Final Fantasy VII Remake Review Podcast: Reunion

Square Enix has returned to Midgar with Final Fantasy VII Remake: the first in a multi-part stab at the beloved game for a modern era. But is it any good? That’s what we’re here to ask with our FF7 Remake review. Steven and John sit down to discuss the finished…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets an Updated Release Titled Intergrade

During today’s State of Play, Square Enix revealed what many people already expected: Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a port to the PlayStation 5. For those expecting a quick resolution upgrade and faster loading, though, Square Enix is hoping to confound those expectations with some new content. Dubbed Final Fantasy VII…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake is Coming to PC Next Week

It’s been well over a year since Final Fantasy VII Remake came to PlayStation 4, and now its PlayStation exclusivity is coming to an end. As rumored earlier this year, Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming to the Epic Games Store. News of this came from The Game Awards 2021, where…

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Fanbyte’s Explosive Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast

There’s no need to beat around the bush with this one! You can tell from the title that this bonus episode is all about Final Fantasy VII Remake. John and Steven, as well as special guests and Fanbyte writers Natalie Flores, Kenneth Shepard, and Collin MacGregor have all banded together…

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Sony Announces PlayStation 5 Price, Release Date, and Some Major Games [UPDATE]

Update: Sony has confirmed in a statement issued to Kotaku that the graphic stating Demon’s Souls would be coming to PC and other platforms was incorrect, and a result of human error. Today, Sony held another PlayStation 5 showcase event, and with it came long-waited information about the new console, including…

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The eight best game covers reimagined through royalty-free clip art

It's not a new phenomenon, but this meme is making the rounds on Twitter again and the results are hilarious.

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Fanwidth Episode 020: E3 2019 Check-In

E3 2019 is in full, unrepentant force. Steven dropped in to chat with himself about the busiest week of the year in a very short episode. We owe y’all a makegood on in-depth discussion and my guess is we’ll drop a supersized ep next week once the dust has settled.…

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Five Things That Will Come Out Before the FFVII Remake

I don’t know about you, but the games industry has broken my heart before. No, not with the heinously unethical treatment of its workforce or conflation of journalism with studio-sponsored advertisement or the disproportionately vicious response every time a marginalized person asks to perhaps be treated a bit less like…

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Natalie Flores’s Game of the Year 2020 List

As Samara once said in Mass Effect 2, “I am a ruined vessel of sorrow and regret, but I am free.” With this Game of the Year list, I will be free. Y’all, I am so very tired after 2020. This was a hellish year that was made so much…

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Ruby Weapon is a Gosh Darn Mech in FFXIV Patch 5.2: Echoes of a Fallen Star

FFXIV Patch 5.2 shows no signs of slowing the high momentum the MMO has enjoyed since the launch of Shadowbringers. In addition to more raids and story content (plus a callback to the pre-reboot FF14), the update’s latest trailer shows off the kind of fan service players expect at this…

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Steven’s Top 10 Games of the Year – 2019 Edition

2019 marked the first, full year of Fanbyte. It was also my first, full year as a full-time employee of literally anything. After nine years as a freelancer (some of which was spent juggling multiple part-time jobs) I finally found a place where I belong. The team seems to agree,…

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Fanwidth (A Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 60: How Many Points is a Dab?

This week on Fanwidth, we bring out a special guest: Caitlin Galiz-Rowe of Uppercut! They’re here to discuss everything from games criticism, and the way we support it, to the very worst characters in Dragon Age. Don’t worry, though. We talk about a lot of terrible things. Namely fan fiction…

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