12/26/2021 – Biggest Stories of 2021, Hades Wins a Hugo & More

John looks back at the biggest stories of 2021 in the last episode of Thanks for the Knowledge of the year. NFTs & blockchain were a huge story, but was it the most impactful of the year? Tune in to find out.Also, Hades wins a Hugo and Final Fantasy 7…

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The Top 10 Nerd Culture Related Wrestling Fan Signs of 2021

Having already written about video game signs this year, Botchamania creator Maffew was asked to survey the field and determine the ten best wrestling/nerd culture cross over signs.  A lot of these signs are self-serving and irrelevant to the action happening in front of the wrestling which….is half the fun, but…

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WWE Sasha Banks Streets of Rage

WRESTLING

FFXIV Weekly Reset Time and Daily Reset Time: What and When Are They?

Time is always marching forward in Final Fantasy XIV. If you’re doing daily or weekly activities like raids, Duty Roulettes, Tribal Quest, and Hunts, then time becomes very important. You can only do most of these activities once a day or week. Alternatively, if you can do them multiple times,…

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FFXIV Weekly Reset Timers

GUIDES

How to Unlock the Sylph Tribe Quests in FFXIV – Locations & Quests

The Sylph Tribe is one of the first Tribes that you can befriend in Final Fantasy XIV. Introduced all the way back in A Realm Reborn, these tiny fairy-like creatures shouldn’t be confused with the winged Fairy Tribe. All of the daily quests for the tribe will be combat-focused. Before…

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FFXIV Sylph Tribal Quests

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Square Enix Considering Releasing Small Sections of FFVII Remake to Speed Up Development

Final Fantasy VII Remake, the game you can purchase right now on the PlayStation Network or on store shelves for PlayStation 4, is the first part of a multi-part series retelling the story of Final Fantasy VII, but Square Enix apparently still has no concrete plan in place for how…

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NEWS

Final Fantasy XIV’s Free Trial Looks Mighty Tempting, But I Will Not Give In

For what feels like an eternity, plenty of people have been singing the praises of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn to me. I’ve never played an MMO, but I’m a pretty big fan of some of the Final Fantasy subseries, specifically Final Fantasy X/X-2 and the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. I have mixed…

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Despite Evidence of the Contrary, Square Says FFVII Remake Won’t Deviate From Original Story

Square-Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase has said that, despite what Final Fantasy VII Remake’s ending pointedly has to say, the next installments of the episodic game won’t be shifting away from the direction of the original game’s story. Kitase says as much in the Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania book that was released in Japan.…

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30 Musicians Unite to Remix the Mii Channel Theme, and It’s a Total Bop

There’s a very small chance you haven’t heard it: the famous Mii Channel theme. Whether it’s through your own Wii menu or through some random video on stan Twitter, its legacy is indisputable. And, in 2021, it still keeps on giving — with the latest version being a remix consisting…

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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

More Details About Final Fantasy 15 Mobile MMORPG Unveiled

With the wild success of Final Fantasy 14, it’s a surprise Square Enix didn’t try to move into more MMORPGs sooner (though given Square Enix’s production cycle on the game, long-time fans will tell you maybe that’s for the better). Now, though, Square Enix has announced an MMORPG that’s based off…

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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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FFXIV Patch 5.2

NEWS

Epic Games Is Continuing Free Games In 2020, Because Free Games!

Free games? Free games. Epic Games Store did a great job of tempting us all onto its platform with free games (if you weren’t already on for Fortnite). After all, it’s gotta sell you its exclusives somehow. Now, it seems it’s a good enough program that it’ll continue into 2020,…

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