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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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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All the highlights from Sony’s E3 press conference

No muss, no fuss: Sony came out the gate strong with an impressive roster of trailers and demos this evening.

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It Takes Two is on the Market for a Movie or TV Show Adaptation

It Takes Two, the apparent Game of the Year 2021 (according to the Game Awards), might become a movie and/or TV show as part of a partnership between developer Hazelight and dj2 Entertainment. Variety reports with an exclusive story and statement from the companies that It Takes Two’s story of marriage woes…

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Epic Acquires Harmonix to Make Musical Gameplay for Fortnite

Epic has added another studio to its growing stable of acquisitions. This time it’s Rock Band and Fuser developer Harmonix, which laid out what the acquisition means for the company moving forward in a convenient FAQ format on its website. According to the write-up, a lot of Harmonix’s current plans and game support…

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Halo Infinite’s Co-Op Campaign Launches in May at Earliest, Forge Later

Halo Infinite is out soon, launching on December 8 with a singleplayer campaign. The co-op version of that story won’t arrive at the same time, and 343 Industries says you’ll have to wait until May, at the earliest, to play with a friend. The studio already confirmed once before that…

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Guardians of the Galaxy on Switch is a Cloud Game, By the Way

Square-Enix announced Eidos-Montreal is working on a Guardians of the Galaxy game at its E3 presentation earlier this week. However, oddly enough, when the company said what platforms it was coming to, it neglected to mention Star-Lord and friends’ latest foray into the video game world is coming to Nintendo Switch, as…

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Introducing Fanwidth: The Official Fanbyte Podcast – Apex Xehanort

Hey there everyone! Welcome to Fandwidth. It’s our official Fanbyte podcast about fandom, culture, the world, and sometimes even video games. It’s a lot of fun and very informative (if you like being informed about overly complicated lore and the dangers of the free market). If that sounds appealing to…

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August Game Soundtrack Roundup

Obduction! King of Fighters! No Man's Sky! Deus Ex!

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Square Enix Unambiguously Denies Reports it’s Being Bought Out

Last night, Bloomberg Japan reported that multiple potential buyers were hovering around Square Enix, publisher of franchises such as Final Fantasy, Life is Strange, and more recently Outriders, looking at a possible acquisition. The report sparked discussions online of whether or not it could be one of the console manufacturers, as…

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Sony Announces Third-Party-Focused State of Play

Sony is hosting another State of Play presentation, this time to showcase upcoming third-party games coming to the PlayStation 5. In a post to the PlayStation Blog, the company confirmed the stream will take place next Wednesday, October 27, at 2 p.m. Pacific/5 p.m. Eastern. The State of Play will…

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Sony Announces State of Play Presentation Focusing on Japanese Publishers

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Celebrate Daikatana’s 20th Birthday With Its Weird Game Boy Color Port

20 years ago, John Romero’s Daikatana launched on PC and was immediately slammed by critics and players alike. The Guardian even lists it as one of “the 30 worst video games of all time.” But the controversies surrounding its release and its developer, Ion Storm, claimed an innocent victim: the…

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