possibility. I would charitably call myself a lapsed viewer of WWE television, but the Rumble—the match itself, that is—always brings me…

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Jacob in Mass Effect 2 Was Originally Available as a Same-Sex Romance, Too

Compared to the final product, Mass Effect 2 originally had several more same-sex romance options — including Jacob Taylor. Last week, it was revealed via The Gamer that BioWare changed Jack’s sexuality from pansexual to heterosexual over the course of that game’s development. It’s a long-time question many members of…

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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya Review: Almost Is NEVER Enough

On January 30, New Japan Pro Wrestling held its biggest non-Wrestle Kingdom show of 2021 so far. The New Beginning in Nagoya clocked in at about two and a half hours and only included five matches, but its three singles matches all went big and had consequences for NJPW going…

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Please Watch This Video of Bernie Sanders Modded Into Resident Evil 7

You read the title. You know exactly why you’re here. But let me explain. I was having a normal weekend until I stumbled across this video on Twitter. Yes, ancient proverb. A tale as old as time. But please just look at this viral video of Bernie Sanders modded as…

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IO Interactive Is Already Looking to Hitman’s Bright Future

IO Interactive, the developer of the “World of Assassination” Hitman trilogy that began in 2016, has been happy to tease there’s more in store for the series in the future. While Hitman 3, released earlier this month on Jan. 20, marks the end of the trilogy, it doesn’t mark the…

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Apex Legends Reveals Fuse, the New Legend and a Pansexual Icon

Earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment officially revealed the trailer for the new legend coming to the battle royale Apex Legends. His name is Walter (Wally) Fitzroy, otherwise primarily known as Fuse, and he’ll be arriving alongside Season 8. While his character has been known since Jan. 18 when the latest…

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Fanbyte Staff Pet of the Month: Daisy

Time for the third issue of Fanbyte’s Staff Pet of the Month! It’s exactly what it sounds like and we’re all going to get to gush to you about all our furry/scaly/feathered little children and you all get to see some sick pics of cute animals. Stats: Full name: Lola…

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WWE Recap: Daddy Issues Hit Again

The Royal Rumble go-homes amped up the action this week, delivering hard hitting questions like: What kind of mental scars did your father leave you with? How many times can the same match be rebooked? And are any British people to be trusted? Let’s take a look at the whole…

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WandaVision Episode 4 “We Interrupt This Program” Review

After three episodes that held to a rigid but intriguing formula, WandaVision’s fourth chapter is a dramatic departure from what we’ve seen so far, a more conventional drama that investigates the show-within-a-show from without. Utilizing the familiar tone of a Marvel movie (though mostly sans action), “We Interrupt This Program”…

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