Super Mario Run review

Stumbling at the starting line.

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier review

Clem's back, but her journey's taken a bit of a detour.

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Modern Roguelikes Are Fixing Video Games’ Narrative Problem

Video games have historically had a tricky relationship with story. That might seem counterintuitive to anyone who has had their heartstrings tugged by big games like The Last of Us or God of War, but the delicate balance between story and gameplay is difficult to get right. Fundamentally, you have…

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FEATURES

No Man’s Sky The Abyss Update Is All Underwater

No Man’s Sky added a lot of mechanical depth with its NEXT expansion earlier this year. Now it’s adding literal depths in The Abyss update. The new aquatic content will include all kinds of undersea creatures and structures. That sounds like a nice next step for No Man’s Sky. Planetary surfaces got…

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The Fancies 2021: LB Hunktears’ Games of the Year

Game of the Year, Period, 2021: Wildermyth The reason Wildermyth is my game of the year is pretty simple: it does nothing I don’t like. It’s beautifully balanced. Tonally, it’s the perfect fantasy adventure game — the stakes feel high, but not stressfully so. Sad things happen, and they feel…

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FEATURES

Horizon Forbidden West Cinnabar Sands – How to Unlock the First Tallneck

Surprise, Tallnecks are back in Horizon Forbidden West. The walking watchtowers from the first game remain ever-present, allowing Aloy to hop on their heads and clear the fog of the map on the surrounding area. That being said, the sequel introduces a bit more platforming in order to unlock Tallnecks.…

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GUIDES

Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Refines a Fantastic Roleplaying Experience

It’s been a trying few years. I’ve gone to war several times within the last decade to claim land I falsified titles for, and while I was victorious in all my battles, I put myself in quite a bit of debt. Hired mercenaries are expensive, as it turns out, and…

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REVIEWS

Necrobarista Is a Memorable and Charming Marvel of a Visual Novel

Necrobarista couldn’t have a more perfect name. It juxtaposes necromancy — a fantastical, dark, and complicated concept — with the barista — the ordinary kind of person who belongs in our everyday lives so deeply that they tend to go unremarked despite how widely their presence reaches… One that also…

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REVIEWS

Upload This to a Police Snitching App: AEW Dynamite Recap

It is hard to know where to begin this review of AEW Dynamite. Fanfyte took last month off of regular coverage of televised wrestling as a means of responding to WWE and AEW’s decisions to shoot live shows during a pandemic. That pandemic is still a going concern, and watching…

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WRESTLING

College Football is Back and Jesus It’s Grim

“Football is back, kind of, for some teams,”  the voiceover in a Dr. Pepper ad insists, an attempt at some kind of gallows humor. “Whatever this is, football is back.” An allegedly inspirational montage opens the show, rife with military symbolism. Eagles fly, military jets fly, people cheer, unpaid football…

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SPORTS

Dota Underlords Item Guide – Cheat Sheet, Tier List

There sure are a ton of items in DOTA 2. Naturally, most, if not all of those items have migrated their way to Dota Underlords. In this, our Dota Underlords item guide, we show you what tier every item falls into and what effect each item has. No longer will…

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GUIDES

Battle for Azeroth: What to know if you’re getting back into World of Warcraft

So you've fallen off the WoWagon and you want to BFA with your besties.

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