Pokemon Has to Get Off the Madden and Call of Duty Treadmill

I’ll admit it, I’m not Pokemon‘s target audience. I was late to the party and therefore had none of the profound nostalgia that understandably fuels so much of the current Pokemon fandom. There’s nothing wrong with that! There’s a reason I screech with joy every time a new Mario game…

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PODCASTS

Tony Schiavone Receives a Telegram (1997 Week 4)

Two weeks ago, I wrote a little about “meaningless wrestling,” specifically how to pry something from a match whose worth to the larger context of professional wrestling’s rich history is the labor performed by the men and women who won it. This week, the thing I am most excited about…

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WRESTLING

Teamfight Tactics New Items, Kai’Sa – Official Patch 9.19 TFT Patch Notes

Teamfight Tactics Patch 9.19 is around the corner and with it comes the addition of Kaisa and a bunch of new items! Catch the full notes below! You May Also Like: Teamfight Tactics TFT Economy Guide – Tips for Earning and Spending Gold Teamfight Tactics Classes Patch 9.17 Tier List…

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How Hunter x Hunter Reinvents the Shonen Genre

If there is one mode of manga storytelling that has fully captivated audiences both domestic and abroad, it’s shonen. Primarily aimed at younger teenage audience, the shonen genre is a sprawling tapestry of power fantasy, rules-based combat and young men maturing through fantastical adventures. It’s a formula that was popularised…

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Times Up for the Second Time: NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver Night 2 Recap and Review

Poppy started the night off with a pretty banging cover of “Stand and Deliver,” and things miraculously didn’t go downhill afterwords. Night 1 was a pretty entertaining show, and NXT managed to keep that going with a second successful night of false finishes, surprise victors, and the death of Adam…

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WRESTLING

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3 “Power Broker” Review

After a lot of table-setting during the first two episodes, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s third chapter “Power Broker” is more focused, with most of its runtime dedicated to one group of characters pursuing a single objective. Here, Sam “The Falcon” Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky “The Winter Soldier”…

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REVIEWS

New Japan King of Pro Wrestling Card Preview & Predictions

One of the most exciting things about FanFyte being FanFyte is that we can now finally cover my favorite major wrestling promotion in the world: New Japan Pro Wrestling. New Japan boasts excellent matches, great crowds, and performers who combine ability, hotness, distinct aesthetics and unique character work. Since this…

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WRESTLING

Danielle’s Top 10 Movies of the Decade (That Aren’t Franchises)

I’m not going to lie. This list was originally called “Danielle’s top 10 movies of the decade that are not Mad Max: Fury Road.” As much as I really love Fury Road, every nerd’s top 10 list already has that movie on it, and I just want to write about…

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FEATURES

Shepard on Shepard: Mass Effect’s Mark Meer on His Journey in N7 Armor

With the Mass Effect series in a state of revitalized fandom thanks to the Legendary Edition remasters, and the future in an uncertain limbo, seemingly hinting at some kind of return to the series’ original Milky Way setting, Commander Shepard is on a lot of people’s minds now. But for…

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Shepard on Shepard: Mass Effect's Mark Meer on His Journey in N7 Armor

FEATURES

An Ode to Newport 100s: AEW Dynamite Recap and Review

It’s weird how much of a mixed bag wrestling shows can be sometimes. On last week’s Dynamite, the wrestling was excellent. Jon Moxley had a great match with Yugi Nagata. The Young Bucks and SCU turned their tag team title match into a pathos-filled bloodbath. PAC and Orange Cassidy went…

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WRESTLING

An Ode to Miranda Lawson from Mass Effect

When I started therapy a month ago for the first time since the pandemic began, my therapist quickly realized I struggle with perfection. To be imperfect is one of the few certainties we have as human beings — and yet, some of us often equate the failure to meet unrealistic…

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John’s Top Ten Games of the Year 2019

2019 was a sneaky good year for games. I personally struggled to make time for a lot of new games, as evidenced by the fact that I haven’t even dented my copy of Shenmue III yet. In fact, here are some games that didn’t make my top 10 that might surprise…

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