The Dangers Of Sports Gambling Are Being Ignored As Corporations Rush To Profit

Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Content warning for discussion of addiction and a mention of…

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SPORTS

This Was: Egg Week 2019

What a celebration Egg Week was here at Fanbyte. Cracking open the finest oeuf stories in games and entertainment was our goal and with the help of our wonderful staff and freelancers, we accomplished just that. If you missed this amazing theme week, omelet you catch up! Chansey: A Review…

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FEATURES

The Sinking City Review: Nobody Can Help You Here

How do you solve jigsaw puzzles? Do you start with the corners and the border first? Do you group colors? Do you bundle elements into what you assume the full picture will portray? Puzzles are often enjoyable because you can solve them in a variety of ways — incorporating your…

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REVIEWS

Everything We Know About Monster Hunter Rise So Far

Monster Hunter Rise is already around the corner — heading to the Nintendo Switch on March 26, 2021. Though that feels like ages away with Monster Hunter World winding down its free Title Updates after the launch of Fatalis. While I wrap up event quests and unlock the final endgame…

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LISTS

The Title Belt As Phallic Symbol: NJPW Summer Struggle 7/26-27/20 Review

After a lackluster Sengoku Lord, New Japan Pro Wrestling returned to Korakuen Hall for the first two nights of Summer Struggle, the mostly relatably named wrestling tour of the year. These July 26 and 27 NJPW shows start us down the ROAD TO THE BASEBALL FIELD, with tag matches furthering…

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WRESTLING

The Physicality of Consciousness: A Conversation With Larry Fessenden

As a character actor, Larry Fessenden has appeared in films like You’re Next and The Dead Don’t Die, plus numerous cameos in productions by his company Glass Eye Pix, which has been cranking out indie films for over two decades. Most roles end with his death. He pops up as…

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FEATURES

PUBG Mobile Season 18 Week 2 Challenges – Tips and Tricks

Believe it or not, Week 2 of the PUBG Mobile Season 18 battle pass is already upon us. For those just getting into the game courtesy of its 3rd Anniversary celebrations, no, you haven’t stumbled upon the secrets of time travel. Anyone who buys access to three seasons automatically gets the…

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GUIDES

Wrestling Fans Do Not Own Wrestlers In Their Worst Moments

Content Warning for discussions of suicide, expressions of suicidal ideation, law enforcement’s role in crisis intervention, and depression. If you are in crisis, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or the Trans Lifeline (currently operating at partial capacity) at 1-877-565-8860. Last night, as AEW Dynamite came…

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WRESTLING

Steam’s Summer Sale is here!

We pick out the best Steam Summer Sale games you actually are likely to play once you buy them.

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Mission: Impossible Pays Great 90s Action

We’re continuing Payday May on You Love To See It (Fanbyte’s premiere movie podcast!) with Mission: Impossible (1996), a movie where star (and executive Producer) Tom Cruise famously got a sick paycheck (and continues to do so, as the franchise is alive and very well). We have extensive show notes…

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TV/FILM

Lest We Forget: World War I in Videogames

Battlefield 1 definitely isn't the first game to have tackled the Great War.

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Highlights from the 2022 Virtual Sundance Film Festival

On January 5th, just two weeks before opening day, the leadership of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced that they would cancel all of their in-person events and hold all of their premieres and screenings virtually for the second year in a row. This is unquestionably a wise safety measure,…

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REVIEWS